Key Features of a Magazine Cover

I found this image by searching on Google images for Kerrang Magazines. I have added the features around the magazine.

Masthead:
The Masthead is the title/brand of the magazine. It is usually found in the top left of the cover, but sometimes can be across the whole cover.

Main Image:
The main image is most likely the biggest image on the magazine cover. It is usually associated with the main Coverline, grabbing people's attention and showing them what is the main article in the magazine.

Main Coverline:
The main Coverline is usually associated with the main image of a magazine cover. It tells people what is in the magazine - usually the main article/feature.

Coverlines:
Coverlines are just the same as the main Coverline, however, they are not advertising the main article - they are advertising other articles/features in the magazine. They feature on the sides of the cover - so they do not cover the main image.

Subheadings:
The Subheadings are teasers to what can be found inside the magazine. They do not give away much information, just enough the sell the magazine.

Essential Information:
The Essential Information usually consists of a date, price, issue number and sometimes a website address.

Media Foundation Portfolio Brief

I must complete two linked tasks. The set brief is as follows:

Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally you must produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate your grasp of DTP.

Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine (if done as a group task, each member of the group must produce an individual edition of the magazine, following the same house style).

All images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate(s), minimum of four images per candidate.