Magazines part II

Early Magazine Covers
Each of the earlier magazine covers featured a small illustration placed in the center, below the title and above the author's name. The illustration was mainly for decoration purposes, not relating to the subject of the article. As the magazine moved into the Victorian era, so did the design. Covers began to be covered in leafy designs and fancy lettering. As the Victorian era ended, the age of the modern magazine began.

Poster Covers
The poster cover generally did not speak the theme of the magazine. Neither did the illustration, most of the time. Eventually, covering lines began to make their way onto the covers.  But mostly, the poster covers consisted of one topic line, and the larger picture.

Posters Married to Type
Near the 1900s, covering lines began to make their way onto the magazine. Later, pictures actually relating to the topic they were covering made it onto the covers as well. Then, people who were the subjects came onto the scenes to model for the pictures. Some magazines, feeling the need  for urgency, underlined the 'most important' subjects. Eventually, most of the magazine's pictures were covered in the topics of the subjects or other related things.

In the Forest of Words
Some cover lines were larger than the title itself. Those that were, competed with the actual name of the title itself. Now, the images are no longer in the foreground. They are now behind the cover lines and title. The celebrities that are on the covers, are now symbols for power and influences.