Journal tagged by Cover story

Multiple front covers are everywhere today. They can be the result of a clever idea, but are often just a sign of an indecisive creative team. As The Gentlewoman launches its first split cover run, we asked editor-in-chief Penny Martin...

The latest issue of FUKT, the annual magazine for contemporary drawing, responds to the theme ‘Words’ with a well-researched selection of artworks that make use of lettering. That content is perfectly introduced by the cover design. FUKT covers always offer...

Happy 25th birthday Wired! As Ian Birch’s book ‘Uncovered’ arrives in shops, here’s his latest cover post. Current editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson asked original creative directors John Plunkett and Barbara Kuhr to design this anniversary cover of the US edition (below)...

In his latest look at a vintage magazine, Ian Birch looks back at early i-D, when The ‘Worldwide Manual of Style’ was still in its original landscape format. The pages switch starkly from dayglo to black and white, reflecting the...

Cover image of Shaun Ryder by Peter Anderson. British music and lifestyle monthly Blah Blah Blah appeared in a joint transatlantic venture between MTV Europe and American Ray Gun Publishing in 1996. It followed the design thinking of the groundbreaking...

Ian Birch looks back at the third issue of Beach Culture, the magazine that made David Carson’s name before he went on to art direct Raygun. ‘A legendary cover which earned Carson more than 150 design awards. The magazine only...