{"product_id":"9780228101178","title":"Iconic Magazine Covers","description":"\u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003eIconic Magazine Covers\u003c\/i\u003e is an oral history of the stories behind the most innovative and controversial magazine covers as told by the people who created them. Author Ian Birch has worked in the industry since the 1970s in both the USA and the UK and has used a career's worth of contacts to make this unique social document that a wide variety of readers will find fascinating.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  There are more than 65 feature covers and selection criteria was diverse. For example, a cover may introduce groundbreaking graphic design (\u003ci\u003eTwen; Fact\u003c\/i\u003e), it may cover a seminal event (\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e), a political movement or societal change (\u003ci\u003eThe Black Panther\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNova\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Spare Rib\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e). It could have a specific readership (\u003ci\u003eThe Big Issue\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRaygun\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Gentlewoman\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBloomberg Businessweek\u003c\/i\u003e). Some are launch or relaunch issues (\u003ci\u003eInterview\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e). The covers might feature an influential photographer, illustrator or model (\u003ci\u003eRaw\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRadio Times\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Face\u003c\/i\u003e) and not to be forgotten is ever-welcome satire (\u003ci\u003ePrivate Eye\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNational Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003eIconic Magazine Covers\u003c\/i\u003e displays the covers on a full page opposite the history of the design as told by the key figures in its making. Editors, photographers, creative directors, illustrators and others describe their roles in bringing the cover to life, such as Iwan Baan. Called in at the last minute, he had to hang out of a helicopter to capture the image of fractured New York City during the massive post-Hurricane Sandy power failure. The \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e cover was so acclaimed that it was displayed at the Museum of Modern Art and large-scale posters were used in fundraising for the hurricane relief effort.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The most recent covers are two-winning and timely covers, both from \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. The first shows Donald Trump in \"Meltdown\" shortly after the first debate; the second shows him in \"Total Meltdown\" after one of the worst of many scandals. Illustrator Edel Rodriguez describes the power of what makes these selections iconic: \"A good magazine cover is a great poster and vice versa. It should be able to take a complicated matter and communicate it directly to as many people as possible. Like a pop song.\"   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Every magazine cover featured in \u003ci\u003eIconic Magazine Covers\u003c\/i\u003e proves itself worthy of Rodriguez's water test. Reading about the conceptual and practical processes in their creation is a fascinating bonus.   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Birch","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Hardback | Laminated cover |  2018-10-01","offer_id":46011343700223,"sku":"9780228101178","price":49.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_12231571-2c65-4bdf-91b3-8711089b8ec2.jpg?v=1723052269","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780228101178","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}