You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone: Gourmet design

It's kind of sweet that the Society of Professional Designers have posted an item on their blog where they ask the designers of Gourmet magazine to select their favourite covers and spreads from the magazine, which has published its last issue.

Although the covers of Gourmet often garnered the most attention, the insides of the magazine were brilliant and sparkling as well, and received much acclaim and many awards.

The post shows four covers and feature openers selected by creative director Richard Ferretti and art director Erika Oliveira.

Designer Richard Newman's Facebook page also celebrates the late magazine:

When Conde Nast closed down Gourmet magazine on October 4, they also ended a striking visual history that stretches back to 1941, when the magazine was founded. Over the years Gourmet featured iconic illustration (well into the 50s) and photography that defined elegance and tastiness in food magazine covers. Feast your eyes on this small collection of Gourmet covers from 1941-2009. For a complete set of covers from 1959-2007: http://bit.ly/10fqkX.