BusinessWeek Covers 80 Years Of Dollars And Developments

BusinessWeek started publishing in 1929. Its covers have had many variations over the years, including, most notably, the many years when it ran a Business Indicator thermometer along the side. Thanks to current BW art director Andrew Horton, we've got a distinguished collection of covers. Below, feast your eyes on 80 years of business cover glory. And for a look at 10 great current BusinessWeek covers, check out this feature at SPD. Now, a sampling of the magazine's greatest hits through the years -- from 1929 to 2009: 1929: Notice that the magazine is called The Business Week. 1929: This was back in the day when the publishing company had its name big on the cover. 1933: Note the Business Indicator thermometer on the left side. The text is a riff on the current economic situation. And dig that giant colon after week! 1935: "The" has been dropped from the logo. >>>NEXT: From the 1930s through the 1950s! 1938: A new logo, new format, and the Business Indicator thermometer returns to its large-sized glory. No headline, no caption on the cover photo. 1940: I love that circular photo format. National Defense Rewrites the Laws. 1945: The Big Three Take Their Stand. 1948: A new format. Henry R. Luce of Time Inc. is on the cover. 1952: Airline Business, How Big Can It Get? >>>NEXT: BusinessWeek enters the 1960s... 1955: Automation, The Facts Behind the Word. 1960: Semiconductors, The Fastest Growing Big Business in the World. The Business Indicator thermometer is now small next to the logo. 1967: On the cover, LTV's James Ling. 1969: DLJ, They're Out to Change Wall Street's Rules. 1970: The Trillion Dollar Economy. >>>NEXT: To the business mag '80s! 1975: The Corporate Woman (GE Vice-President Marion Kellogg). Art director: John Vogler. 1979: The Decline of U.S. Power. Art director: John Vogler. 1980: The Reindustrialization of American. Art director: Malcolm Frouman, illustration by Jeanette Adams. 1985: The Raiders. Art director: Malcolm Frouman, illustration by Marvin Mattelson. 1987: Japan, Remaking a Nation. Art director: Malcolm Frouman, illustration by Dan Kirk. >>>NEXT: Entering the 1990s! 1987: The Whiz Kid, Bill Gates. Art director: Malcolm Frouman. 1987: Hello Anywhere, Here's the Lowdown on Cellular Phones. Art director: Malcolm Frouman, illustration by Gary Hallgren. 1992: The Immigrants. Art director: Malcolm Frouman. 1998: What to Do About Asia. Art director: Malcolm Frouman. 2003: Is Wal-Mart Too Powerful? This was the launch issue of a redesign by FaheyOconnor. Art director: Malcolm Frouman. >>>NEXT: The future of the business world... 2003: The CEO of Hip Hop (Russell Simmons). Cover design: FaheyOconnor. Art director: Malcolm Frouman. 2004: Coca-Cola, The Real Problem. Art director: Malcolm Frouman. 2008: The New Frugality. Art director: Andrew Horton, illustration by David Rudes. 2008: Banks vs. Consumers. Art director: Andrew Horton. BusinessWeek was redesigned in 2008 by Horton and Modernista! 2009: Why the Market Will Keep Going Up/Why the Market Is Going Nowhere. Art director: Andrew Horton, illustration by Christoph Niemann. Special thanks to Steven Taylor and Ron Plyman of BusinessWeek for their hard and wonderful work on collecting these covers.