6+ Modern Magazine Cover Page Design Ideas for 2022

The moment you get your hands on a magazine, it’s not a hard job noticing the elements of its cover and how well-structured it is. The ability to design a wholesome magazine is incomplete without its cover manifesting all the fundamental parts. This can be rendered as something no less than an art in itself.

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Find below beautifully designed, best cover page designs and formats for any kind of Magazine created in Microsoft Word. These are fully customizable and printable. These designs are created for College, Cooking, Fashion, health, sports, and Pet Magazines.

#1 – College

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#2 – Cooking

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#3 – Fashion

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#4 – Heath & Fitness

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#5 – Pets & Live Stock

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#6 – Sports & Games

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What are the elements of a well-designed magazine cover?

A magazine cover gives the biggest impression through its image. All of us can easily consider this as the most important element that we might remember for ages. The high-profile celebrity photo in all its glory on the Vogue magazine’s cover will stay in the corners of your mind for a long, long time. The elements of a magazine cover can, thus, be broken down into the following:

• An appealing, and strong Main image (preferably that related to the most influential part of the magazine content, which must be string enough to push the reader to take a seat and turn the magazine’s pages.)
• The Banner (the name of the magazine and of the company/newspaper or content-making organization that it has been published by.)
• The Tagline (a catchy tagline is a vital element. It has the power to make even the least interested readers into pondering over it for a while and see what the buzz is about.)
• The details (a magazine comes with a number of details that specific it, and clarify what is it about. These details include the volume, edition, date, serial number, code, etc.)
• A highlight (the contents that the magazine contain can only be understood after all the pages have been turned which might make it too much of work for a clumsy reader. Therefore, the magazine covers give a sneak peak into the inner material and basic information.)
• The lead article (this contains the main issue of the magazine.)
• The bar code.

A few points that can make your magazine cover an absolute hit:

• Keeping a specific design template and color tone for all the magazine issues will help the readers recognize your magazine. Remember, Readers like consistency!
• Keeping the name of the magazine in the most prominent manner. Help your readers know you, and remember you!
• Keeping a uniform theme or focus point in mind for the entire magazine and for each cover. It might be about fashion, politics, cooking, lifestyle, commerce, and trade.
• Being smart with the fonts. You need to remember the fact that the text is your playground. It’s the best game you can play. Keep the fonts varied but very specific with what the cover says.
• Last but not least, choosing a powerful and talk-of-the-town kind of a celebrity or personality for your cover will serve as your magazine’s biggest selling point.

What to avoid in order to ensure your magazine cover’s success.

• A busy, crowded design
• Jumbled up text
• Carelessly put colors
• Leaving statement aimless and incomplete
• Images that act as barriers for the text

The fact that a magazine cover is the most essential part of a magazine might be an understatement.