I have previously looked into Creative Review during a small project 2 years ago at college. I studied a lot of the covers to gather inspiration to create my own version for the cover. I have decided to look more into Creative Review as I really enjoyed the project and I think it will be interesting to see some of the newer covers to see how they have developed over the years.

I firstly looked at the October issue, which is also a iPad Edition.
This issue is based around fashion, which made me immediately drawn to it.
I think that this cover is very interesting, I love how it is very toned down colour wise as this allows the blue of the button to really stand out from the image, which I think is important as it relates back to the theme of the issue. I think it is great how the man is holding up the button and the graphics really give impact as if he is actually holding it. I think that although it is quite minimalistic with the graphics and colour scheme that has been used, it is very effective. I love how Creative Review always put there logo at the top of the issue and it is nice to see that this hasn't been lost even though it has been adapted for iPad use.
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2014/october/cr-oct-ipad-edition

I then moved on to look at some of the older editions.
I was really drawn to the May 2013 (The Annual) cover, I found out that this was the biggest Creative Review ever. It was 230 pages long! I really like how abstract this image is. I love how they have decided to keep the cover quite simple with the theme as they have focused on the letter 'A' and really focused on the colours used. I think the fact the colours of the letter are so bold against the harsh shutters as a background is very unique and interesting. I think that this is a great idea for a cover as it is something I am definitely drawn to because of how different it is.
http://creative-review.myshopify.com/collections/back-issues/products/may-2013-the-annual

I looked at the February 2014 issue next, I was drawn to this one because of how different it is from a lot of the other covers I have seen previously. Each cover is different and unique but this one stands out as it doesn't have the classic bold, black 'Creative Review' logo which is seen on every cover. This time it is red, which made me very intrigued as it is totally different. I really like how this has worked for the cover though as it goes with the image they have used. I love how this is more of a illustration design as I sometimes think that this approach is nicer than graphics such as the ones used in the cover above. I love the colour scheme on this cover and think it is great how pops of colour have been used on the things that they wanted to stand out.
http://creative-review.myshopify.com/collections/back-issues/products/february-2014