Magazine covers

All the magazines we looked have the name/logo of the magazine clearly visable, sometimes taking up 1/4 of the front page. This logo is one colour contrasting against the background. Most of the pages have a one colour or simple background with a picture that stands out against this. the font used is one or two colours usually the same as the name of the magazine. The pages are often divided into sections enabling the reader to easily navigate around and see what articles are featured in the magazine. There is often one article which is larger than the rest and is usually bigger and in a different font as this is the featured article and is normally in response to the picture. The cover's theme, colours and choice of layout appeals to the target audience.

From looking at these magazines we could incorporate the use of minimal colours e.g. in the name or logo and cut down on the amount of text used.