It's always fun to hear great art-directors talk about their favorite magazine covers.
This month Coverjunkie asked Design Director Eric Capossela from Atlanta Magazine about his favorite covers that are so good he wished he designed them himself:

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"Pretty much every New York Times Magazine cover over the past 5 years. Even without the concern of newsstand sales, it's extremely difficult to produce iconic covers EVERY WEEK. There's not many I DON'T like. But I've attached several of my favorites."