Front cover draft 2

This is the second draft of my front cover. I believe that certain aspects of the magazine are effective while others let it down significantly. The text is much more successful in this draft than the previous one because it stands out a lot more and has a much more consistent theme throughout and the connotations shown through the colours attracts the correct audience as it shows the right themes with the red having connotations of passion and the white having connotations of being fresh and cool, which i believe will successfully attract the key demographic of teenagers and young adults. as it suits what they are interested in. Also the logo and slogan is relevant to the magazine and the music it represents, it could be improved by adjusting the positioning of the slogan underneath so it lines up a bit better to make it look much more streamline and suit the logo that surrounds it. Also the colour could be changed or it could be put on a black background so it stands out from the background and other text, this will make the red logo become separated from the dominant red in the background which will make the logo more noticeable because at the moment it is a bit overwhelmed by the other features on the cover and doesn't stand out or look like the covers identity. However the background image is not effective at all as it, with help from poor positioning of the text, puts all the focus on an empty space and the two models in the image look bland and don't really seem relevant to the magazine. I don't think that the image is effective to use on the final piece because it looks amateur and unprofessional  which isn't helped by the lack of basic conventions like having the headline in the middle or having a bar-code or date on it. This makes the image look more like a poster. However the use of a skyline at the top and the use of feature stories and pull quotes attract people to reading the magazine by giving a sample as to what is in the magazine and attracting people who like the act involved.