January 21, 2009
Black front covers
Publishing folklore says a black backgorund is a strict no-no for a front cover. Yet here are three current magazines from different countries breaking the rule.
They look strong, don’t they? Black is the perfect backdrop for the conceptual cover and lets the logo and cover lines stand out easily (Neon, Good, Ling)
6 Comments
Comment on January 21, 2009 by Sam Mallett says:
Very nice indeed.
Monocle is pretty black too. Although I guess it always has a large image on it.
Comment on January 22, 2009 by Christian says:
FHM was always pretty black too – back when it ruled the world.
Comment on January 22, 2009 by richard says:
isnt there something about green cover lines too? arent they a no-no?
Comment on January 22, 2009 by Mark says:
I’ve got that issue of Good at home – I’d never seen it before, lovely design
Comment on January 23, 2009 by sven says:
we are working on domus with a black background cover concept for a while as well. the interesting challenge is to develop the cover and the plastic wrapping to form an additional image. http://www.onlab.ch/projects/editorial/magazines/domus/913.htm
Comment on January 27, 2009 by Héctor Muñoz says:
They look kind of goofy to me.
