magazine Cover

• Masthead- the name of magazine  displayed in a specifc typeface
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• Dateline- month and year of publication often with the price.
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• Main image- in the case of this front cover there is a single image of the model Shania
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• Model credit- This says Shania So Hot It is unusual for such a credit to appear on a magazine  front cover but it is done sometimes on fashion magazine 
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• Cover-lines-  From the 1950s greater competiton on the newsstands resulted in more cover lines.
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• Main  cover  line- This is very large taking up almost a quarter of the magazine cover - and comes in three layers each with a different colour. 
• Left third- The left third of the magazine cover is vital for sales in shops where the magazine is not shown full frontage. 
• Bar Code- Standard bar code used by retailers displayed on UK Magazines since 1988. 
• Selling Line Short Sharp Description of the titles main marketing point