For most print publications, the cover is usually the main selling feature, a combination of a captivating image and intriguing text. Having unique magazines covers is essential to sales as the cover often determines whether it will succeed or fail. This cluster of unique magazines covers includes creative ideas publications have used to help their issues stand out on newsstands.
Implications - Sure, the beauty of certain celebs is more than enough to grace the front covers of a magazine, but to really spice things up and add some dimension to the front, it's always good to get a little eccentric. From Gaga-inspired covers to floating lipstick, these concepts stray from the unconventional an delve into the abstract.
51 Unique Magazine Covers
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Anti-Manscaping Cover Shoots
DNA Magazine's 'Sexiest Men Alive' Issue Lets It Hang Out
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Recreating Magazine Covers
Halle Berry Is Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive, 75th Anniversary
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Unphotoshopped Magazine Covers
Sarah Palin on Newsweek
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Nude Cyclist Covers
Fixe Magazine Launches in France With Naked Biker Cover
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Makeup-Less Magazine Covers
Scarlett Johansson Goes Natural in July Elle France
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Animated Magazine Covers
Megan Fox Touches Herself for Esquire Magazine
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Glittery Boys on Magazine Covers
Ash Stymest's Attitude Channels Robert Pattinson
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Economy Crisis-Chic Magazine Covers
DT Platinum Flips Gisele Bundchen For Financial Trouble
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Veiled Cover Shots
Steven Meisel Captures Linda Evangelista For Vogue Italia
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Floating Lipstick
Emma Watson, The New Face of Burberry, Covers Interview Magazine
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Undressing Magazine Covers
Wallpaper* Peels Away Clothes in October Issue
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Anatomical Tattoo Covers
Anna Michell's Body Mod-Inspired Shoot for TANK Magazine
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Recreating Magazine Covers
Kate Hudson on W Mimics 1994 Harper's Bazaar
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Innovative Magazine Covers
V Magazine Offers Peel-Off Lady Gaga Glasses
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Parodies of Magazine Covers
Gallery of the Absurd
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Birthday Suits on Magazine Covers
Naomi Campbell for i-D
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Cross-Dressing Cover Models
'Diossa y Malyzzia' Give Vanitygay the Glam
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Recreating Magazine Covers
Esquire's Most Iconic Issues Madeover
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Matching Couple Couture
Will Davidson Captures His and Her Looks for V Magazine
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Leather Magazine Covers
Chevrolet Soho Campaign
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Animalistic Covers
V Magazine Shows Wild World of Women & Supreme Models
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Quadruple Magazine Covers II
reFRESH 50th Edition
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Pulp Magazine Covers
Will Comic Craze Revive Retro Pin-Ups?
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Quadruple Magazine Covers
Vogue Espana Has 4 Kate Moss Covers
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Misleading Magazine Covers
Kate Moss Covers Vogue, But Isn't Inside
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Vintage Magazine Museums
Premier Edition Turns Back Time With First Magazine Covers
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Sketched Magazines
John Paul Thurlow Turns Mag Covers Into Cover Art
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Bleached Celeb Emulation
Lily Allen Cops Kate Moss' Interview Mag Look for Elle Cover
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Crossbow-Wielding Covers
Baptiste Giabiconi Brandishes a Weapon on Wound's Autumn Cover
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Burlesque Magazine Covers
Cindy Crawford's Cabaret-Style Spread
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Aquatic-Themed Covers
Albert Reed Gets Wet for Numero Homme Magazine
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Illustrated Anniversary Covers
David Downton Does Cate Blanchett for Vogue Australia September '09
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Frame-Worthy Magazine Covers
10 of New Yorker Magazine's Best-Loved Illustrations
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Tantalizing Magazine Covers
Adriana Lima Gives Great Face for El Pais
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Barbie Headdresses
Pier Atkinson's Eccentric Headwear Lands the Cover of Vision Magazine
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Throwback Magazine Covers
Naomi Campbell Rocks a Mean Afro for Giant
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Bright Multiple Swimsuit Covers
V Magazine Shows Leggy Supermodels on 6 Covers
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Provocative Magazine Covers
Striking MediaCat Cover Art Causes Controversy and Debate
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3D Magazine Covers
Dazed and Confused Makes Trippy August 2009 Issue
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Magazine T-Shirtorials
Passarella Death Squad Plays With Racy Covers For Fall 2009
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Multi-Generational Mag Covers
Vintage Madonna Featured on LID Magazine
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Groundbreaking Magazine Covers
Esquire 75th Anniversary Uses E-Ink
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Glowing Magazine Covers
V Mag Brings Neon Back for Recession-Chic Editorial
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Remixed Literature
Ruben Toledo Re-Illustrates Classic Novel Covers
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Revisiting Retro Magazine Covers
Esquire 1962 - 1972 as an Art Exhibit
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Surrealist Magazine Covers
Beth Ditto Says 'Kiss This!' on Dazed & Confused
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Mag Cover Matchbooks
Jason D'Aquino's Super Small Scale Pulp Magazine Prints
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Crowd Sourced Magazine Covers
Design a 'Dazed' Cover Competition
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