A little bit of this, a little bit of that!

In the beginning stages of creating my cover page, I've decided to look at other Fitness or Health magazines to see what others do to grab their target audience and what I would like to do differently. I googled the top 10 fitness magazines that are in now and took the top three to look at. 

Here are the top three out of the ten that came up. I eliminated the Men's health because I decided to focus mainly on woman as my target audience although I did peak to see what a men's fitness magazine looks like. 

Beginning with Health, rated number one, I decided to look at three different cover pages and gather the pros and cons. 

This magazine uses bright yellow for their main topic which grabs readers attention at first sight. 

I do not like how the model is wearing more of a bathing-suit and does not look as fit or fitness related as it should be if it is speaking about weight loss, better abs, butt, and legs. I think it is good that they show her stomach, even if it seems revealing, it shows readers the body they will strive to get and maybe even get if they pick up this issue. 

Health is known for reaching a more broad audience with no political affiliation, it is appropriate for all readers. It mainly goes over fitness advice, workouts, and informative articles. 

In my magazine, I will include bright colors on the more important words and topics so readers will grab it at first glance. 

I will not use a photo of a woman in what seems to be a bathing-suit, keeping it more real and fitness/ athletically related is better for the target audience. 

Looking at another issue from the Health magazine, I realize their bright colors are a constant pattern. They are always included to push out their topic that will make readers interested. 

Yet this issue has a few problems, the photo is a woman in a leather jacket with undies and it is quite revealing. The magazine is going over real results and abs yet their cover page image shows nothing but a model in nothing. I think their cover page images should really be more attached to their magazines topic. 

The white smaller writing can be slightly difficult to read. Their bright and bigger colors are phenomenal but their minor topics and explanations are too light and complex to read. 

Moving onto my next magazine I decided to look at for their cover page, I picked Women's Health. This magazine really hits the spot, the image on the cover page genuinely relates to the topics of the magazine. The cover image seems a lot more interactive with their target audience. The color scheme is not too much yet not too little. Although the word "Abs" on the bottom left corner is slightly hard to read at first glance. It is easily confused with "Alos" 

This magazine is very well done,  they meet the wants of their target audience with giving it a more realistic vibe rather than a perfect model body. 

Women's Health is more to speak to independent women that are more modern and practical. I revolves around fitness concerns and health concerns for their target audience.