2011 Review: The 45 Most Powerful Images of 2011

Buzzfeed has published an excellent round-up of some key news events of the last year as told through photography. Go here to see all 45 pictures.

(Reuters / ASAHI SHIMBUN)

A woman cries while sitting on a road amid the destroyed city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan after the massive earthquake and tsunami.

2011 Review: in Lego!

This is pretty cool. As reported in The Guardian, some of the major news events of the last year have been re-created in Lego. Check out more pictures here and here.

The Royal Wedding

Obama and his security team watch Osama Bin Laden's killing

Occupy Wall Street

2011 Review: Best and Worst Magazine Covers

While I have not seen every single magazine at newsstands, I do try to keep up to date with as many covers as I can by browsing online. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are my picks for best and worst this past year. I judge by concept, brand and audience synergy, styling, coverlines, creativity and overall impact. For me, the worst covers have terrible styling and picture selection and have missed the mark considerably in terms of their audience/brand suitability.

BEST MAGAZINE COVERS 2011

 

WORST MAGAZINE COVERS 2011

2011 Review: Songs of the Year

These are the top 10 tunes that got a major run on my iPod "most played" list in 2011:

"Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People

"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele

"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye, featuring Kimbra

"Feeding Line" by Boy & Bear

"Otis" by Kanye and Jay-Z

"Night Air" by Jamie Woon

"The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Battery Kinzie" by Fleet Foxes

"Calgary" by Bon Iver

And my guilty pleasure: "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5