This document provides guidelines for magazine cover design elements including using a large and identifiable mast head font, centering images, including dates, barcodes, cover lines, and using consistent house styles with certain color schemes like white, red, and black. Common elements that should be on all magazine covers are the mast head, date, price, main cover line, and additional cover lines describing the issue's contents.

1. Mast Head in a large
and identifiable font
Direct mode of address
Centred image
House style
(white/red/black,
some yellow)
Date
Barcode
Cover lines
Main covering line

2. Mast head, large
identifiable font
Positioning statement
Main covering line
Cover lines
Banner
Splash
Direct mode of address
Barcode
Date and price
Centred image
House style (American
flag/red, white and
blue)

3. Large mast head – font is unique
Date/price
Main covering line Cover lines
Direct mode of address
House style (White,
black and blue)
Centred image
Simple background
Barcode
Splash
Positioning statement
Banner