MAGAZINE COVERS

 

The most important and major task in media's practical work is to individually create and design a magazine, and most importantly the main part of it which attracts the viewers/ readers to get the magazine ie the magazine cover. The cover of the magazine has to be eye catching, quite attractive and of course, vibrant enough to attract people. We not only had to design the cover but also the content page and the double spread for our magazine. 

In our class we learnt the main components of a magazine cover. They are as follows:

- Masthead:

Its the title of the magazine which you usually find at the top of the page

- Tag line: 

This is usually a descriptive message given on the magazine cover.

- Main Photo:

This is also called the Anchoring Photo and represents the main highlight of the magazine.

- Buzzwords:

These are words that are used to excite the audience such as Exclusive

- Main Coverline:

This is the line that advertises a story or feature inside the magazine.

-Strip:

This contains the main items and contents inside the magazine.

These were the main components we were made to learn on a magazine cover but we also learnt the names of a few detailed ones too which includes the bar code, the celebrity line and Puffs. These all contribute in making a detailed attractive cover to attract viewers to buy the magazine. Lets Start!