Magazine Cover Types

1. Early Magazine Covers
 Mostly paintings. mostly about morals and ethics.
2.The Poster Cover
 Very few words, not designed to work with the photo. The photo is the most dominant piece. They would have a page number that you would go to. The picture has to be great, or the person or thing in the photo is someone/thing that everybody knows. Disadvantages:    It can be boring, doesn't tell you more about what's inside.


3.Pictures Married to Type
The words don't cover the important parts of the photo. The text work with the photo. Words relate directly to the photo on the cover and they tell us what we should see inside the magazine.  They work together and  help each other out.   Disadvantages: May not be visually appealingly enough to the massive. Not many points of entry.

4.In the Forest of Words
Lots and lots of words, organized in headline and sub-headline style. different sizes, different colors, different fonts. One major photo and one minor photo. The picture is not the most important element, the text can cover up part of the photo. It has multiple points of entry. Disadvantages: It's really cluttered. It takes away from the photo behind it.



Stuff that should be on my magazine cover: Title. Name for magazine. Photo, Date, Price.