I have added a website address above the barcode, to make the magazine easy to access online, as my research shows there is a strong online music magazine market. I have also highlighted this in blue, as it is the signature colour for key information. My web address also ends in '.com', so it can be accessed easily and has a 'whole world' approach, which I have talked about the the paragraph previous to this. I have highlighted the key words of the cover lines on the left third in black, I have seen this in NME and thought it worked effectively.
I have also inserted more cover lines amongst the left third, as this is the side most commonly seen when a magazine is displayed. I have included my research results to decide which topics to pick for my cover lines, from responses from my questionnaire.
The last thing I have included is a plug/puff which I used in my original magazine, I have stuck to the original design but have straightened up the wonky text. My results also showed that my audience are interested in 'freebies' and festivals were a common topic that my audience were also interested in, so I put the two together to combine 'Win festival tickets'; which is why I left this cover line the same. It is also highlighted in blue to as it is key information and will attract the readers attention.
I have used the same font through out my magazine, as previously I used a variety of fonts and found they didn't work. I have made the fonts appear to look slightly different by using a variety of colours, black, white, purple and blue or, making the text appear bolder. I have also added outlines, to key information to make in contrast the background, I have also added a 'drop shadow' to the heading and an 'outer glow' to the main cover line. I think doing this makes the magazine look more professional and planned, rather than random and messy.
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