Magazine Covers

Early Magazine Cover:

The Gentlemen's Magazine 

Published in 1731

The Gentlemen's magazine was founded in London, England by Edward Cave.It ran uninterrupted for almost 200 years, until 1922. The original complete title was "The Gentlemen's Magazine". Cave's innovation was to create a monthly digest of news and commentary on any topic the educated public might be interested in.

Life Magazine

Published in 1954

"Life" Magazine was an american magazine that from 1883 to 1936 was published as a humor and general interest magazine."Time" magazine founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire rights to its name when it became a weekly news magazine launched by Luce.

Esquire Magazine

Published 2010

"Esquire" magazine is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founders Arnold Gingrich, David A. Smart, and Henry L. Jackson. 

Vogue Magazine

Published 2012

"Vogue" magazine is a world fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 23 national and regional editions by Conde Nast. In 1892, Arthur Turnure founded "Vogue" as a weekly publication in the United States, sponsored by Kristoffer Wright; the first issue was published on December 17 of that year.

Best Magazine Covers of 2013 & the last 40 Years

My Favorite Cover

This is my favorite cover because I like how they combined the colors of the title, the background, and her outfit. I also really like her outfit. I also like that they didn't put a bunch of advertising on the front page and only focusing on the model. I also like the lighting i the picture. It goes from dark to light in the background.

Magazine Essential Parts

Magazine Cover Parts:

• Masthead
• Dateline
• Main Image
• Model Credit
• Cover line
• Main Cover line
• Selling Line 
• Cover lines
• Bar Code
• Left Third

Masthead- The title of the magazine. It is used on the contents of the page also on the inside as a logo for advertising and branding purposes.

Dateline- The month and year of the publication and with the price.

Main Image- The image that is on the front cover, usually a model is present.

Model Credit- The name of the model on the front cover. It is unusual for credits to appear on the front page, but it is done on fashion magazines.

Cover Line- Magazines use a lot of cover lines, which are put around the main image.

Main Cover line-  This is a very large part that tells the main subject of the magazine.

Bar Code- Standard bar code used by retailers

Left Third- The left third of the magazine is used for sales in shops where that part of the magazine is not fully shown.