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.
See our archive of previous MagLove cover selections
INTERNATIONAL
Taste Magazine (Australia), September 2013
A cupcake with a twist (or Pop!) and definitely a cover that looks good enough to “lick”! I not only like the delicious-looking cupcake that just oozes yummy-ness, but I also love how they’re showing the final efforts by their readers trying to replicate it on their website. Readers took pictures of their own creations, created a mini-magazine-cover on the website, and then tweeted #tastemagcover.It’s actually really interesting to see how every reader interpreted the recipe, and to see who has the ‘touch’, or who definitely not…
Newsweek, 20 September 2013
One thing definitely leads to another, and everything has an effect on something else. And Newsweek illustrated it so beautifully, with the words “Rampage. Regret. Repeat”. Completely true. This article is also in reference to the horrible shootings and hostage dramas in the US recently… You can read the complete article here on their fight for gun control.
Rolling Stone (US), October 2013
Get used to it. Miss Miley is here to stay, and I’m fine with it. Personally, I’m loving her work more and more, and I think she’s extremely smart and knows how to promote herself, and get people to talk about her… This Rolling Stone cover will surely also get peoples tongues wagging (pun intended)! My opinion is that it’s a Hot cover, and that Miley looks Hot (and wet) and that deserves a spot on their Hot List of 2013… You can read the complete article and interview with Miss Miley Cyrus right here.
LOCAL
ELLE Decoration (South Africa), October / November 2013
This beautiful and creative cover-artwork is the work of artist Johan de Lange, and is the perfect choice for ELLE Decorations’ October / November 2013 issue which signals SPRING to them and their readers!
House and Leisure, October 2013
For their 20th Birthday edition, House and Leisure treated their readers to a beautifully indulgent issue, complete with gold finishes on the cover, celebrating their past 20 years! It’s a true collectors’ issue, and a great way to celebrate this amazing accomplishment (in today’s difficult times for print media…). Here’s to the next 20 years!
Getaway, October 2013
Getaway fans will definitely notice a few changes to their favourite travel magazine from the October 2013 issue… Firstly, they’ll notice a complete redesign, and they’ll notice that they’re also featuring International destinations on the cover, as they previously only featured South African and African travel destinations. The new-look magazine and cover has a great international feel to it, and in this instance, they’re marrying travel and lifestyle perfectly, and it screams, “Wish I were there…”!
— 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 fail but, most importantly, also when they 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