Magazines Part II

Image Based cover magazines are seen most often. They usually consist of few people. Most celebrities are are on the covers smiling at the camera. They are normally the ones who are selling the magazine. Some of these magazines are uniquely displayed. Such as the subject is posing differently, or the cover has landscapes, food, or animals. The main focus of these magazines is the photograph. It is like a background and makes sense with the topic of the magazine. An example of Illustration Based cover magazines is The New Yorker. The magazines that have an illustration cover consist of funny or rare photographs. The background picture that is computer generated is the biggest focus of the magazine. A Type Based cover magazine consists of powerful and meaningful text instead of photographs. The attract the viewer through the caption or title. Concept Based cover magazines are a mixture of all cover magazines mentioned above. They make the covers funny and easy to understand and follow the message of the magazine.

The relationship between words and photographs on a cover of a magazine is to have both included in order to construct an appealing and engaging cover. This is important because the main focus is to captivate the reader's attention so that they can buy the magazine.