What i have learnt from doing college magazine research

What i have learnt from the research i did on current existing college magazines is that i need to have a bold eye catching masthead and a central good quality picture of my model on the front. Also on the cover i need to include some cover stories and small descriptions of what the magazine articles will be about. Another thing i learnt was that on the front cover i dont want to make it look too much like a gossip magazine, it needs to be suitable for the target audience, eye catching yet appropriate. Following on from that, the front cover also does not want to be too cluttered with pictures and cover stories as it makes the cover look messy and unprofessional.