Journal tagged by Front covers

This week the publishing world was hit by the news that the art director’s art director George Lois had died. His sixties cover designs for Esquire remain a common reference point today for editors and designers alike. Here, we republish a 2010 interview with Lois, who said at the time, ‘Magazine geeks are my people.’

As it’s announced that Creative director Gail Bichler and team are ADC’s Design Team of the Year, we take a quick look behind the scenes of the making of this week’s front cover of the New York Times Magazine, their annual ‘New York Issue’ edition. 

Best known for its Norman Rockwell covers of the early 20th century, US stalwart the Saturday Evening Post has just marked its 200th year with a special issue. Current editorial director Steven Slon recalls his first piece for the magazine,...

Food & Fire mag Pit has established its identity via a series of strong illustrated front covers, so it was a surprise to find their latest issue leads with a photograph. The cover, featuring a shot by the magazine’s house...

The impact of Covid-19 on all tiers of the fashion industry has been well documented over the past few months. But what of the fashion magazines; their base content dependent on each brand’s seasonal output? With fashion weeks, photoshoots and...

The extent to which a magazine is free adapt its masthead to suit a particular cover story is an ongoing debate. How much is a magazine brand an exact masthead rather than an attitude? During last week’s Instagram Live conversation,...