Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Best Magazine Cover of 2013 and The Last 40 Years




Favorite Portrait 




The question, "Is God Dead?" appeared on the cover of TIME in red letters against a black backdrop, and this was the first time the magazine used a type-only cover. The article, written by the editors and entitled, "Toward a Hidden God," included the opinions of Christian theologians Gabriel Vahanian, Paul van Buren, William Hamilton, Thomas J. Altizer, and the Rabbi Richard Rubenstein. They believed the death of God had come since God was no longer visible in public life and religion was dead. This article received much backlash from readers, but the radical movement died out by the end of the decade. This is one of two type-only covers in the Top 40. - See more at: http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contests/asmes-top-40-magazine-covers-last-40-years#sthash.ZzfN7wKh.dpuf



There were so many magazine portrait covers, it was difficult to pick. I
 made up my mind and picked this one. This was my favorite because the question "Is God Dead?" most likely created a lot of mixed emotions. Its not just a simple question you can answer, you have to analyze it and try to put your shoes in the editors to see what they mean. The magazine cover has good lighting; the black background makes the red letters pop out well, it makes the magazine more serious. They way it has the letters so big and the way they are separated to one word on each line
 also allow the viewer to focus its eyes only on the magazine. 

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