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What is simply awful about this cover? The photo. Not just the fact that it is Kristen Stewart, who is without a doubt one of the most unenthusiastic actors of this century, but the fact that this is reflected in her facial expression. She doesn't look enthused in anyway and her body language is hunched over and arms drooping by her side which just tells the reader that she just doesn't want to be there, whether or not this is on purpose as the sub heading reads "Drama Queen", it could be seen as an ironic heading or it just could be awful magazine design. In my magazine cover I will try to make the subheadings relevant to the main image and try to make that image look somewhat intriguing, relevant and exciting.
I see what this magazine was trying to do. I get that they were going for a retro punky/phsycodellic feel and to some extent they portray this idea well. However the layout is all wrong and looks messy, it doesn't look visually pleasing in anyway and the colour scheme just looks awful, it doesn't look like there was any time or effort put into this cover design to make it look socially acceptable. The phsycodellic theme is interesting to say the least but there is a reason that lifestyle was left behind decades ago, its because this is not what people want to see, especially lady gaga fans. The genre of this magazine is also not clear to the reader.
In my magazine I will make sure that I choose a colour scheme that compliments the style and genre of the cover well, I will choose an intriguing and clean layout and try to come up with relevant and original sub-headings.
So we know what you don't like. And your school magazine looked great. Now try to develop your own ideas and create an exciting magazine.
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