plan of the front cover

This is a plan of what I am hoping the front cover of my
magazine will eventually look like.
The masthead will feature at the top of the page, however at the left handside this is so that I can make room for the main image and an advertisement. I have thought of several ideas for names for my magazine. Also after researching and looking at different music magazines I have taken into account that the masthead looks best and more proffesional featured at the top of the magazine.
The main image which will feature on my front page and it will be of the music artist, the background will be of the picture my reasons for this is because I think it looks more natural and also it will look bright and colourful. The main headline will overlap the picture as I think it looks more proffesional and the audience will also realise the main article is about the main image.
I have deliberately not featured other stories and plugs on the front cover this is so that the main focus is on the female artist, however I have featured a 'competition' at the top right hand corner this is so that the music magazine appears more realistic.