Magazine Front Covers

15/06/23

L/O: To identity the features on a magazine front cover; to explore genre codes and conventions

Masthead - The title , at the top of the cover

Dateline - Tells you the date it was published, top or bottom of the cover

Main Image - The largest image on the cover , the whole cover

Cover Lines - Briefly describes and promotes the content, sides of the cover

Main Cover Line - A larger piece of text briefly promoting the content, sides of the cover

Bar Code / Price - The cost of the magazine, at the bottom of the cover 

Tagline / Strapline - A memorable phrase describing the content of the magazine, under the title

Pull Quote - Duplicated text from the actual text for a visual element, next to the content