The document provides tips for designing successful magazine covers. It recommends that covers should have a clear focus point, usually the main photograph. Headlines should stand out in size, color and attitude to attract readers' attention. Photography is generally more effective than illustrations on covers. All cover text and lines should be very clear and easy to understand at a glance. The biggest headline should appeal to the magazine's main target readership. Effective covers also use eye contact with the camera, different fonts and colors, and plain backgrounds to allow space for text.

1. Form research

2. Best Tips
for a Successful
Magazine Cover
● You can judge the magazine by its cover
● Cover without focus is magazine without focus

3. Design related
● Headline should pop
out in size, colour,
attitude
● Cover page should
have a focus point
● Photography looks
better and sells more
than illustrations on
the cover page

4. Cover lines related tips
● Everything should be clear
● If you plan to use a question as the cover line,
giver answer to it
● The biggest cover line should appeal to the
biggest section of you target readers

5. Model looks into the camera
(→ Eyecontact)
Headline pop
out in colour
(grey and blue)
and in size
(bigger than the
textes)
Focus point (his smile and
in general on him)
Gives
information
about the
content
Different colours
and sizes makes
the cover lines clear
Biggest headline (→ target
audience is interested in Drake)

6. Book research

8. Cover RS
● Three main areas: photos,fonts &
layout
● !get readers attention!
● Product should look proffessional
● Masthead: Where is the title of the
magazine positioned?
● Coverlines: Where is the text that
tells us what is inside the
magazine?
● Type of shot: What type of image is
used?
● Gaze and eyeline: Does the
subject look straight in the camera
(eyecontact) → creating a
realtionship to the reader
● 'style board' of images and fonts →
get the opinion of your target
audience
● Choose your background carefully
● Plain background → leaves room
for text
● Photos in natural light
● Take as many pictures as possible
● Try out different fonds
● Get your layout organised:
– Draw 3x3 grip
– Masthead → top horizantal third of the
page
– Coverlines → left and/or right hand
vertical thirds
– Main image → central vertical third

9. Putting in text first
3D effect → text
stands out
Took picture
with coverlines
in mind
Began with the
photograph with
a plain
background and
lots of room for
coverlines
Masthead with 3D
effect
Bring in the text in
simple fonts with
black colour

10. Putting in text first
3D effect → text
stands out
Took picture
with coverlines
in mind
Began with the
photograph with
a plain
background and
lots of room for
coverlines
Masthead with 3D
effect
Bring in the text in
simple fonts with
black colour