The document provides guidelines for designing an effective magazine cover, including using a masthead with a memorable custom font, placing the main cover lines and images so they are clear and stand out without covering the subject's face, adding taglines to give an overview of the content, using different fonts and colors to make the design unique and draw attention, and including the price barcode and direct address to incentivize purchases.

1. Media cover analysis

2. Taglines to give a
short overview of
the important
information
Masthead with custom
copyrighted font to draw
attention to the name
and make it easy to
remember.
Cover lines on the
side do not cover
the face. (Bold)
Subject is clear and
stands out
Main cover line
Barcode to scan and inform
readers of the price at the side
Direct address to audience,
Makes you feel like he is
watching you. Incentive to buy
Main image to
show main
story.

3. Background
colour is grey.
Makes text easy
to read and the
red text stand
out.
Tilted text to allow for
more room and draw
attention to the text.
Range of different
fonts to make it
unique
Main cover line that
will cause most people
to draw attention to it
Main image of a famous person
to get people who like him to
purchase it and to show the
main story in the magazine