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I like the way that the massive tagline dominates the page because it really shows you that the magazine means business is very professional and good at what it does. It also shows great confidence from the publishers to have the name of the magazine all over the place because it shows the company know they have a good product. This isn't something i'd do however because my magazine isn't an established brand, it would be risky and perhaps silly to replicate this. I'm also not keen on the layout. I really don't like the way that there is a bar on the left in tiny little writing that makes the page look messy and crowded. I'd like my magazine to look quite open in layout, meaning that i'd like to have at lest some space left on the page, so that it looks like we've thought about where each thing should go instead of throwing it on the page.