SA / Sovremennaya Arkhitektura 1926, no. 2 - complete issue
The pattern
This still is filed under Typographic cover frame.
Define
A stable type frame (masthead, rules, folio) that stays put so the image inside can change every issue.
Mechanism
Fixed architecture. Recognition lives in the frame. News lives in the picture. The two jobs stay separate.
Verdict
We publish on a fixed schedule and need instant recognition plus a new image every time.
Why it works
The Soviet answer to the Bauhaus page.
Steal this when
Avant-garde design.