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Cover - Editorial Masthead.

A cover that borrows print masthead grammar: an issue line over an accent rule, an oversized headline on a single left axis beneath it, and a last line that laps onto the bottom image band with the folio sitting over it.

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Preview

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Overview

Best for: Opening slides for annual reports, white papers, and brand decks that need an authoritative, quiet tone.

Use: When the cover has to carry publication details and an author alongside the headline, and the magazine hierarchy of rule, headline, and folio is the point.

Avoid: Use cover-bold-statement for a single hard-hitting line, or cover-fullbleed-text for pure typography with no metadata.

CategoryCover
DensityLow
Text Budget150 chars
EmphasisText
PositionOpener
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Theme

Based on the currently selected theme Cobalt Grid. Switching the theme in the sidebar updates this section too.

SchemeLight
Best forAcademic reports, trend reports, design research, agency capabilities
Avoid forCasual, colorful presentations
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Slots (11)

brand_markRequired
Label
Masthead wordmark on the left (keep it short)16 chars
issue_line
Label
Masthead issue line on the right (ex: 2026 ANNUAL REPORT · VOL.03)34 chars
kicker
Label
Kicker label above the headline (accent by default)24 chars
titleRequired
Aa
Oversized headline, two lines recommended (break with <br>)30 chars
standfirst
Standfirst of one or two lines; its last line laps onto the image band72 chars
authorRequired
Label
Folio left: presenter or team22 chars
date
Label
Folio center: publication date14 chars
context
Label
Folio right: occasion or document type20 chars
band_caption
Label
Image band caption; leave it empty to keep the band a plain field20 chars
companyRequired
Label
Company name20 chars
page
Label
Page number5 chars
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Style Knobs (4)

Kicker colorcolor
coloraccent / ink-soft / ink
Masthead rule colorcolor
border-bottom-coloraccent / ink-soft / border
Headline sizefontSize
Aa
font-size84–148px (step 4)
Headline alignmentalign
leftcenter
text-alignleft / center
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