Magazine Part 2

Early Magazine Covers 

In the 1700s magazine covers didn't always have covers. They didn't tell the reader what content was inside or have a way of catching the readers attention.When they did they modeled them after the covers of books. It wasn't till later in the 1800s when Cover lines began to appear, introducing th readers to what's inside. 

The Poster Cover

From the 1890s to 1960s one type of cover dominated the magazine field. The covers were just simple photos without headlines or table of contents. Some people thought that they photos on the covers didn't have anything to do with the magazine itself. The covers gave a certain mood to the publication. 

Pictures Married to Type

Pictures married to type are covers that has great headlines to get the readers attention. Up until the 1960's, these magazine covers had models in unusual body positions. They later on became face portraits and magazines started using captions to go with the photos. The covers usually consisted of models in a posed position, cover lines, and a title which is all still used today. 

In the Forest of Words 

The magazine covers had words covering the whole photograph and the photos were in the background instead of the main focus. Usually the covers were covered in headlines and subheadlines that were sometimes larger than the title itself. Also, these covers had a lot of captions that were in bright text. This made the the captions stand out from the title and the photo.