Take a look at these Michael Jordon covers:
(1997)
(2003)
Or how about these Super Bowl covers:
(1998)
(2007)
Can you tell the difference?
I could do this all day, but here's one more from the Masters:
(2001)
(2004)
The difference is that SI covers used to be something worthy of framing and putting on a wall. But now, even on special historic issues, they clutter them up with worthless banners and windows...You think Colts fans or Peyton himself would want to frame a SI cover with Carlos Delgado peeking over his shoulder. And who cares about the NBA Playoff preview when Lefty finally won a major.
I really liked this post. The "Masterpiece" cover is definitely frame-able.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, this is good stuff. It seems like magazines in general now feel the need to put 200 headlines on the cover. You have a Table of Contents and I know how to read. Just let me appreciate a clean cover. Idiots. Maybe they're worried people won't be able to find the Table of Contents after 15 pages of ads!
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