There are several different types of film magazine covers. Most of them tend to be catchy and appealing so that people actually have the curiosity to grab the magazine out of the competition. Some designers tend to focus the content more on the cover page. Some designers keep it clean and simple which looks more aesthetically appealing to the eyes,people usually don't buy these magazines simply because nothing about the content is given on the cover page.
Anyways, there are 3 major types of magazine cover designs ;
First : Image based magazine design
As the name suggests, this magazine cover design is vastly based on the picture of the actress / actor on the cover page. Most of the magazine designers in the world tend to adopt to this method because its simply easier, appealing and if the actor / actress is very famous, the magazine gets free publicity. More and more people tend to recognize magazines by the people on the covers E.g If its a political magazine, then Donald Trump might be on its cover whereas if it is a technological magazine then Marques Brownlee might be on its cover. Here is how some of these might look ;
Donald J. Trump, Ariana Grande and MKBHD on magazine covers.
All the different types of magazines in this category include a specific person about which the magazine might contain an article about.
In MKBHD's case, he is a technology YouTuber so the magazine must contain something about technology, this makes it easier for people to recognize the celebrities they are familiar with.
The Vogue magazine on the other hand has Ariana Grande and it titles right next to her face, "The year that changed everything". This gets the audience curious about possibly a new thing about the life of a pop-star.
Second : Illustration based magazine design
These magazines have wither a total illustration or an illustration with mixed reality. The oldest and most noted illustrated magazine is The New Yorker. This type is also famous but not as much as the first one. These days, illustrated magazine covers present something unique, extraordinary or funny. After the technological advancement however, most of the magazines use computer generated illustrations rather than illustrations that people made. Here is how some of them look ;
Third : Type based magazine covers
Although these area barely used nowadays, and the implementation of this is extremely risky as people tend to not be attracted to these designs much, these designs are still in production from small scale magazine producers. These cover designs, if made strategically, are usually used to convey messages and convince the audience better than images. The use of typography and calligraphy on magazine covers is gaining lot of attention nowadays and these would probably be really popular in the future. Here is how some of these look ;
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