Types of Magazine covers

Cover types

1. Early magazine covers- almost always paintings, they tend to be religious or high moral, they tend to ask questions.
2. The poster cover- one big picture no boarder, less text, small text, the text doesn't interfere with the photo. the picture haves to be really good or a recognized thing Disadvantage: the cover doesn't really help you to tell you whats the magazine is about,  if they don't put a good photo it'll be a big risk that people might not buy the magazine.
3. Pictures married to type- the words help the photo, the words don't interfere with the photo. Advantage: you can see the photo more, words go with photo. the words and the picture go together. Disadvantage: you don't know whats inside, there aren't that entry points into the magazine.
4. In the forest of the words- tons of words or texts. A lot of words, different font, different sizes. Disadvantage: too much to look at, too many words, covers your photo

Stuff you find in a magazine cover
You have to have a bar code or a price tag. There is a date