MediaSlut (@MediaSlut)’s choice of the best international and South African magazine covers this week:
- Boat
- Galileu (Brazil)
- Eurostar’s Metropolitan
- Time Out (New York)
- The Media
INTERNATIONAL
Boat, Issue 10
With each issue, Boat zooms in on a new and inspiring city, and this time around it’s Tel Aviv! It’s always been on the cards as a destination for me, and this cover and the spreads make me want to go even more now. The cover is dark yet at the same time bright with these beautiful ladies on them. I love that it’s not spoilt with tons of cover lines; they’re discreetly placed on top. Preview this issue here.
Galileu (Brazil), November 2015
Wowzers! The concept, styling and photography are excellently executed to help convey the cover story, “Gender: Everything you know is wrong”. Just wow…
Eurostar’s Metropolitan, October 2015
When driving through the train tunnels while on the Eurostar, readers might get a pleasant surprise with the cover lighting up! Yip, the whole cover is printed with Glow in the Dark ink! Brilliant! Read the full issue, and more about this unique feature, here.
Time Out (New York), 28 October 2015
These types of cover lines never get mouldy old with me, especially not when executed so deliciously. If you’re perhaps heading to New York in the near future, start making a list of the “100 best dishes in the city” you want to visit by going here.
SOUTH AFRICAN
The Media, October 2015
It took me some time to understand how the cover linked into the issue, first thinking that “What’s up with OOH in Africa” referred to the sexual “ooh” sound. Then I saw “There’s a fine line between playtime and playtime” (with the little Lovers Plus Condoms image), which is actually an award-winning outdoor advertising campaign by Joe Public. Then it all started falling into place… OOH stands for “out-of-home” advertising. I’d like to think that the “OOH” here is a double entendre.
I’ve also included a close-up of the image for your viewing delight.
Read the full issue, and get a better understanding of the cover story, here.
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