Cover History

1. Early Magazine Covers



Many of the early magazine covers had the magazine name & the table of contents on the front. Later the covers became similar to the covers of books. They contained the title & publication date. There was no words on the cover to describe what you would find in the book. On the cover, the picture provided was to show the purpose of the magazine & not to show the contents.


2. The Poster Cover


The Poster Cover on magazines created memories, artistic view, & images that were fun to view. The covers of these huge magazines looked as if they were ready to be framed & hung on someone's wall.


3. Pictures Married to Type




4. In The Forest Of Words