The Coolest Magazine Covers of October 2013

The quest for an iconic image.

Not Available Lead
Complex Original

Image via Complex Original

Not Available Lead

The challenge of a publication's art director is to create a magazine cover that is visually pleasing, informative about what is inside, and able to fly off newsstands. Whatever is on the cover can make or break an issue, so there is plenty of pressure to create an iconic image that will make people care about the magazine's content. It takes a combination of artistic formal capabilities and witty concepts to create that ideal magazine cover, and only a few succeed. The Coolest Magazine Covers of October 2013 reflect incredible graphic design and show that publications all over the world put a lot of thought put into the final, glossy product. Check out these incredible magazine covers from across the globe.

RELATED: The Coolest Magazine Covers of September 2013
RELATED: 30 Indie Magazines You Need to Know

15. Industrie

Not Available Interstitial

14. Vogue Korea

Not Available Interstitial

13. Brand Eins

Not Available Interstitial

12. Fantastic Man

Not Available Interstitial

11. Printed Pages

Not Available Interstitial

10. Volkskrant Magazine

Not Available Interstitial

9. Eye

Not Available Interstitial

8. The Skateboard Mag

Not Available Interstitial

7. New York Times Magazine

Not Available Interstitial

6. Thursday Magazine

Not Available Interstitial

5. Kiblind

Not Available Interstitial

4. Cereal

Not Available Interstitial

3. hello mr.

Not Available Interstitial

2. Stylist

Not Available Interstitial

1. New York Magazine

Not Available Interstitial

Latest in Style