This doesn’t look like a music magazine.

Very simple, e.g. with the font style and layout. On some of the text you can make out what the writing says.

The red outline does well with the black although its not the sort of magazine I would purchase.

The guy in the picture looks too formal.

The eye contact of the man is good as it draw the reader and viewer in. however I think it’s a little too much he’s almost staring you down.

The colours on the magazine aren't very colourful it wouldn’t really make me want to read it.

Samantha looks really angry and not very inviting. Its not willing me to read it.

Her clothes she wearing in this magazine cover isn't very flattering for it. Usually girls on the front of covers make themselves look more appealing to get more people interested in buying the magazine.

Some of the writing on the cover is a bit blurry, the colours don’t match and neither does the fount sizes and body.

Doesn’t look professional. Not eye catching.

Using words such as ‘ Britain's best’ shows the reader that it shows they recognise charts.

Do’s and Don'ts

• Don’t leave to much space around the outside of the photo, font or text. As it looks bare.

• Don’t have bad lighting when taking a photo. • Do have a colour scheme throughout your cover this helps it all

piece together. • Do make sure you look at the camera when taking the front cover

photo. • Don’t dress unapropiatly , dress as your magazine suits. E.g. if

your magazine is about rock music dress in a way to suit that style and genre.

• Do add advertisements and barcodes all things that a good magizine would have.

• Do look at other top magazines to get tips and ideas for the sort of thing yours wants to look like.

This although is one of the pages in the magazine's is very blank and there is a lot of extra room that could have been filled.

The colours again fit in throughout the whole magazine but its very plain and boring all the same.