Classical magazine analysis

1. The Masthead’s font is white and bold, which makes it stand
out from the colourful background. The font of the title is
written similarly to musical notes, thus representing the vibe
and style of the magazine.
The layout of this magazine consists of a middle aged
lady composing in what it suggests a concert. The
background colours consist off brown white and peach,
they are bland and mild colours as the audience is in the
middle age group.
The main image consists of a middle aged
lady wearing an evening gown whilst she is
composing. The portrait of this lady suggests
that she is a prominent figure in the classical
world, so the audience may be targeted
towards middle aged people who enjoy
concerts. This image is very elegant and this
suggests that this magazine intends to
represented in this style.
The feature headline is “Apollo’s Fire” is the
main cover line. It is written in a bold white
font colour which suggests a vibe of excitement
as above the anchorage is “THE USA’S HOTTEST
BAROQUE BAND IS HEADING OUR WAY” which
may indicates that “Apollo’s Fire” is a very
prestigious classical group act. There is a slight
usage of youthful language such as “hottest” in
bold red capital letters, indicating that the
magazine is attempting trying to appeal to
other audiences and give the publication as a
more modern vibe.
This plug/ header suggests that this
magazine is prestigious, as it states that it is
news for the classical music profession,
suggesting that it is important
The barcode and issue date is placed at the
right end corner of the magazine

2. Images: The images are located as
a banner that takes half of the page,
so it is not in proportional but it is
more distinctive and noticeable, so it
makes the contents page more
enticing and attractive.
Layout: The layout is consisted with a
banner of three pictures, whilst underneath
it titles the contents page, alongside with a
plug coordinated in the middle of the
glossary.
Plug: The magazine advertise a CD album of
classic hits. This is related to the magazine as
they are advertising of a similar musical genre.
Also the title “50 GREATEST RECORDINGS”
suggests that the magazine is associated with
good music.
Contents: Each feature
headline is stated in red whilst
underneath is the black. There is
a monthly section and a features
section. The actual contents
page however, doesn’t really
stand out compared to the
collage of pictures. This is due
to the small and faint font
of the content.
Masthead: The headline is consisted with a formal
font tilted with serifs included, portraying an elegant
image. However it isn’t as noticeable as the picture
board, the font and colour should be changed in
order for the feature headline is more bold.

3. Quotation: This quote included text that seems controversial or notice so it
would immediately entice the audience to notice the text and read on. This
extract stands out vividly in its white big font against the contrast of the
black background; it is also placed in an unconventional way, it is placed as
if it was a masthead, as to capture the attention of the readers. Another
quotation is placed in the main image.
Main Image: The image is
coordinated in a whole page,
whilst the text is placed at the
other side of the page. The image
features a well-known violinist in
the classical music genre. The
model is dressed relatively
smartly and in the background of
the picture, it features a few
violins, representing his craft. The
model is dressed formally as to
the standard, to what the
magazine intends to represent
from the publication.
Masthead: The Masthead is much smaller
than the quotation; it is more similar to a
feature headline. However we are aware of
the headline, which states the musician’s
name. The text is placed in rectangular
orange box, consisted with a white text in
front.
Text: The background colour to the text is
black, whilst the context is white. As similar
to the quotation, this makes the context
more visually noticeable and attractive.