Cover Conventions (Newspapers & Magazines) - A2

Cover conventions comparison between i newspaper, Daily Express newspaper, Vogue magazine and Men's Health magazine

Cover Conventions	The I	Daily Express	Vogue	Men’s Health
Masthead	Large logo on the top left corner - unconventional	Large traditional masthead at the top and in the middle	Large traditional masthead at the top and in the middle	Large traditional masthead at the top and in the middle
Cover/Main image	Small images of minor articles, no large main one for the lead article	Large image of a minor article but a very small one for the lead article	Large splash	Large splash
Headline/Coverline	One large, bold headline	One large, bold headline	One main cover line and three smaller ones	Two main cover lines and lots of smaller ones
Dateline	Under the logo	Under the masthead, on the right side	Under the masthead, on the right side	At the bottom right corner
Issue number	Under the dateline	Doesn’t have an issue number	Doesn’t have an issue number	Doesn’t have an issue number
Barcode	At the bottom left corner	On the back cover page instead of front	At the bottom left corner	On the package but not the front cover
Price	At the top right corner, above the logo	Under the masthead and next to the dateline	On the barcode	At the bottom right and next to the dateline

Cover conventions comparison between Vogue, Teen Vogue and Dazed magazines

Conventions	Vogue	Teen Vogue	Dazed
Masthead	Large traditional masthead at the top and in the middle	Large traditional masthead at the top and in the middle	Large traditional masthead at the top and in the middle
Cover/Main image	Large splash	Large splash	Large splash
Headline/Coverline	One main cover line and three smaller ones	One main cover line and lots of smaller ones	One small cover line
Dateline	Under the masthead, on the right side	Above the masthead, at the right corner	On the barcode
Issue number	Doesn’t have an issue number	Doesn’t have an issue number	Has a volume number on the barcode
Barcode	At the bottom left corner	At the bottom right corner	At the top left corner
Price	On the barcode	On the barcode	On the barcode