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The best magazine covers of 2020

Creative Review

Magazines are often searching for what’s next. It’s a collective behaviour that has manifested in magazine covers that have in many ways felt quieter, giving breathing room for images to speak for themselves. Vogue Italia’s January 2020 issue cover, illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano Vogue Italia: January 2020 issue.

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V&A announces the shortlist for the 2022 Illustration Awards

Creative Boom

Celebrating excellence in student and published illustration, the shortlisted work covers a range of styles and subjects. This year's awards cover work published in 2020 and 2021, with a record number of over 1,440 entries competing for prize money of up to £8,000. Published by Flying Eye, 2021. Published by SPCK, 2020.

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10 brilliant illustrators you should have on your radar

Creative Boom

Founded by three illustrators in London and Shanghai in 2020, Caper has a knack for spotting brilliant young creatives who deserve global attention, as you'll see below. Jiawen attained her MFA degree from the School of Visual Arts, where she majored in illustration and has since won many awards, including a World Illustration Award in 2020.

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Affinity Publisher for Beginners (Landing Page)

Envato Tuts+

Affinity Publisher is an award-winning desktop publishing tool. In this beginner-friendly course, you'll learn the basics of Affinity Publisher to create a project—no prior experience necessary. How to Use the Affinity Publisher Interface 1.1 Panels are an essential part of working in Affinity Publisher.

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Three Publishers Get Real About Independent Publishing

Eye on Design

Much of the work we do as designers, publishers, and artists remain mystified to our peers and the community at large. As a designer and artist myself, and as someone who has been in and out of the realm of independent publishing, I wanted to lift the veil and ask practical questions to independent publishers about how they make it work.

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How to Create a Stylish Magazine Layout in Affinity Publisher

Tuts Plus

What You'll Be Creating In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a simple and stylish magazine spread using Affinity Publisher , the great-value and easy-to-use alternative to Adobe InDesign. Specifically, you'll learn: How to make a booklet in Affinity Publisher, with a facing page spread that can be adapted as an eMagazine.

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Print Is Not Dead: 5 Graphic Design Magazines You Should Subscribe Today

Noupe

Holding a magazine and leafing through the pages may seem a little obsolete in 2020 but gaining inspiration from digital sources can not top the feeling of the traditional, physical experiences. Graphic design magazines full of value-rich content and inspiration are still available. After all, the print is not dead.