Magazine Front Cover: Learner Response

WWW: Excellent image and an effective colour scheme

EBI: Typography and attention to detail.
The cover lines are too small in places.
You mix serif font with sans serif fonts
Inconsistent capitalisation(e.g. Park city)
     

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