Tuesday, 20 March 2012

What Makes a Great Magazine

Celebrities - If a magazine uses a popular celebrity on their front cover then people will want to buy the magazine because they will want to know why the celebrity is on the cover and find out more information about them.
latina-march-2008
New information - This could be gossip about a celebrity, spoilers on a movie/TV show, or any sort of exclusive which readers will only get from a particular magazine/issue.
  
An eye catching image - If it is a women's magazine, then it can be an attractive woman in a bikini, as women will want to look like her and her "secrets" will most likely be inside the magazine. For a men's magazine it could be a man who has a lot of muscle and men will also want to know how they became to look like that. Another example is a car magazine, an image of a brand new car on the cover would make someone want to buy the magazine so they can find out more information about it. 
New-York-Times-Style-Magazine-spring-2008
Interesting Articles - Writing in a large typography on the front cover will catch the eye and it needs to be bold, straight to the point and make the reader want to know more.
Now cover 26 March 2012 
Unique Theme - If the theme of the cover matches the story they are promoting then the audience will remember it and find it clever.
new-york-times-magazine-dec-2008 

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