Research into similar products

I am having second thoughts on the layout of my front page. It almost looks like only a digital magazine, rather than a physical magazine you can go into a shop to buy.

Therefore, to change my ideas and to get a further level of inspiration, I typed into Google Images "regional magazines" and found three key magazine's that I may be able to use as my influence.

Firstly I found Charleston magazine:

I immediately thought this magazine could influence me as it is clearly a regional magazine that is based on a city. I like the different outbursts of colour evident in the picture that contrast with the darker colours at the bottom. I think that I should take a similar sort of image for my work. I also like how the masthead, is similar to mine on my initial drafts of my magazine, it's very centralised - and this is effective because it looks very prominent on the page. Also, in contrast to my drafts of my magazine, Charleston has COVER LINES! Something, I have found that I should include in my magazine, rather than a range of pictures on the front page. The typical conventions are all found on this front page - this is a magazine I can definitely use to form a template of and follow the ideas of the stories.

Then I found Time Out magazine London:

Now that I have found this magazine, I think that it can go some way to be the magazine that #Insight is wholly based on. I like the fact that the picture isn't of the place, but we immediately know it's a magazine about London from the masthead. As my main article within my magazine was to be an interview with the manager of Pop World, I think that it's going to be highly effective if I use an image of them, or someone that goes there on the front page. As having a main image and anchorage text could be very effective and draw the readers attention more than a picture of the city would. This has also made me really think about my target audience, so I think I will need to do another survey to try and find out how to construct my magazine in order to appeal to them. 

SO:

Now, for my magazine - I am going to use a person as the main image - along with anchorage text - the same big, bold masthead - a small cover line and a bar code. 

Most likely I will use the same colour scheme, but also bring in colours that work with my magazine and the picture I take!