I’ve always been fascinated with the cover font color choices magazine editors make. We’ve begun to index those choices in our Magazine Color Trends section, but we thought we would look at some of the most iconic covers in history. In 2005, the 40 greatest magazine covers of the last 40 years were unveiled at the 2005 American Magazine Conference (AMC) in Puerto Rico, by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) and AMC. Looking at the top 20 has shed some light on some of the most interesting color choices in the industry. Starting with number twenty, we’ll take a trip back through the world of publication color.
#20 Blue (October 1997) |
#19 Esquire (December 2000) |
#18 ESPN the Magazine (June 29, 1998) |
#17 TIME (June 21, 1968) |
#16 The Economist (September 10-16, 1994) |
#15 Harper’s Bazaar (April 1965) |
#14 The New Yorker (December 10, 2001) |
#13 LIFE Special Edition (1969) |
#12 TIME (April 8, 1966) |
#11 LIFE (April 30, 1965) |
#10 National Geographic (June 1985) |
#9 Harper’s Bazaar (September 1992) |
#8 Esquire (October 1966) |
#7 National Lampoon (January 1973) |
#6 The New Yorker (September 24, 2001) |
#5 Esquire (May 1969) |
#4 The New Yorker (March 29, 1976) |
#3 Esquire (April 1968) |
#2 Vanity Fair (August 1991) |
#1 Rolling Stone (January 22, 1981) |
Source: www.magazine.org