The Best of 2014 Covers …so far

presented by “From the Foredeck of The Titanic”

Dazed & Confused Jan/Feb ‘14

Do you hear Led Zeppelin in your head every time you see this magazine? The Jan/Feb issue of this UK import featured actress Lupita Nyongo on a brilliantly colorful layout.

Wonderland Spring ‘14

UK actress Emma Watson was invited to guest edit the Spring Issue of Wonderland Magazine, an UK import to these shores. Even better, we got two incredibly striking cover choices.

MIT Tech Review Jul/Aug ‘14

Don’t act all shocked and everything. Why can’t tech heads and geeks create beautiful magazines? This may not be the most mainstream of newsstand covers, but it is creative and engaging.

Essence Magazine May ‘14

Essence Magazine rolled out three unique covers for their May issue. Erykah Badu, Ledisi and Solange Knowles each got their own covers with feature stories on learning to love their natural brand of beauty.

EW Magazine Mar 21, ‘14

Entertainment Weekly Magazine reached out to their sci-fi fan base in March as BBC America’s Orphan Black and the talented Tatiana Masalny showed three of her many characters from her show.

Food Network Magazine Jun‘14

Food Network has been a top rated newsstand performer since it’s inception. We know food covers perform well. And who doesn’t love a good burger? Usually we see this sort of cover on a city magazine so it’s nice to see the burger cover go nationwide.

New Yorker Magazine Jan 13,‘14

Remember the winter of 2014? OK, so you don’t want to remember it. The Jan. 13 cover of The New Yorker is far back in the rear view mirror but perhaps this cover, both stark and whimsical at the same time will bring a smile to your face, and a shiver down your spine.

Recoil Magazine Jul/Aug‘14

This “gun lifestyle” magazine from the publisher formerly known as Source Interlink continues to publish stark, dark, serious covers. This one achieved it’s goal – I could not drag my eyes away from it. Why is a well dressed man holding a semi-automatic? I picked it up to find out. Mission accomplished.

ESPN Magazine ‘The Body Issue’

Every year ESPN Magazine’s “Body Issue” generates a ton a publicity as it coaxes athletes to disrobe for a series of pictures. This year, the two most buzz worthy seemed to be baseballer Prince Fielder who showed us that size matters and can be graceful no matter and snowboarder Jamie Anderson who managed athletic prowess and cheesecake at the same time.

Mother Jones Jul/Aug’14

Mary Harris “Mother” Jones was a 19th century union organizer and self proclaimed hell raiser. Her namesake magazine now almost forty years old, follows in that tradition and it’s July/August issue take on a tabloid cover is spot on.

Honorable Mentions

August Essence March Harvard Business Jan 2 New York Magazine February Outside Magazine

M/A Louisiana Life 04/07 Rolling Stone Mag May “W” Magazine 08/29 Businessweek

Honorable Mentions

09/11/14 Rolling Stone June Marie Claire Sep/Oct Wonderland Magazine