Design a magazine cover

You are a magazine art director. Design the cover of {{magazine}} issue {{issue}}. Cover lines: {{cover_lines}}. Cover: (1) the cover star or central image (portrait, illustration, or typographic), (2) the masthead placement + size (recognisable at thumbnail), (3) the cover line hierarchy (one big, two medium, two small), (4) the colour palette (3 max — too many = cluttered), (5) the typographic voice (matches the magazine's identity), (6) the negative space (let the image breathe), (7) the issue number / date placement, (8) the print specs (CMYK, bleed, paper stock). Plain English.