Changes to my front cover

I have made a few changes to my front cover based on the feedback i received from my peers and teachers. 

I have removed the 'In this Issue' and 'Win tickets to see Three Blind Mice' from the cover as feedback told me they didn't fit with the style of magazine i am going for. 

I think the decision to remove them is the right one, due to the fact 'In this issue' is stating the obvious, as if bands are written on the front cover it is clear they will be inside the magazine. Also, i don't feel i have to entice the reader into buying the magazine with 'free' things or competitions, as i have set it up so the cover star - Hazel Grace - will make people want to read it as she is well known and a respected artist people would want to read about. 

I have chosen to stick with the simple layout i originally decided on as it links to the high-end, more professional market i am pitching the magazine at, as well as the price of it and the audience. Even though the design is somewhat unconventional due to the small amounts of text, it still adheres to the rule of thirds and is eye-catching. I have made the bar code smaller and less obvious too, as i was told it was too distracting and took the focus away from the image of my model. 

I need to cut out the image of Hazel Grace again as her hair was too jagged and it wasn't professional enough, but i will place it in the same position so it overlaps the title 'State'

Feeback on Mock/Draft Magazine

Feedback from Mrs Abrahamson:



Feedback from Mr Ford:

Front Cover

- Good use of font

-Likes the background colour and the way i've styled the artist

-Consider removing 'In this issue' and 'win tickets to see three blind mice'

Contents page

- Needs tweaking in terms of the size of the boxes and the text

-It looks as if it belongs to a different magazine

-All images need to look as good as the one on the cover

Double page spread

-Try a different font for the title (possibly the font used on the cover)

-Credit the photographer + Interviewer

-Doesn't look like it belongs to the same magazine as the cover

-Need more text in the interview

Things i plan on changing:

-Consider removing 'In this issue' and 'win tickets to see three blind mice'

-Tweak the contents in terms of the size of the boxes and the text. Remove background, try it with a white background (conventional)

-Use better quality images in the contents page, take new ones

-Try a different font for the title on the double page spread (possibly the font used on the cover) Look at other magazines for inspiration titles/ play on words/ catchy lines to grab the audience

-Credit the photographer + Interviewer

-Need more text in the interview  (possible)

-Change 'in' to 'is' in the pull out quote

-Experiment with different photos on the cover but don't change the colour scheme entirely

-If i stick with the same photo, cut the hair out in a neater way

-Add anchor/quote to 'Freya Blue' on contents

-Put a number in the bottom photo

-INCLUDE BRANDING TO TIE THE THREE PIECES TOGETHER TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THEY BELONG TO THE SAME MAGAZINE | use page number e.g. 14 -- State -- January Issue