Category: Cover Art

Bold lettering announces “BEIRUT” like a marquee, with the tagline “Gateway to the Middle East and the Holy Land” framing the promise of faraway horizons. A sleek airplane labeled “Clipper” slices across a deep blue sky, tying modern air travel to a destination marketed as timeless and storied. The overall composition is pure vintage travel…

Bold block lettering shouting “HITS” against a saturated red field sets the tone immediately, with the masthead stacked in white and blue like a pop-art billboard. Centered beneath it, a moody studio portrait leans into the era’s drama: heavy fringe, dark clothing, and a direct stare that feels equal parts glamorous and confrontational. Even the…

Bold color and big type leap off the page on this *TEEN* magazine cover, dated January 1967 with a 35¢ price at the top. A smiling model fills the frame in classic mid-century styling—sleek hair, wide-eyed makeup, and a daisy held gently between her teeth—creating the kind of friendly, close-up portrait that sold aspiration as…

June 1965 arrives in a rush of saturated colour on the cover of *The Canadian Architect*, where deep ultramarine fields and luminous green circles turn the page into a study of rhythm. A tight grid organizes the design into repeated roundels, each one a different geometric experiment—pinwheel wedges, checkerboard domes, and petal-like rosettes that feel…

Bold geometry and restrained typography define the cover of *The Canadian Architect – Yearbook 1966*, a piece of graphic design that feels as modern as the era it represents. Set against a cool grey field, the title block sits crisply in the upper corner, letting the artwork do the talking. Along the margin, the small…

Campy confidence practically radiates from this album cover, where four long-haired bandmates pose barefoot in matching white lingerie against a plain studio backdrop. The contrast between the soft garments and the rugged, bearded rock look is the whole joke—and the whole hook—made even better by the exaggerated facial expressions and theatrical stances. Overhead, the text…

Heavy Metal screams across the top in towering yellow letters, framing a bold, painterly scene that instantly signals 1970s fantasy magazine cover art at its most unapologetic. The issue is marked December 1977, and the tagline “The adult illustrated fantasy magazine” sits off to the side, underscoring the era’s push toward edgier, more cinematic sci‑fi…

Bold block lettering shouts “HEAVY METAL” across the top, instantly signaling the magazine’s late-1970s appetite for loud, imaginative sci‑fi and fantasy cover art. The issue is marked October 1979 with a $1.50 price, and it bills itself as “The adult illustrated fantasy magazine,” a small line that hints at how the publication positioned itself—edgier than…

Bold red lettering and a wide-legged stance dominate this EasyRiders magazine cover, turning a simple posture into a graphic statement. The model’s legs form a strong “A” silhouette, centered like a frame around gleaming motorcycle chrome, while the surrounding cover lines crowd in with promises of “Massive Federal Blackmail,” “Dynamite Florida Girls,” and “Baddest Bikes.”…

Deathdream (1974) arrives in the form of striking cover art that feels like a fevered collage of fear, duty, and pursuit. Dominating the composition is a hard-edged face hidden behind dark sunglasses and a gloved hand, a visual shorthand for secrecy and menace that anchors the poster’s psychological charge. Around that central figure, the artwork…