Magazines pt.2

Photos that are imaged based are usually up close shots of celebrities or a person that are pleasing to the eye. The people also give off traits of happiness or sexiness to draw peoples attention. The photos don't have to be of people but are appealing images that are based on things like landscape or food. Illustration based magazines are not used a ton, and are usually popular or independent magazines that can make it out on its own without being sold through news stands. Most of the illustrations are digitally created or maybe hand drawn, but then put on to a computer. Magazines usually use illustrated covers to share something comical or unique. Type based magazine covers are more used than illustrated covers, but still not very frequent. Type based magazines draw in people with large, colorful text, and large letters that stands out. Concept based magazines are more standard looking and you can by looking at it, you can pretty much see know what it is about based on the cover. Concept magazines uses pictures, text, etc. to immediately let people know what they are going to be reading about.

If you have a simple solo photograph on the cover, with no description or little, then it isn't the most interesting looking to someone who might just walk past and see it. Although covers can get a bit out of hand when designers go overboard to make the magazine pop. When they add lots of large letters, and graphics, tiny little pictures, and lots of color, then the main subject gets lost in all the mess. You want a cover that is balanced and just right.