The first thing the audience will look at is the main feature article photo. The main feature article photo is the photo of the main article in the magazine. This will draw the readers to read the magazine. The main feature article photo is of a well known celebrity Myleene Klass. People will know who she is and will want to find out why she is on the front cover. Unlike the other magazine front cover they didn't have a celebrity, instead they had a main feature article photo about the BBC Proms. These photo's include Gromit (From Wallace and Gromit) drums, conductors and union jack flags. In my opinion people would be more drawn to the front cover with the photo of the celebrity because readers find that more fascinating and interesting. The photo of Myleene Klass is placed in the centre of the page but to the right hand side. This gives the photo more dominance on the page than anything else on the page. The photo also squashes the writing by the size of it. Myleene Klass looks stunning, natural and flawless, this reflects on the magazine. If the celebrity on the front cover looks like that then the magazine must be like this. The photo contrast very well with the plain white background. It gives the sense that the front cover can be simple and effective.
The next thing the audience will notice about the front cover is the mast head. The mast head is the title of the magazine. In this case it's called 'Classical Fm'. The mast head is placed at the top left hand side of the front cover. This is generally where the readers would start reading the front cover, so the mast head as to make a good first impression. The font colour of the mast head is black, white and red. This stands out on the front cover because the background colour is white. The main attraction of the mast head is the colour red on only one letter, that letter is F. The reason why they have used the colour red on only one letter is because the F stands for something special towards the magazine, it catches the readers eye because red is an eye catching colour and it's different from any other magazine out there. The difference on the other magazine front cover is that the other front cover only use one colour on there mast head whereas this on uses 3 colours. The font style of this front cover is Serif. Serif font is used in teenage magazine. Just like the other magazine front cover they too also use serif font. The reason why both magazines would use serif font is to try and grab other generation's to read the magazine. This is because the younger generation don't read this sort of magazine.
Just underneath the main feature article photo there is another photo of the free gift you will receive when you buy the magazine. This is effective in any magazine because this will draw people to buy the magazine. The free gift that you will get when you buy this magazine is an piano album. This will be good for people who play the piano or people who love the sound of the piano. The size of the free gift is a quarter of the front cover. The reason why they would have the free gift being that big is so the readers/audience will notice it and buy it. The free gift is placed at the bottom left hand side of the front cover page. Both front covers have a free gift on them.
The coverline of this front cover is 'my musical mission!'. A coverline gives more information about the main feature article photo. The use of the alliteration makes the coverline memorable and catchy. The coverline is placed at the centre of the page but at the left hand side. The font style of this coverline is also Serif just like the mast head. The other front cover has used Sans Serif. This is different because Sans Serif is more formal whereas Serif is more informal. The use of the explication mark suggest that the coverline is important to the front cover. Like the other magazine front cover they too also use an explanations mark. The colour of the coverline is red. The colour red is the most eye catching colour out there so having the coverline red will make the readers want to read the magazine. The colour of the other magazine front cover is white. This won't be as eye catching as this font colour.
The price of the magazine is hidden from view. They have done this because not everybody is willing to pay the amount the magazine cost (£4.25). The readers might think that it's too expensive and will want to buy something worth buying not a mgazine. Just like the other magazine front cover it's also hidden. This means that both classical magazines are expensive that's why the price is hidden. The font colour is white just like the background colour. The means that the price is blending into the background meaning it will be hard to read. As well as the price the expiry date is hidden from view too. This will be hard to know when to by the next issue of the magazine. This is exactly the same as the other magazine front cover.
At the top of the front cover there is a powerful puff, the name of the powerful puff is 'The uk's favourite classical music magazine'. This puff is strong because it is quoting that there are the favourite UK classical magazine out there. This is also a biased statement because it's the readers opinion whether it's the favourite classical magazine. The other magazine front cover has a cover puff quoting they are the world's best selling classical music magazine. This quote is more powerful and more persuasive. The colour of the font is white apart from one word 'favourite', this colour is red just like the coverline. The reason why they have used a different colour for that one particluar word is because that word is powerful and the readers will beleive the puff.
The colour scheme of this magazine is white, red and black. There is no particualr theme on this front cover. Unlike on the other magazine front cover there is a major theme that dominates the page. The colours used are simple but very elegant
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