Journal tagged by Front covers

I’ve always liked the hexagonal design structure to the covers of Dubai-based ‘Urban Guide to the Middle East’ Brownbook. This week it reaches its 44th issue with a special about Algeria – see more covers here.

A big thank you to The Gentlewoman team for sharing an advance image of their next front cover. I love this beautiful portrait of Vivienne Westwood by Alasdair McLellan. This, their ninth issue, is out next week.

List alert! Oitzarisme notes a very tasteful ‘Fifty magazines to buy before you die’… …and Coverjunkie selects the covers he hopes to see at the upcoming D&AD judging. The British edition of Reader’s Digest is bought for less than a...

Love magazine has become very playful with its logo in recent issues, and I particularly like this latest set of five covers using dribbling paint (though curiously they’ve used the same dribbles on each cover). Cute website too.

This year’s Design Museum ‘Designs of the Year’ longlist includes several magazines – congratulations The Gourmand, A Magazine and Works That Work. Plus a special mention to Chris Ware’s ‘Building Stories’ DIY book. NSA scourge Glenn Greenwald’s new online publishing...

A great cover about E-cigarettes, channeling the clichés of tobacco advertising: typography, imagery, text. Fascinating to see something so powerful created using such a long-defunct form / click for larger version.