Favorite Cover

Favorite

"New York’s “Spring Fashion” cover with actress Elle Fanning has artist Will Cotton revisiting Johannes Vermeer’s famous painting “Girl With a Pearl Earring” in pose, expression, and lighting, while Fanning’s Vivienne Westwood–inspired headpiece made of icing and designed by Cotton prepares readers for the stunning “Candy Land” portfolio inside the magazine. Cotton has been using candy in his artwork “as a metaphor for pure pleasure” since the late nineties, and used spring looks as inspiration for New York."

I like this cover because of the creative feel that the flowers give it. The proximity of the text is very simplistic and organized. The font type and white coloring is a common thread throughout the whole cover design, giving every word on the page a purpose and organized sense. The woman pops out from the black background, drawing attention to the cover. A tactic like this is very useful to sell more copies of your magazine. The aesthetic image makes the magazine emotionally irresistible. All of the information about the magazine and its contents are given on the cover.