Best cover design (2023)
It is a daunting task to look over all these excellent designs and pick the one that truly stands out. A cover is critical. Much like a landing page of a website, you have seconds to grab the attention of your reader. Especially with consumer / commercial magazines and will make or break the sale. It is a well-known fact that Princess Diana’s face boosted sales every time she was used. Well – we don’t all have the luxury of an icon and corporate publications have a particularly tough crowd to engage.
After a lengthy debate, it is our privilege to nominate the following publications for their excellent cover pages.
Club X: For edgy styling, design, and just one big WOW artwork of a cover. We are proud of your Pride and for doing it with elegance and style.
Worthy Candidates
City Views: No, it was not just the dog. It is the street art dog and showcasing Cape Town’s secrets – photography and art wrapped into one striking image.
Taalgenoot: A thousand words and only one is typed. Need we say more? The photograph by conceptional photographer André Badenhorst lifts this cover into a surreal dimension where no words are needed.
MyKitchen: Foodie magazines are always difficult to judge, they just look so sumptuous. But after a little cook-out with friends, MyKitchen got the nod as the most sumptuous-looking of them all.
Stellenbosch Visio: Flair, Style, Wine, Legacy – this cover delivers it all on the inside. The careful composition of the cover image balances perfectly with the typography. It makes you want to open a bottle of bubbly and whisper a delicate ‘cheers’ to The Bos.
Challengers
Special Mention
Nutun Ngage’s digital publication cover is not only engaging (pardon the pun), but also interactive and playful. A perfect execution and display of the new direction they are now taking (out with the old, in with the new) – well done!
