Francesco Poroli - Magazine Covers 2013/14

Vita
is an Italian monthly magazine about non-profit and charity world.

[editor in chief: Giuseppe Frangi / art director: Matteo Riva]

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This cover was about a survey on non-profit world, that was featuring a +28% in the last year.

This one won a merit award at 49th Society of Publications Designer in march 2014.

Here's the final version

Firts sketch, with a vintage newspaper seller shouting out the new.

Inspiration based on the famous poster by Alexander Rodchenko

Vita
is an Italian monthly magazine about non-profit and charity world.
[editor in chief: Giuseppe Frangi / art director: Matteo Riva]
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A cover about a semiotic investigation on Pope Francis speeches and words he used the most.

Here's the final version of the cover.

Final illustration

First sketch of the idea

Searching for the right color palette...

Vita
is an Italian monthly magazine about non-profit and charity world.
[editor in chief: Giuseppe Frangi / art director: Matteo Riva]
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Brief for this one was about hospital volunteering.

Here's the final version of the cover.

Final illustration

First version of the final idea

Rejected ideas

Vita
is an Italian monthly magazine about non-profit and charity world.
[editor in chief: Giuseppe Frangi / art director: Matteo Riva]
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This was pretty hard.

A survey about what you need to be a non-profit pro.

Based on the famous TV show "X-factor", the mag was looking for the "Social-X-Factor".

Here's the final version of the cover.

Final illustration

First version of the chosen idea

Sketches

Inspiration: this amazing sculpture from italian artist Fortunato Depero

Sportweek
is the Italian leading magazine about sport, from newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport.
[editor in chief: Matteo Dore / art director: Filippo Carota]
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This was the special issue presenting season 2013/14 of italian football championship.

It present biggest coaches as chefs in a restaurant.

Here's the final version of the cover.

(almost) final version of the illustration, just some little color changes.

Portraits of the coaches, starting from left:

Antonio Conte (Juventus), Massimiliano Allegri (AC Milan), Rafa Benitez (Napoli),

First version of the cover, featuring only one coach (Antonio Conte)

Alternative version of the cover

Sketches

Ottagono
is an historical italian magazine about design and architecture, founded in 1966
[editor in chief: Valentina Auricchio / art director: Elena Alberti]
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This was about new business projects in Italy.

Here's the final version of the cover.