Notes

Cover Types

• Early Magazines Cover 

Early magazines covers had no photos just drawings. They tend to use big areas of color. They also tend to have no price and date line, or bar codes. They had small headlines. usually church related

• The Poster Cover

A poster cover has one picture and words the relate to the photo. It only has one headline and it has small words. Disadvantages: If the photography isn't good then no one will buy it. 

• Pictures Married to Type

Pictures married to type magazines have less words, and most of the words are located on one side of the magazines. The texts relates to the photo. The texts are located inside the photo. You can really see the photo. Disadvantages:  The magazines looks boring and not as many entry points

• In the Forest of Words 

Magazines that are mainly covered with words are considered In the forest of words. They have different fonts, words, colors, and font sizes. It is a very cluttered magazines cover. A disavantage of using this type of magazine is that it is also Distracting. And you can't really see the cover photo.

Things that should be on my magazine cover

• Title
• Photograph
• Barcode
• Price
• Date Line