A Review of BPM Magazine Advert by Emma Simpson

As everyone else says the second is the best of these but really you have hit it on the head yourself in terms of them all being too corporate and confused

The reason the second works is that the logo in the top left is actually 'holding' the page - all the others lack a single big focus.

One thing which may really help is the font you are using for bpm - right now it's either too scripty in a bland way or condensed and bold but looks dated. The font alone could really help to bring this kicking into a more contempory arena.

If you have a look at the website for All Tomorrow's Parties Music festivals at http://www.atpfestival.com/ it may help inspire in a nice clean way to bring a more modern look.

Really bright colours - nice big block elements and modern fonts. I'm not keen on the multiple images some of which are repeated. I'd pick one or two and make them bigger to add impact.

Instead of having the three columns across - maybe try to get it all in one long vertical column which may look a bit cleaner and simpler and stop it looking so corporate.