First draft of my magazine cover

I created a draft front cover for my magazine to give me idea's for different layouts which will then give me a choice of different covers to make and to see which one looks effective and the best.
I chose to use the theme colour red because this suits the theme for the school and links the magazine to the school. This could also be linked to the house style of the magazine for for if I was to get further into producing more of the magazine. The reason I used bold writing as the anchorage text was so that it stands out and straight away the readers notice the main topics that will be covered throughout the magazine.
I decided to use a medium close up shot because this way you can see how smart the student looks in their uniform with their tie and shirt tucked in, and then you can also see their facial expression which will represent their time at the school and what they think about it.
I wanted to include the school motto 'Be the best you can be' because this represents the school and their aspirations to be the best they can possibly be. 
 Finally, I put in a competition and incentive to interest the reader to buy and to take the magazine to read it and find out all about the school. Not only this, these aspects will appeal to adults and children/students which tries to involve a large target audience, instead of just focusing on one.