Alternative Weeklies
01.03.11
The Top 10 Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2010
2010 was a banner year for alternative newsweekly cover design. SPD has showcased a lot of these covers during the year in our Cover of the Day feature and elsewhere on the site. These papers are free, so they're not burdened with the need to sell copies on the newsstand, which lets the art directors produce bold, original, provocative covers that connect instantly with readers (and also are perfect for getting passed around a lot on the internet). These covers are produced for the most part quickly and cheaply; three of the covers here were illustrated by the art directors themselves. Here's our list of the Top 10 Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2010. Stay tuned later in the week for our list of the 10 runner-ups.1.
(Above): The Village Voice, May 26, 2010. Art director: John Dixon, illustrator: Jason Edmiston. A dead-on parody of the Mad magazine Al Jaffe fold-in back covers.
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Seattle Weekly, December 22, 2010. Art director: Boo Davis, photographs: Alfred Eisensaedt (main image), Joshua Huston (sailors).
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Baltimore City Paper, May 19, 2010. Art director: Joe MacLeod, illustration and photograph: Emily C-D.
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Riverfront Times, December 23, 2010. Art director: Tom Carlson, photo-illustration: Jennifer Silverberg.
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I feel totally compelled to add that (#3) SF Weekly has been on FIRE since Andrew Nilsen took over. His presence has been quite noticeable and given me a new reason to look forward to Wednesdays when the paper hits the streets. Their local nightlife app is pretty darn cool too but I digress :).
I feel totally compelled to add that (#3) SF Weekly has been on FIRE since Andrew Nilsen took over. His presence has been quite noticeable and given me a new reason to look forward to Wednesdays when the paper hits the streets. Their local nightlife app is pretty darn cool too but I digress :).
I totally agree with Mr. Lacroix re: Mr. Nilsen... I'm consistently impressed with his work and and now jealous of his new project motorcycle that he insists on flaunting in my face along side his weekly masterpieces... ;) Rock on, Andrew!