Ways in creating a front cover

The type of font i will need to use for my magazine, also the the colour and size will be important, i will have my college magazine title in a big style and a bright colour getting across the fact its a college magazine. the picture on the front is important because it gives a set genre of subject to do with my magazine. Size and angle is important because the better the picture and clearer the picture, can give the audience a preview into the stories inside the magazine. I will look at more college magazines to get idea if i should put a price and bar code on, this is important. There are a number of programs i can use to get the most professional front cover passable. i will be using certain images and certain fonts to get the best possible outcome, i believe bigger is better, larger and clearer fonts,the easier the audience will get drawn towards the magazine.