What makes a good magazine cover?
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A good magazine front cover depends on every viewer of the magazine and what they like and dislike.Some people like front covers that are very minimalistic but bold as they look much more professional and stand out compared to others. However other audiences may like covers that are very cluttered which shows it just depends on peoples style and opinion.
This issue of Rolling Stones in 1981 is seen as an good front cover as there is only a master head and image and no cover-lines making the front cover very minimalistic however the image of John Lennon and Yoko Ono is very bold and shows vulnerability as it is showing his affection towards Yoko. Also you would normally see the women nude and the man fully clothed but in this case its the other way round showing how much Lennon is willing to do for his love.
This magazine is so iconic as at the beginning of the year Olympic champion,Bruce Jenner came out as transgender. The image itself is very bold and iconic as it shows her revealing her new self.The image shows her as a strong and beautiful manner.The cover is very minimalistic however bold because of the image and the only main cover line which is very iconic and reveals her new image.
Finally, this magazine is very iconic as it is portraying Kanye West as Jesus Christ which is a very bold idea as we all know Kanye sees himself as a very important figure. This image caused alot of controversy however this made it a very memorable cover as its unlikely any other artist will portray themselves in this way.Unlike the other magazines, the cover is quite cluttered with all of the sub-headings however when you look at this cover your eyes are drawn straight away to the image.
From this I can see that it doesn't matter if the cover is cluttered or minimalistic,it's mainly about the image and what that image is telling the reader for example that Kanye seems himself as a religious figure.This is what makes a cover good and stand out to other magazines.
Bad Examples of magazine:
This front cover of a parents magazine is obviously a terrible front cover because of the placement of the womens head which has covered up a part of the master-head which was meant to be "parents" however ended up looking like "penis". Which is obviously hilarious to the audience but would of caused a lot of problems for the magazine brand.
Everything is wrong with this cover.It features a suspect for the Boston Marathon bombings.One question every reader or someone who has seen this magazine is why would you put a criminal on the front cover of a magazine? Another problem with the magazine is that the image isn't good quality and definitely not at standard to be used as a front cover because one it looks like a selfie and second of all an image of a terrorist.
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