Magazines Part Two

Early Magazine Covers

Early Magazine Covers were used from the mid 1700s to the late 1800s and usually resembled a book cover and only had the title and publication information on it. Sometimes, the cover of an early magazine had the table of contents on it, and a small illustration. Magazines were similar to newspapers in the way that some magazines would start an article on the cover of the magazine. There were rarely any headlines, and if there were, they weren't flashy or very descriptive. Early magazine covers sometimes had symbolic illustrations on the cover to portray what the purpose or desire of the magazine was. 

The Poster Cover

The Poster Cover was used from the 1890s to the 1960s. These covers were created by amazing illustrators and engravers, and the pictures drawn usually had no significance to what was inside the issue in the beginning of the poster cover era. The illustrations usually were related to the season or certain mood at the time. The pictures on the cover were not covered by headlines or other words on it, the pictures stood alone in the middle. Many of the magazines used the pictures as their headlines, and thought that the cover picture said more than a headline could. From the 1920s to the 1960s, cover lines became essential to the design of the magazine. Poster covers are still seen today, but are less popular. 

Pictures Married to Type

The Pictures Married to Type cover shows a relationship between pictures and type. It's an advanced version of the poster cover. These types of magazine still use a strong and meaningful photo on the cover to draw readers in, but now the use of interesting cover lines are introduced to draw even more readers in. As time went on, cover lines became more prominent and had more daring fonts and colors. The cover lines began covering parts of the illustrations or photos, and the cover lines played with the depth of the cover. 

In the Forest of Words

The In the Forest of Words cover shows an impactful image that is overrun by multiple cover lines, and is often over shadowed by the flashiness of the cover lines. These are the most common type of magazines today. The cover lines seem to draw the most attention on the cover over the model and magazine brand. The way the covers are designed with the type make it look like the models are in a forest of words which is why it's called this. This idea is symbolic to show that we live in a world today fueled by words.