Witold
Gordon's 1938 illustration of a modernist house set amid a contrastingly pastoral
foreground is a striking prediction of trends to come. The House & Garden
of today looks like an especially cheerful furniture catalog.
Art
director Alexey Brodovitch employed the finest European artists and photographers
to create a women's fashion magazine that went beyond expectations, as in this
abstract cover illustration marking the 1939 New York World's Fair.The most
surprising idea today's Bazaar can muster is putting Elizabeth Hurley's
fatherless baby on the cover. How outré!
At
one time, Playboy's mostly photographic covers were stylish, clever,
and witty, reflecting the sharp graphic design inside. Today, it looks little
different than any women's magazine: hot celeb babe surrounded by familiar coverlines.
