Class today was devoted to looking at great/controversial magazine covers from the 1960s to the present day. In a number of cases we looked at modern covers and the older ones that inspired them.
But, as always, I ran out of time long before I ran out of slides.
So here are links to several collections of great/memorable/controversial magazine covers from the last few decades. You will notice that theres a lot of overlap between these lists:
- ASME’s Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years
This list was published back in 2005, but it holds up well, with Annie Leibovitz’s John Lennon and Yoko Ono cover of Rolling Stone finding the top spot. - AdWeek’s 10 Recent Controversial Covers
A more current list that starts off with the New Yorker cartoon cover of the Obamas matching every early conspiracy theory. - Daily News Controversial Magazine Covers
While many of the classics are here, there are also some great recent choices such as the Rolling Stone cover that featured a glamour shot of the accused Boston Marathon bomber. - Web Designer Depot’s Most Controversial Magazine Covers of All Time
Great collection that goes back to 1939, when Time magazine declared Hitler to be the Man of the Year. Regardless of what you think of the editors’ decision, the cover is brilliant.