1. The skyline attract the target audience for this magazine. Great use of font and I like the use of stars to separate the featuring artists. It is clear and easy to read.

2. Colours are limited which strengths eye-flow. The title complements the colour of the models lips, eyes and fingernails- effective and eye-catching and attracts a wider audience.

3. The featured kicker attracts eye-flow as it is yellow which appeals to the audience instantly. Great reference to stand formatting of magazine which makes this magazine successful

4. Overall layout of magazine is effective and appeals to a wider audience. It is attractive and abides the code of conventions.

1. To make the magazine cover more proficient the barcode needs to be realistic so that it looks more believable and professional.

2. The left third is not aligned, therefore rearrange the text so that it is aligned. This will make the eye-flow efficient.

3. There is a gap in the first kicker on the left hand side, this needs to be filled in order for this magazine to look professional.

4. The exclusive kicker needs to be justified, not centrally aligned, this will make it easier to read and the eye will be more focussed.

5. The ‘H’ in ‘Her’ should not be in capital and maybe consider replacing the name Beyonce so you could possible use this kicker as a double page spread.

I researched existing barcodes for magazines so I could get a rough idea of what I will include in my music magazine barcode to make it more realistic. I found this barcode and I instantly thought that this was professional due to the specific details. Therefore in my barcode I will add the price, date and a company website to make it look more natural and proficient.

I rearranged the text for the kickers in the left alignment so that there were no gaps and they did not challenge the conventions. I removed ‘Sandford’ from the main kicker because it exceeded the barrier, and most people will recognise her as ‘Frankie’. I filled the gap by moving the positioning of ‘Frankie’ higher so that this attracted efficient eye-flow and made the kicker easier and clearer to read. Although this was not in my feedback, I decided to change the colour of ‘OUT NOW’ in red so that this attracts the audience. This also highlighted the house style for my music magazine, which makes it more effective and attractive for the wider audience.

I replaced the name Beyonce for Penny in this kicker so that I could use this exclusive kicker as a double page spread in my magazine. I changed the alignment of the text so that it was justified instead of being centrally aligned. The effects of this makes the kicker easier to read, which is important, especially as this is featured article in my magazine. I made sure that the ‘H’ in ‘Her’ was in small capital letter.