2nd Draft of my Front Cover

I again used Picnik and Microsoft Publisher to create my second draft.
In comparison to my first draft, this draft is alot busier and interesting. I looked back at my questionnaire results in order to gain some insperation and ideas for my new draft.
After reviewing my questionnaire and getting some additional feedback I changed my colour scheme to pink, blue and purple. I thought these colours were fitting to the season it would be released in (spring) and they are also more readable. My first draft was in pink, yellow and blue - and the yellow wasn't very clear. I followed as many convensions as possible, for example the 3 colour scheme, splashes, banners and sell lines.
I look some additional pictures to use as part of sell lines. I thought this made my magazine look alot more professional and interesting. Also, according to my questionnaire, some people are more likely to by a magazine because of interesting sell lines and articles.
Whilst looking at some style models (mainly top of the pops magazine), I noticed that pop music magazines don't just contain articles about music, but also gossip about current stars so I decided to put sell lines like this on my magazine cover. My target audience also said that they would be persuaded to buy a magazine if there was a free gift or competition on the cover. On my second draft, I added a competition as well as a free gift. I advertised my competition in a splash on the top right hand corner of my magazine and in a bright colour so it would be easy noticed by my target audience. I didn't use any serif fonts on my magazine cover as they are too formal. Instead I used a verity of sans serif and handwritten fonts to appeal to my target audience and make it appear friendly and 'easy reading'. Like my 1st draft, I used some cartoon pictures to add to sell lines, for example the kiss under the Jonas Brothers sell lines. I did this because they are a current icon amoungst my target audience. I used colloquial language such as 'OMG' on the cover of my magazine as it would be fimiliar and appealing to my target audience.
My competition splash first said that you could win a pamper weekend. But, after some feedback whilst making my first draft, some people thought that a competition like this would be hard to arrange for 11 - 14 year olds. I agreed with this and changed it to a phonecall from Justin Bieber, who is a current and very iconic singer, fimiliar with my target audience age group, especially females.


Things to change
I was unsure about my banner at the top of the magazine. I think it would look better if the splash was placed over it. I think that where it is now it makes that area look a bit messy and unprofessional.
I think I might try some different fonts for my title, as I saw this one and decided to use it straight away, witout considering any others.
I am going to experiment with some different colour schemes. My questionnaire results showed that the most popular colour scheme is the one I have now. But, I am going to try different shades, for examples; pastels, brights etc...
When creating my 2nd draft, I looked back at a few style models and saw there was use of additional colours outside of the 3 colour scheme (mainly to highlight key words). So I think that I will look into doing something like this, as my current colour scheme doesnt seem bright enough.