Features Of A Front Cover

Logo/
mastheadthis is
essentially
the title of
the
magazine,
and acts as
a key part
of the

House style- this relates to the colour scheme and layout of a magazine. There will
be a consistent house style developed in a magazine to make it recognisable, and to
conform to conventions of their genre.
Puff- an
offer given
for free
with the
magazine.
It is an
incentive
to buy it.

Central imagethis shows the

main character,
artist or band that
the magazine is
focused around.
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The front cover
s-off
this
will usually be
a high-profile,shows
or
the key
an acknowledged
stories
member of the
community ofthat
thewill
feature
magazines
in the

Barcode- this will

usually be at the
bottom of the page,
as the writer would
rather direct
attention to the
contentSplashof the this is similar to a coverline, in
that
it shows
magazine, to
entice the content of the
magazine.
the reader
to buy But
it, the splash is bigger, and
usually
goes
across the middle of the
rather than the
price ofpage.
the This is because it will usually be
about the most important feature article
in the magazine, and about the artist or