A unique study on 5000+ front covers of 400+ Indian magazines that were published in the past year. A panel of judges at MAGWORLD, consisting of veteran editors - art directors and marketing managers, has gone through every single cover on the criteria of making a great magazine cover. After the critical scrutiny of the bunch of covers, they have come up with the list of ‘TOP 100 COVERS’. Criteria for the judging a cover - • A cover must speak to the audience • Standard of imaginative design, photography, illustration • Balance of the image with the cover lines • Exciting, astounding, challenging and intriguing main cover line • Typography play • Special treatment • Fixed / special elements on the cover The ‘TOP 100 COVERS’ is a sheer result of a great amount of research, experience and dedicated efforts invested in the whole process. Apart from a mere list of 100 covers, MAGWORLD has also come up with very interesting and eye-opening insights which are helpful to the Indian magazine publishers to make their magazines even better.

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3. G S VIRDI - MAGAZINE CONSULTANT
A STUDY OF INDIAN MAGAZINES COVERS
5000+ FRONT COVERS OF 400+ MAGAZINES PUBLISHED IN THE PAST YEAR

4. 5000+ Issues
400+ Magazines
18 Genres
6 Judges
3 Months
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to find out the

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6. Useful Critical Insights for the Publishers
✤Magazines that are consistent and most disciplined in making their covers!
✤Magazines that need to define their personality!
✤Genres that need understand the importance of making good covers!
✤Genres that produce better covers in comparison to others!
✤Best practices / trends followed by the TOP 100 COVERS!
✤Top key words used for the main cover stories!
✤Mostly used colours on the covers!
✤Average number of stories appeared on the covers!
✤People photography trends on the covers

7. Plus,
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Who is the
COVER FACE
of theYear?

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Here are the
TOP 100 COVERS
of 5000+ issues!
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11. #3/10

12. #4/10

13. #5/10

14. #6/10

15. #7/10

16. #8/10

17. #9/10

18. #10/10

19. Guess
who has appeared the maximum
on most of the covers?
Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal, Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi,
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar,
Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Vidya Balan,
Parineeti Chopra, Sonakshi or Ranveer Kapoor?

20. The fact is that
the bollywood stars are the
first choice of covers
from across the genre of magazines.

22. Male Face of the Year
Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Hritik Roshan,
Ranveer Kapoor, Ayushman and Virat Kohli have
appeared on various covers but Ranveer Singh has
appeared maximum on the cover.

23. Female Face of the Year
Parineeti Chopra, Chitrangda Singh, Vidya Balan, Katrina Kaif,
Kareena Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Priyanka Chopra, Nargis
Fakhri appeared on several magazines but Sonam Kapoor was
there on the maximum front covers for across the genres.

24. Do you also believe that-
✤This is a unique kind of a study done first time in India?!
✤This study is interesting and useful for your team - editors, art directors and
every decision maker in your company? !
✤This study is a good measure of the industry and your own publication?!
✤This is an eye-opener for you as a magazines publisher/editor/art director? !
✤This would a great source of knowledge to enhance your brand?
This unique study consisting of various reports, other insightful stories !
and trivia can be yours. !
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For more details, contact us at- gurjender@gmail.com

25. Look forward for the
first of its kind of awards
very soon
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Visit
www.magfare.com
for the details for the participation.