Magazines part ll

Early Magazine Covers:
When magazines first started out, most of them did not have a cover to introduce viewers to the magazine. Most just had the title and the table of contents as their cover. Most magazines followed the layout of books that were out at the time. In the late 1800's magazine companies started to design their own covers more like a magazine and introducing what readers were going to see in the magazine.
Poster Cover:

Favorite

Parents, February, Show Your Love!

"Three-year-old Emily Keicher is adorable. She also has spina bifida, and will probably never walk on her own. This is the first time that a child with a disability has been on a Parents cover, and we got a tremendous amount of positive feedback. The special-needs community celebrated the fact that Emily wasn't chosen to illustrate an article about disabilities, but simply because she's a cute kid with a smile as shiny as her walker. Thayer Allyson Gowdy initially photographed Emily for a crafts article in the issue, but our photo director saw those pictures and realized she was cover-worthy."

- See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contest/past-winners-finalists/2014-winners-finalists#sthash.OQGuPlGt.dpuf 

In the magazine cover a three-year-old named Emily Keicher is posed for a formal-environmental photo shoot showing off her cuteness. The message that the magazine cover is giving off is that even though she may have a disability, she is still happy as ever. Composition of this photo is really well put together by having Emily all dressed up in her favorite clothing items and her shiny walker. Emily is in a room where she feels comfortable and shows off her personality. The exposure in this photo is close to perfect but the items are too much of the same color making the background look bright. But Emily has perfect lighting and exposure.

Best magazine covers of 2013- Cover of the Year

1. Formal

2. Informal

3. Environmental

4. Environmental

5. Informal

6. Formal

7. Informal

8. Formal

9. Formal

10. Formal

11. Formal

12. Formal

13. Informal

14. Informal

15. Formal

16. Informal

17. Formal 

Magazine tips

1. Emotionally irresistible
2. Intellectually stimulating, interesting 
3. Worth the investment of money and time 
4. The screen is never the right size
5. Vivid colors dull when printed