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| January 1915 cover of The National Geographic Magazine |
National Geographic Magazine is the official journal of National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded. It contains articles about geography, popular science, history, culture, current events, and photography. It is immediately identifiable by the characteristic yellow frame that surrounds its front cover. The National Geographic normally issues monthly issues.
With a worldwide circulation in thirty-three language editions of nearly nine million, more than fifty million people receive the magazine every month. In May 2007, 2008, and 2010 National Geographic magazine won the American Society of Magazine Editors’ General Excellence Award in the over two million circulation category. In 2010, National Geographic Magazine also received the top ASME awards for photojournalism and essay. (Wikipedia)
The cover design of the magazine was brutally frank and plain, until cover illustrations began appearing in 1959. There have been six different cover designs, the most well-known being the yellow cover with the contents in black print, surrounded by white filagree on the borders, which has been in use since 1910. The magazine began in a 6 x 9 1/2 inch format, becoming 7 x 10 in 1900.
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| The latest issue: May 2011 |
Yosemite's Superclimbers, they are hanging on by a fingertip-without a rope
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