Skateboard Magazine Cover Design

This is the May 2010 cover of Thrasher magazine. I believe this image is a great design that utilizes line and direction to really pull the viewer into the picture. The lines of the stairs pull our eyes into the center of the image where the staircase uses another set of lines to direct our attention to. Having the skateboarder at the top shows which direction he will be traveling which leads into the direction category. The direction of the images plays off of the lines by combining in the image to complete the viewers understanding. This magazine has been doing these type of action shots for decades and only seems to be getting better.