- What are your focus points going to be?
- How many focus points are you going to have?
- Don't put too much text on the front cover as you done want to bore the potential readers.
- Have eye-catchy sub headings on the front cover to make readers seem interested in the magazine so they buy the magazine.
- Suitable house style that matches their own topic.
- Suitable house style that appeals to their target audience.
- Who are your target audience going to be?
- The purpose of your magazine - is to attract readers, persuade readers into buying the magazine, or to promote the magazine?
- Relevant information to match the targets audiences' needs.
- Are there going to be any people on the magazine cover?
- How are you going to attract your target audience?
- What techinques are you going to use?
- How many, if you even choose to, pictures will you show on the magazine cover?
- Will the name of the magazine coincide with the magazine topic?
- What techniques will you include in the text of the magazine cover? Puns, simile's, persuasive language, etc?
Points to consider when making a magazine cover
These are the points you should consider when making a magazine cover: