Magazines Part 2

Early Magazine Covers

These main attributions were based mostly on news & things that were happening & weren't exactly for entertainment but mostly just to inform people. They usually didn't use models & when they did they were simple & gave no destruction on what was inside or what there was to read about within the magazine. In most cases, it was rare to have a magazine cover in the first place. They usually would just start on the first page like a newspaper.

The Poster Cover: Pictures That Need No Words

Ranging between the 1890's & 1960's, the most popular type of magazine was the poster cover. These magazine covers looked like they were printed to be framed. Most poster covers defined the main article of the magazine. For example, An outdoor magazine cover may show a wild animal outside on the cover or a music magazine may display a famous musician. These covers were used to strike  an audiences attention & attract them too there interest.

Pictures Married To Type

This was the begin of "integrated"covers. These were magazines covers that had a large title in the background & the model's face overlapping it.There were two kinds of cover lines. This would be primary & secondary. Magazine covers were experimented & experimented & some covers were even unusual, mostly in the fashion industries. Cover lines became a worldwide phenomenon  in the magazines throughout the centuries.

In The Forest Of Words

In the 21st century, cover lines became as important as cover art. This caused the image of the model to look smaller so that the cover lines explaining  the contents inside could be acknowledged as well. In most magazines now, images & cover lines usually overlap each other.