Magazine design has to be intentional but also engaging to the reader. It has to be visually appealing and immerse the reader. It all starts with a cover, because when you have a well-designed cover, the reader will be more willing to pick the magazine up. Then it involves great use of text and image. The ability to combine text and image is very important because this is one way to make the magazine visually appealing and also helps to engage the reader, providing them with clues as to what the magazine is about. It is also important that the images do not distract or take too much away from the text.
A magazine typically has a cover that includes a masthead, table of contents, articles including the main feature, ads, and departments. A masthead includes essential information about the magazine. It is also the main branding for the magazine, whether it comes in the form of a logo, an image, text or a combination of all of those. Departments are distinct from the rest of the magazine in their system and style, however their content somehow are related in some way. They could contain a letter from the editorial staff, or extra stories that are not as important as the content in the feature article.
