Here's a compilation of magazine covers from the early 1900s in contrast with their recent versions. I'm surprised to know that most of these magazines are almost, if not, a century-old.
American Girl
1927
1927
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5ynCa_MI/AAAAAAAAAlU/aMwNkmO9axM/s320/AmericanGirl1927-09.jpg)
2007
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5yCWxCMI/AAAAAAAAAlM/0i0dzKXIOBE/s320/AmericanGirl2007.jpg)
Cosmopolitan
1940
1940
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5xWcArVI/AAAAAAAAAk8/DZkj44FC08M/s320/Cosmopolitan+1940-05.jpg)
2007
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5ww6R0gI/AAAAAAAAAk0/hWE9LpMlkBk/s320/CountryHome1932-05.jpg)
2007
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5cHVpw4I/AAAAAAAAAks/f-je6vrjjIU/s320/CountryHome2007.jpg)
Fortune
1930
1930
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5bw2wrII/AAAAAAAAAkk/LpkhhbYQTMQ/s320/Fortune1930-02.jpg)
2007
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5bUg1gdI/AAAAAAAAAkc/O_Zfizt_TLk/s320/Fortune2007.jpg)
Good Housekeeping
1909
1909
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5arZ3qtI/AAAAAAAAAkM/EM5s2dCIF9k/s320/GoodHousekeeping2008.jpg)
Ladies Home Journal
1949
1949
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5GSQu9xI/AAAAAAAAAkE/Ta0Dzvh4sMo/s320/ladieshomejournal1949.jpg)
2009
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5GCAXLNI/AAAAAAAAAj8/Zzzm_fykyUY/s320/ladieshomejournal2009.jpg)
Popular Mechanics
1905
1905
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5FkLcrsI/AAAAAAAAAj0/RqcXv6QQ3To/s320/PopularMechanics1905-10.jpg)
2009
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5FfGAXKI/AAAAAAAAAjs/hqLXZO69Ofk/s320/PopularMechanics2009.jpg)
Redbook
1940
1940
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp4qVqTipI/AAAAAAAAAjc/DEFx5QdE7DU/s320/Redbook+1940-11.jpg)
2008
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp5E-uQKTI/AAAAAAAAAjk/_bZDhK2Vgcw/s320/Redbook2008.jpg)
TV Guide
1949
1949
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp4p2YT0VI/AAAAAAAAAjU/VkZKRHmXxP4/s320/TelevisionGuide1949-06-18.jpg)
2006
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp4palO2oI/AAAAAAAAAjM/9sUVWFtpZDM/s320/TelevisionGuide2006.jpg)
Vogue
1915
1915
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp4pDWtzBI/AAAAAAAAAjE/FxMjvm_6GaM/s320/Vogue1915-04-15.jpg)
2007
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PJKD5nEN8VQ/Sqp4otaMtvI/AAAAAAAAAi8/yjJd44ZVR6k/s320/Vogue2007.jpg)
So which do you like better, the Old or the New? I think it all boils down to personal taste, i like most of the old cover designs and i admire the skills of the artists/editors/publishers back in the days where they didn't have the convenience brought about by computers. Wish they could bring back the artistry instead of all the "photoshoppery"!
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