Covers: December 2009 Archives

A Wise Latina and the Color Red: Latina's Justice Sotomayor Cover

In 2009, Justice Sonia Sotomayor became an instant inspiration to Latinas in the United States.

She lost her father when she was 9, battled diabetes, and was raised by her mother in a public housing project. She eventually graduated with honors at Princeton University, received her J.D. from Yale Law School and embarked on a distinguished legal and judicial career. By the time she was nominated for the Supreme Court, Sotomayor had more federal judicial experience than any potential justice in 100 years, and more overall judicial experience than anyone confirmed to the court in the past 70 years. And that's the short story.

Here at Latina, we were honored to be granted the first photoshoot with the new justice in September. We all felt there was only one person for this assignment, and that was Platon, who graciously accepted. The story from the shoot after the jump... … MORE

Upside Down Covers

Last month on SPD we posted an article about magazine covers that flip their logos upside down. Now two recent newsweekly covers have us thinking about upside down images. The cover on the left is from the November 16, 2009 issue of BusinessWeek, illustrated by Mirko Ilic and art directed by Andrew Horton. The cover on the right is from the December 7, 2009 issue of Newsweek. We know how great minds think alike (or at least these things come in threes, which would make it a trend....). If you've got a recent cover that fits this format, please send it along to SPD Central.… MORE