Types of Magazine Cover

1)Early Magazines Covers:almost always paintings, ethical or religious

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2)The Poster Cover:

• + features:no borders to the picture, the subject is clear, the text doesn't distract the subject at all, the picture better be really good photo or easily recognazible
• - features:no entry points(don't know what is about),risk,

3)Pictures Married to type:they work together to help each other, the words don't interfere with the picture:

• + features: subject isn't lost, words and pictures go together,
• - features: you don't know what else is inside, very few entry points into the magazine

4)In the Forest of Words: the figure is covered with words( ton of text, colors, different fonts, different sizes, they are everywhere):

• + features: lot of entry points to get into the magazine
• - features: too much to look at(overboard),it covers your picture,

Stuff you find on a Magazine Cover:

photo, name of the magazine, price tag-bar code, date,