Types of Magazine Covers

1. Early Magazine Covers- Almost always paintings, tend to be religious, high morals or asking questions about your morals.


2. The Poster Cover- One big picture, usually no or small border, unobtrusive text, very cool or recognizable text DISADVANTAGES: Cover doesn't really tell you about the magazine,no entry points, very risky to do this kind of cover.


3. Pictures Married with Type- Words help the photo, don't interfere with the subject of the picture. ADVANTAGES: Can see the photo better, doesn't distract from the picture, words and pictures go together.
DISADVANTAGES: don't know what else is in there, not many entry points into the magazine.

4. In the Forest of Words- Tons of text on the picture, colorful, different fonts, different sizes, ADVANTAGES: a lot of different entry points to the magazine. DISADVANTAGES: Too much to look at, overboard with the words, covers your photos,



Stuff you find on a magazine cover:
Picture
Name of Magazine
Date
Barcode