Cover History

1. Early Magazine Covers
In the mid-1700's covers of magazines didn't really look like covers. It didn't have pictures or words that would tell you what that issue had in it. In the 1800's, cover lines began to appear.

2. The Poster Cover
From the 1890's to the 1960's, the poster cover was used in most of the magazines. Many of the artists who made these posters, learned it from the Art Norveau movement. The posters seemed like they were supposed to be framed, instead of read. The image on the poster usually didn't have anything to do with the story in the magazine, but it had to do with something that was going on in the world at the time.

3. Pictures Married to Type
The early magazines had either a great picture, or cover line. But int the 20th century, the cover consisted of a model in a full body pose, with cover lines around her, positioned in consideration with the background and her pose.

4. In the Forest of Words
In the beginning, covers had artistic posters, but it has changed to great photagraphy, with vivid cover lines.