Deciding an a colour pallete and size specifications

 While creating the cover i thought about having a colour pallete to go back to and size for refrence 

I chose to go with blue and yellow hues to resemble the beach with the water and the sand for this issue of the magazine. I thought my audience would like these colours as they also feel quite youthful.

For the size i looked at other magzines and concluded this is the most logical size