MarkLives.com runs a regular slot featuring the best local and international magazine covers every week. We recognise well thought out, powerful and interesting (and hopefully all three in one) magazine covers and celebrate the mix of pragmatism, creativity and personal taste that created each of them. By media blogger MediaSlut.
INTERNATIONAL
B (Brand. Balance), March 2013
The boring BIC pen turns into a cover model. Who would have thought!? But that’s the beauty of B (Brand. Balance) magazine – taking general objects that have a very strong brand and featuring it on the cover. And have a look at their beautiful layouts!
Playboy USA, April 2013
The perfect cover to showcase the marriage between their “Sex & Music Issue”. Very smart, and still close to their brand.
Usbek & Rica, March – May 2013
The coverline like reads “Faire l’amour en 2050” (Making love in 2050). I’m sure you’ve noticed the positioning of the barcode…
LOCAL
My Tyd (Rapport), 17 March 2013
This Tobie Cronje cover is really magical! The photographer who took Tobie’s pictures, Antonio del Hoyo, sadly passed away on 21 February 2013 after a motorcycle accident. This cover also serves as a tribute to his amazing work! You can read the full story on Tobie here and also view more photos.
Country Life, April 2013
The cover of the April 2013 issue of Country Life just tells a beautiful story!
Huisgenoot, 21 March 2013
Shock. Horror. A Huisgenoot cover made our list of favourite magazine covers! Get over yourselves. The photography is stunning. It’s the perfect moment between these two South African personalities (Karlien van Jaarsveld and Derick Hougaard) and it’s the type of cover you don’t really expect from Huisgenoot. It’s completely different from what they’ve previously done with their wedding covers. It’s less interested about the contact and connection with the reader, instead focussing the connection between the two of them, and it draws all of us in.
– The (for now anonymous) blogger behind MediaSlut knows way too much for his own good about media in South Africa. Magazines in particular. His mission is to show when South African magazines might fail, but most importantly, succeed. If you’re looking for a library about South African magazines and news, your one-stop pitstop is MediaSlut. #MagazinesForTheWin
– Find a cover we should know about? Tweet us @marklives and @mediaslut
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