Magazines Cover Esentials

1. Parts of a magazine:
The masthead, selling line, dateline, main image, model credit, cover lines, main cover line, left third, and bar code are all parts of a magazine.
2. Summarization of parts:
Masthead: the title of the magazine
Selling line: a concise description of the magazine itself
Dateline: month, year, and  price of the magazine
Main image: the main image which dominates the cover page
Model credit: gives credit to the model and photographer
Cover lines: smaller subtitles which catch one's attention
Main cover line: a large font cover line which catches the eye
Left third: this part of the magazine is used for cover lines and is sometimes the only part of the magazine that is displayed
Bar code: the bar code which is used to scan the magazine, it is omitted on special subscriber's issues