Magazine covers of the year: the results

And we’re done. With a final flourish, Future Perfect ran away with yesterday’s vote, making them the cover of the month for December. I think Georgia Lewis summed up the general sentiment best – well done Georgia, I’ll be in touch today to organise your free Stack subscription.

@StackMagazines Simple, stunning and chilling cover from @fperfectmag. Perfect for a frosty December. #cover2014

— Georgia Lewis (@Geege123) December 23, 2014

Thanks very much to everyone who voted, both on Instagram and Twitter. As with all things Stack this competition was thoroughly unscientific, but I think the final 12 covers we ended up with offer a really great snapshot of independent publishing in 2014 and I’m really looking forward to seeing what comes next in 2015.

The final covers are listed below, and I’ve also made a Pinterest board that doesn’t require quite so much scrolling. I’m clocking off for a few days now, but I’ll be back next week with some more year end retrospective stuff, and some things looking ahead to next year.

Merry Christmas!

January – Rooms

My first encounter with @roomsmagazine. Now that's what I call a cover.

A photo posted by Steven Watson (@stackmagazines) on Jan 1, 2014 at 1:40am PST

February – No Brainer

Fresh out of the frozen north, No Brainer's pilot issue gets it's head around music in Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool. And New York (that's north too, right?)

A photo posted by Steven Watson (@stackmagazines) on Feb 2, 2014 at 12:44am PST

March – The Gentlewoman

It's here! My subscriber copy of The Gentlewoman finally arrived yesterday, showing exactly how the wry half smile should be done

A photo posted by Steven Watson (@stackmagazines) on Mar 3, 2014 at 1:15am PST

April – Noble Rot

Wine, food and music – Noble Rot downs the finer things in life

A photo posted by Steven Watson (@stackmagazines) on Apr 4, 2014 at 12:20am PDT

May – Cabinet

When you've been going for as long as Cabinet it doesn't matter if nobody can read the name of your magazine. Love this.

A photo posted by Steven Watson (@stackmagazines) on May 5, 2014 at 12:27am PDT

June – Colors

The ultimate 'shiny' Panini-style collector's item: the football issue of Colors

A photo posted by Steven Watson (@stackmagazines) on Jun 6, 2014 at 12:30am PDT

July – Honest Blog

Made by Kingston College graphic design student Bethany Baker, Honest is dedicated to showing student life first hand

A photo posted by Steven Watson (@stackmagazines) on Jul 7, 2014 at 12:30am PDT

August – Makeshift

A field guide to hidden creativity – issue nine of Makeshift explores the theme of navigation

A photo posted by Steven Watson (@stackmagazines) on Aug 8, 2014 at 12:27am PDT

September – Gratuitous Type

"A pamphlet of typographic smut" – see the full two-minute video review of Gratuitous Type, fresh on the Stack blog today

A photo posted by Steven Watson (@stackmagazines) on Sep 9, 2014 at 1:01am PDT

October – Mood

Yum. @moodmusicfood scours the world for the best music / food collaborations and comes up with some delicious-looking junk. Think this pie looks good? You should see the pink wafer biscuits…

A photo posted by Steven Watson (@stackmagazines) on Oct 10, 2014 at 1:51am PDT

November – Benji Knewman

Fresh out of Latvia, @benjiknewman is a brilliant piece of enigmatic publishing. But who exactly is Benji Knewman? Check our behind the scenes interview on the Stack blog this morning for the bizarre back story…

A photo posted by Steven Watson (@stackmagazines) on Nov 11, 2014 at 12:50am PST

December – Future Perfect

Another blistering piece of publishing out of Australia, @futureperfectmag has joined the likes of @weaponsofreason and @dg_quarterly to take a slow, considered look at the world. In this issue that means asylum seekers, ISIS and "mind-bending mathematics". Love it.

A photo posted by Steven Watson (@stackmagazines) on Dec 12, 2014 at 1:15am PST

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As ever, you can see all the Stack magazines and read interviews with their creators on our Meet the Magazines page