What makes a good recession cover for a magazine?

Hard times are a challenge for art directors -- a design challenge. Freakonomics blogger Annika Mengizen at the New York Times ponders what makes a good, or bad, recession cover. Clichés abound, of course.

As one of the commenters said, however:

And what clichés are you especially sick of by now? Articles, news headlines, and commercials that start with…“With the economy in free fall…”