Cover types
1. Early magazine covers: Are always drawings instead of a photo. They are usually simple drawings. Often have a moral theme to them, or have a religious theme to them.
2. The poster cover: A big picture that covers most of the cover just a few words. All of the words have to do only with the picture and nothing else. The pictures have to be visually appealing. Portrait covers may be boring to the buyers, it's hard to know what the magazine is going to be about. If your picture isn't good than the people aren't going to buy your magazine. If your picture isn't a great picture make sure that the person is recognizable or that the object is interesting.
3. Pictures married to type: Complementary, they complement the words and the pictures. The text tells you whats going on in the photo and what you can expect to see in the magazine they also work together to make an appealing cover. May seem boring to some of the people. The colors, picture and the words are boring. The picture has to be a good picture in order for people to buy them. The color may make the magazine look boring and uninteresting.
4. In the forest of words: A lot of words in the cover, some are bold and some aren't. Colorful letters, different fonts and sizes. Lots of entry points there is a lot of ways that will advertise you to buy the magazine. The words take some of the attention from the photo. There might be too much stuff going on in the cover.
Stuff every magazine cover has
Title of the magazine, a picture or some type of art, a date, bar codes are optional.
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