F2. Music Magazine: Focused Magazine Research

I have found four country music magazines with female models to compare and analyse, as I will use a female model for the front cover of my magazine.

Model
All of the models have big wavy blonde hair with pale eyes, this therefore shows me the generalized look for. They also all have wind swept hair.

Props
In Cowgirl and Country Weekly, a musical prop has been used so they have used a guitar and a microphone. I would like to use a guitar to represent the genre more

Pose of model
In all but one of the magazines, the model is staring out at the reader with a strong stare, therefore I now know that is commonly used for country magazines

Position of the bar code
The bar code is not always featured on the front however  when it is, it is floated in the bottom left hand corner. I will take this into consideration.

Title
The letters in most of the magazines are long rounded letters which are mostly equidistant. They normally have block colour however in one of the magazines they have used a slight gradient fill. The block colour is used more and it is also more eye-catching for the readers.
All of the magazines apart from the blue version of Country Weekly go over the photograph however the Country Weekly edition has an even more powerful photograph so it goes over the top.
I will use large, long rounded letters with a block fill and unless my picture is incredibly strong the writing will cover the image.

Backdrop
The backdrops where mostly plain with warm colours that are associated with country. I will use this when I do my photo shoots to create a better photo. 

Banners
The white edition of Country Weekly features a pale green gradient however most do not feature this and I believe this creates a better look.

Secondary photographs
Country Weekly features another picture lain over the top in both editions however I don't think this works well so I will not be including this feature.

Fonts
The title font and the subtitles' fonts are different fonts. Cowboys and Indians have only four different fonts whereas Country weekly and cowgirl both only have two. I will aim to use between two and three different fonts to match this research.

Dates
The magazines have displayed the date in two different places, either above the barcode or below the title. I will place my title in one of these places to match my research but also conforming with where looks better.

Boxes and circles
Country weekly features boxes and circles which are slightly transparent over the page to include more information about what is inside the magazine.I will consider using a box or circle when I am constructing my magazine if it fits with the rules of design.