Planning - mock up of music magazine layout 2

This is the second mock up of my magazine front cover.

I have moved pretty much everything around from the first mock up. This one is 'inspired' by NME magazine front covers.

I have still got the black strip across the top of the page and the masthead is still at the top but I have moved it to one side rather than having it right across the page.

Also my main article title is on a slant right across the centre of the page so it instantly grabs your attention. The strapline is underneath at the same angle to show that the two are related. It would probably also be in the same font as the main article title to link the two more closely.

The main image takes up the whole page and there is no cluttering of other photos, it is simply one photo of the main band that the cover article is about. This links everything that is large together very well and because the main title goes across the image you can clearly see that the image is what the title is about.

The other 'coverlines' are at the bottom of the page in a thin coloured band, this is because they are less 'important' than the main article and therefore don't need as much space on the cover.

I have followed conventions pretty closely on this front cover, right down to the positioning of the barcode and other such information which has been kept nice and small in the bottom right hand corner of the page.