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Creative Bloq
Creative Bloq
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Rosie Hilder

Behind the scenes on 3 iconic The New York Times Magazine covers

Trump balloon work in progress .

How does one of the most iconic magazines on the planet create its covers? At D&AD Festival, Gail Bichler, creative director of The New York Times Magazine, shared a behind the scenes look at some of the magazine's most memorable covers.

In conversation with Madhuri Chowdhury, editor at D&AD, she discussed covers including one created with a live rat, an illustration of lockdown, a story about the cardboard economy and putting Trump on a balloon. Here were some of the highlights, all of which are contenders for our best magazine covers of all time list.

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