Cover History

Cover types

1. Early Magazine Covers

2. The Poster Cover

3. Pictures Married to Type

4. In the Forest of Words



1. early magazine covers resembled the covers of books. the rarely had large pictures or cover lines.often all they had on the cover was the title and the books author and publisher. (just like a book would.) it also had something to do with the fact that photography was at its best in that day.they later began to use drawing on the cover. often they had to be interpreted. like the fountain picture on the cover of mother magazine in 1844. most back then were bible readers and were used to interpreting things. such as the deep interpretation need for the water fountain picture. 2. as time went on the poster covers began to become the norm. although many of the pictures didn't even have anything to do with the articles presented inside, they were a big hit. they also used painting instead of photographs though good photography was available at this time.this is where the photography behind today's magazines started. they had few cover lines. if any. most were tiny and over shadowed by the picture. this type of cover was generally used to attract higher class readers. like the rolling stone issue of 2001. all that was on the cover was the title rolling stone and a picture of George Harrison. they assumed that the readers would know that the article was a tribute to the recently deceased former Beatle member.3. this layout where the photos appear to be married to the text show just how interact the design of a magazine is. the text and the picture look as if they were made for each other. the model in the photo is set in just the perfect way for text.and the text is made for the picture. they equally compliment each other just like a married couple should.4. this next type of magazine cover layout is what we see today a large picture surrounded by text.the pictures today often are covered completely by the cover lines.