by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) My choice of the best international and local covers in MagLove this week:
INTERNATIONAL
GQ Style UK, Spring/Summer 2014
Retro Fab Typography is featured on this GQ Style UK issue. Compared to its normal fashionable covers, sometimes featuring A-list personalities, I love this!
Boston, April 2014
You might recall the Boston Bombing, and the very memorable Boston magazine cover that followed it. With the lead-up to the 2014 Boston Marathon, the tekkie makes a return with beautiful typography created with the laces.
TRIP, March 2014
Only spotted this cover now, and as a travel-lover, it immediately spoke to me. Look at all those passport stamps from(you guessed it) Brazil. Great idea for an in-flight magazine…
Esquire Philippines, April 2014
Esquire Philippines is covering the message of its April 2014 issue split over two covers. The issue covers “God, Sex, Death, Power, Love, Pain”, with “God, Sex, Death” on the one cover, and “Power, Love, Pain” on the other. Even though it’s really done very well, I do think the full message might get lost if you don’t know about both covers!
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