Evaluating Samanthas Front Cover

When I viewed Samantha’s magazine cover I thought it was actually very effective for a school magazine.
The colour scheme was mainly towards female but had aspects of masculine features.
There aren’t many images on the front cover, there’s the logo of the school and the puff images behind the text which help to recognise the fact it’s a school magazine and the puffs help to make the text stand out against the red background of the puffs shape as the writing is white.
I think that the text of the cover is very good as it’s very clear and bold and easy to read which helps it to stand out and make the magazine catch the readers eye.
The photography of the cover I believe is actually quiet good but could do with tweaks to make it a lot better and more to stand out, or maybe sized and placed in a different position.
The cover is quite bland and could do with abit more colour but not over do it as it could look unprofessional and too in your face.
I think the cover is appropriate for the audience has it’s a school magazine and needs to be for all ages from the school and for the parents. It can be both for male and female from ages 11+ so its suitable for the secondary school.
The name of the magazine has sort of made the brand but it needs the logo of the school to be in ine with the master head to create the effect more efficiently and for the brand to be created.