Alternative Weeklies: May 2010 Archives

Village Voice fold-in cover

Village Voice fold-in cover

This week's Village Voice cover is a take on the classic Al Jaffee fold-in back covers for Mad magazine. Only this one is on the front cover, probably the first time this has ever been done. Art director John Dixon and illustrator Jason Edmiston have combined to create a striking and totally brilliant cover. Fold in the cover, and you get the answer to the question "A Bullish Market Is Producing Dreams of a Coney Island That's Exciting and Not a Real Dozer." You're going to have to pick up a copy of the Voice (it's free) to find out what's revealed when the cover is folded.
Maui Wowie

Maui Wowie

MauiTime is an alternative weekly newspaper based on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Art director Chris Skiles has been there since August 2009. He worked at an ad agency in Houston before taking over the art direction duties at MauiTime. His covers are bright, bold, passionate, provocative, and engaging, heavily influenced by poster design, and done on a shoestring budget (according to Skiles, about $20 an issue, on average). Skiles creates most of the cover images, either with stock photos and illustration, or by doing the illos himself. Here are 10 of the coolest MauiTime covers. 

(Above): April 22, 2010. Illustration and design by Chris Skiles.
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