I saw this magazine cover from Q magazine which stood out to me. It has a limited colour palette as it just uses white, red and black for everything around the image. It also has a sophisticated and professional look as it states all of the main features within the magazine on the cover, as well as not making it look too busy and therefore messy. The typography is also continuous on the whole of the cover, except for the name of the artist to make it stand out, which gives the magazine a sense of continuity and a house style.
Q magazine are also making it clear that it is an 'awards special edition' by saying it near the mast head and making it stand out on the cover. This gives the audience another reason to want to buy the magazine as it is for an occasion, and since the magazine industry has gone down the past few years due to technology, this helps to give the magazine a selling point. From my focus group it was evident that if a CD or magazine is about a particular favourite artist or event, people are more likely to buy it to keep for sentimental value, like a souvenir. So by making my magazine a special edition it gives the audience more reason to buy it and therefore make the magazine more successful.
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