Initial cover design no. 3: I placed the magazine title 'X' in the top left hand corner, big enough to be striking and bold. It can be seen by the customers and intrigues the target audience to purchase the magazine. There's a banner at the top of the page. It adds more information to the magazine cover, which could be what reels the reader in. In this case, the banner is advertising the 'New acts of 2010'. Down the left hand side of the page, there will be a column of the bands featured in the magazine so the customer can scan through and see if they like any bands featured. The main image will be in the center and i will try to make it take up as much space as i can as i want it to be the main focus of the cover. The artist name will be in big bold font, possibly a different colour to the rest of the cover. I could even make the image in black and white so the artist name stands out more. In the bottom left hand corner, there's a pug (which will look like a sticker) making the reader aware of 'band reviews. The barcode will be in the bottom right out of the way of the rest of the magazine elements. With the date just above, and issue number. In the top hand right, there's two pictures advertising 'free posters' with the 'free' in a different colour to attract the reader. This is quite a packed cover but very easy to navigate around.