Front Cover Improvements

1. I changed the masthead by removing the stroke as I believe it was a prominent enough feature, and that the masthead made it look slightly childish.
2. I got rid of the bullet points in the plug of the left as they made it look more cluttered and unorganised, also they are not conventional as they are not normally used in plugs. 
3. I made the cover line slightly bigger as it wasn't a very prominent feature of the page and I wanted to make it very clear that it was the cover line relating to the feature article photograph.
4. I also made the word "advice" on the plug smaller as it was the same size as the cover line, making it look cluttered and making it confusing which one was the actual cover line.
5. I raised the cover line slightly so it was higher up and covered more of the space, this got rid of the excess negative space and also made sure that it was very obvious.
6. I made the barcode slightly smaller as it was unnecessarily big and took up quite a large proportion of the page.
7. I added a date to the front cover, which made it easier for the user to know exactly which issue of the magazine it was, this is a convention on the majority of mainstream magazines.
8. I also made some of the plugs smaller as they looked the same as the cover lines and made it slightly confusing and clutter, contrasting with my laid-back, relaxed mode of address.