I'm a little late to the party here, but I had an idea so I thought I'd roll with it. Here's what I came up with:
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There are many things that could be changed like the categories across the top, the location of the Issue number. Or get rid of the word Issue altogether and just put the number in the bottom left. I also thought it would be great to include the current upvote value.
I have the file saved as an .xcf, which can be edited via GIMP, so changing it each issue would be a breeze. I'll also provide the font files I used. Grabbed the image of the man with the laptop off of Pixabay, so it's public domain.
Looking forward to the contest results!