MediaSlut (@MediaSlut)’s choice of the best international and South African magazine covers this week:
- Metropoli
- Stylist
- Variety
- ELLE South Africa
- Joburg Style
INTERNATIONAL
Metropoli, March 2015
An apt illustration from Metropoli celebrating “The Dream of Martin Luther King”!
Stylist, 25 March 2015
What do you do if you’re bored at a meeting or at work, or just want to pass the time? You doodle. Or “the art of procrastination”, as Stylist would refer to it.
Variety, March 2015
With the launch of Fast and the Furious 7 (1 April 2015 in South Africa!), the death of Paul Walker, who played the character Brian O’Conner, is on movie fans’ minds.
Variety’s Vin Diesel cover, with the cover line “The Fast and the Serious” is really touching, but the article is even more so.
LOCAL
ELLE South Africa, April 2015
Such a fun cover with bright colours, funky use of the letters in the logotype, a beautiful model and fashion that all scream “SOUTH AFRICA!” to me.
Joburg Style, March–May 2015
A strong cover for Joburg Style magazine, featuring a great profile shot of “King Kahn” (Kahn Morbee from ex-Parletones), with strategic use of simple typography. Read the full digital issue here.
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