The magazine industry and the general public chose the best magazine covers of 2009-2010. Now we have our say.
The New York cover, highlighting hysterical criticism of President Obama is well-done, but with free web programs for generating posters similar to the famed “Hope” poster from Obama’s campaign, this is hardly original. Nice use of color, however, which hammers home the point.
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he best American magazine covers from June 20, 2009, to May 21, 2010, were selected by The American Society of Magazine Editors and the general public, which voted on Amazon.com. They had their say, but we figured it was a hollow victory for any of these magazines until Magma chimed in with its critiques. So, what did we think?
Any non-film magazine that puts celebrity actors on its cover is already at a disadvantage. But this issue of Harper’s Bazaar – which won the overall contest as the best of the best – rises to the challenge with a beautiful, classical cover with minimal cover text. Only question left is why the Twilight star keeps his shirt on.
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