Aquinas Magazine Front Cover

I have used many coventions on my Aquinas Magazine Front Cover, due to this I believe that overall my front cover was a success. However, there are aspects that I could off improved. The first of my conventions I have used is the header at the top of the page, within this header I have an offer for the target audience. The connotations of this is that they will be persuaded to buy the magazine because of the £50 pound gift vocuher. The way I could of improved this is by offering the target audience more offers so that they will feel more rewarded. This is the first thing the audience will see because it is at the top of the page and it is in a bright colour, I am happy with the colour I chose as it is a colour that stands out from everything else on the page. I do not believe that this could off been improved because red, black and white works well together. Just above the title (Aquinas) is the tag line, the connotations of this is that it will persuade the target audience to buy the magazine, i also dont believe that this could off been improved because the tagline is short and effective which gets the point across better. Just above the main cover image is the masthead, Aquinas is in bold and the A is in red. The connotations and denotations of this is that it symbolises the colours of Aquinas college and also adds to the effect of the whole front cover and the majority of the text is in red and black. I think this cannot be improved as it is in bold which mean it will stand out from the rest of the page.

In the centre of the cover is the main cover star, the connotations of having him in the middle of the page is that it clearly stands out. Also, it is showing a direct gaze, the connotations of this is that the audience will feel special as they will think the magazine is being directed right at them individually. I think the main cover star cannot be improved any more than this because the image stands out and is in the middle so the audience will easily see it, however, instead of having one main cover star I could have other small images of people on the page as well, this would off add to the overall effectiveness of the front cover because it may off caught the audiences eye quicker. Next to the image I have got a pull quote, this is good but can be improved as I could of used more than one pull quote. 

Below exclusive interview I have got new phones coming out. This is ok but can be improved, the way I could of done this is by putting more phones on the page to give a better range for the audience. At the bottom left I have got a pug, next time I would include more than one to make the front cover more effective. Another thing that I could off put on this front cover that would off made it more effective is that I could off put the web adress at the bottom of the page, this would of used audience particepation and make the audience feel more part of the Aquinas Magazine.