Front Cover Analyse

Front Cover Analysis



Front Cover of a classical magazine



I'm going to be analysing this classical magazine front cover. There are many features of a magazine that stands out on this front cover which makes it different from any other magazine front cover out there.

The mast head is the most important part to any magazine front cover. On this music magazine front cover the mast head is placed on the top left hand corner. This is effective because readers usually start looking at the magazine front cover at the top left hand corner, this will intrigue the reader and will make them want to read this magazine. The colour of the mast head is a bright white. This contrast well with the dark purple colour of the background. The white colour of the mast head makes it easier to read what the mast head is called and it stands out on the page. The size of the mast head is pretty large compared to other mast head out there. This will captivate the reader and will make them want to read the magazine. The font of the mast head is Serif. Serif font is used in teenage magazines, the sun newspaper and gossip magazines. The reason why this company have used serif font is so they can draw the younger generation to read this magazine. 

The main feature article photo is another important part of any magazine. In this magazine front cover the main feature article photo is the most eye catching feature in this magazine. The photo is about the BBC Proms. This will instantly gain readers if people love the BBC proms. In the photo there is a variety of different things going on. For example there is two conductors, the royal Albert hall, a union jack drum and flags and Gromit. Certain pictures will draw different people, like Gromit will draw a much more younger audience whereas the conductors will draw a much more older audience. This makes the front cover very busy. The use of the vibrant colours on the pictures make the front cover more lively and stands out more than other magazines. The pictures are spread across the centre of the front cover just underneath the mast head. The size of the pictures are fairly big compared to anything else on the front cover. The main feature article photo doesn't really blend really well with the background because the background colour is deep purple but the photo's are red, blue and white.

Just underneath the main feature article photo there is a photo of an free gift the reader will get when they purchase the magazine. This will intrigue the reader and will make them want to buy it. I think including a freebie in a magazine is effective because if you love the freebie that is included in the magazine then the audience will buy the magazine. The size of the photo is a quarter of the front cover. This is so that people will notice the freebie and will want to buy the magazine. The colour of this photo is different from anything else on the front cover. The colours used are blue, black and white. This gives the front cover some variety of different colours.

The coverline in this magazine is 'The Proms start here!'. A coverline gives more information about what is going on in the main feature article photo. The font style of this coverline is sans serif. Sans Serif is where there is no points on the letters. An example would be The Guardian newspaper. This gives the feeling that the magazine is for a much more older target audience. The use of the exclamation mark suggest that they are excited about the BBC Proms being on. The font colour of the coverline is black. This is effective because people will be able to read the coverline and will understand what it is saying. With the font colour being black and the background colour being white they both contrast very well.

The price of the magazine is hidden very well on the front cover. The reason why the publishers have tried to hide the price is because the magazine is pretty expensive. The cost of this particular magazine is £4.99. To some people this might not seem expensive however to other people this might seem expensive. People want to spend there money on food and there well being not a magazine. The size of the price is so small that you can't hardly read it. This is so people can't read it and will just buy the magazine. The colour of the font is grey/black. This blends in with the white background. Beside the price there is an expiry. This is also very small, this will make it hard for people who struggle to see clearly. They have hidden the expiry date so that people can't tell when to renew the magazine. This will put the magazine out of profit.

On the front cover they include one main dominant puff and that is 'THE WORLD'S BESTSELLING CLASSICAL MUSIC MAGAZINE'. The reason why all the letters are in  capital letters is because they are emphasising the fact that they are the best classical music magazine out there in the world. People will believe this quote and will want to buy this magazine. This puff is located at the top of this page which is spread across the top left hand side. The colour of this puff is white, this stands out on the page because the background colour is purple.

There is one small column placed at the right hand side of the front cover down the bottom of the page. The column have little plugs giving the reader extra information about what is going to be inside the magazine. This will be helpful to people because the readers will know what to expect inside the magazine. If there was no plugs on the front cover then people won't know what to expect inside the magazine.

The colour scheme of this front cover is a British theme. The main reason is because of the Queen's diamond jubilee, the BBC Proms coming to the royal Albert hall. Another colour scheme is a deep purple. The deep purple stands out on the from any other colour on the front cover. The reason why they used purple is because purple is an eye catching colour and people are drawn to the colour purple.

At the top left hand corner they have the logo of the publishers of the magazine, which is the BBC. People will buy this magazine knowing that the BBC published this magazine. The BBC is a well known company and people trust that company.