Magazines part II

Early magazine covers: Mid 1700s to Late 1800s
Early magazine covers were formatted like books, with little information on the cover other than the title and the publication date. Some magazine covers were just the table of contents, and some had only simple illustrations on the front. Most covers had little to no cover lines. Towards the end of the 1800s magazines started to develop an identity.

The poster cover: Late 1800s to mid 1900s
A large picture covered the entire page, sometimes having little to do with the story inside. The painting or picture captured the attention of buyers. Most of the magazines had no cover lines and a very small title, leaving it hard to interpret what was going to be in the magazine.

Pictures married to type: Late 1800s to late 1900s
Magazine covers now had cover lines, usually incorporated into the picture or carefully placed around the picture. Magazines began experimenting with the use of titles and cover lines. Photographs became the main source for a cover, rather than paintings or illustrations.

In the forest of words: Late 1900s
The picture was covered by cover lines, with subtitles often bigger than the title or the nameplate of the magazine. Models on the cover are often purposely posed so there is more room to add cover lines. The pictures are not in the foreground, and cover lines appear in front of the model, covering up parts of the picture.