Codes and Conventions of Magazine Covers

By Jennifer Webster

Masthead: name of the magazine usually stands because of the bold font.

Bar code: regularly on the front, bottom side of the of the magazine cover.

Main Cover line: based on the image of the magazine cover

Cover lines : smaller than main cover line, includes other articles and features in the magazine that attract the reader

Main image: usually an image of a celebrity. Which indicate to the reader what the main article is about.

Main image:Can partially cover the masthead if magazine name is popular

Pug and puff

Sub images: which linked to other stories inside the magazine

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