Cover of the Day, August 31, 2011
Cover of the Day 08.31.11
Newsweek, September 5, 2011
Creative Director: Dirk Barnett
Director of Photography: Scott Hall
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August 2011 Archives
Newsweek, September 5, 2011
Creative Director: Dirk Barnett
Director of Photography: Scott Hall
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Celebrating The Times Magazine's Most Iconic Images
New+Notable 08.30.11
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a revealing new book to be published by Aperture this October. … MORE
Fast News for August 30, 2011
News 08.30.11
>> Art director Laura Baer participated in the 50th reunion of the Freedom Rides, taking the place of her deceased father, Byron Baer, one of the original riders. Mother Jones has a moving collection of photos of Freedom Riders that she took on her journey.
>> Designer Mike Dempsey takes a look at the visual history of legendary UK magazine Radio Times and the state of publication design in general. His post stirred up a storm in the UK publication design community, and there's a deep comments section well worth reading, with contributions from a number of folks, including IPC Magazines Editorial Development Director (and former US Rolling Stone art director) Andy Cowles. Thanks to Magculture and Luke Hayman for the tip...
>> Illustrator Tim O'Brien has a revealing "pull-back-the-curtains" story about the creation of the new Time magazine Gaddafi cover. Our favorite part is the self-portrait he used for hair reference for the Gaddafi illustration!...
Cover of the Day, August 29, 2011
Cover of the Day 08.29.11
Vista, Issue 37
Creative director: Frederico Antunes
Designer: Frederico Antunes
Photographer: Fabiano Lokinho
Rolling Stone and the Art of the Record Review
illustration 08.23.11
For longer than most of its readers have been alive, Rolling Stone has been an essential showcase for illustrators and illustration. Although the features, political columns, and covers have all been great venues for art, it's the opening record reviews page that has been the longest continuous showcase for a wonderful fusion of rock 'n' roll and illustration. Over the years, the huge talents of the Rolling Stone art department have highlighted an amazing array of talent in that space.
The Society of Illustrators is gathering a historical collection of images, for a new exhibit, Rolling Stone and the Art of the Record Review, on display from September 1-October 22, 2011, at the Society museum, 128 E. 63rd St. in Manhattan. The show will feature over 80 original illustrations from the record review section of Rolling Stone, spanning four decades of work. The opening reception is Friday, September 9 at 6.30pm.
There are a number of events scheduled along with the show, including Illustrator as Designer, a panel discussion with John Hendrix, Chris SIlas Neal and Jennifer Daniel, on October 1, and An Evening with Rolling Stone Senior Art Director Steven Charny, on October 5.
On the turn page, we've got a small selection of some of the brilliant pieces that will be on display.
(Above): Illustration of Wyclef Jean by Edel Rodriguez, August 3, 2000.
Six Essential iPad Apps for Type Lovers
iPad 08.23.11
Above: Comparing typefaces in FontBook
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Fast News for August 23, 2011
News 08.23.11
>> Web Design for the Rest of Us: Print designers: Adobe has heard your cries for help! And their answer is ... Muse. The app, whose beta version is a free download, works much like InDesign or Apple's iWeb--that is almost completely WYSIWYG--and does not require knowledge of HTML coding.
>>Newsstand Woes: Magazine sales at the newsstand continue to suffer, despite otherwise upbeat publishing news recently. The latest numbers show newsstand sales were down nearly 10% in the first half of 2011.
>>c a r s o n Minus Carson: After launching to much ballyhoo last spring, c a r s o n magazine has "imploded." The Venice-based magazine was named for its legendary creative director, David Carson. But word comes that Carson has quit the magazine after a dust up with the editor, Alex Storch. Carson and Storch have carried the feud to Facebook, posting texts, contracts, and emails from each other for everyone to see.
Cover of the Day, August 22, 2011
Cover of the Day 08.22.11
Reader's Digest, September 2011
Art Director: Dean Abatemarco
Photographer: Andre Souroujon
Creative Director: Robert Newman
This newsstand-only cover of Reader's Digest is a reprise of a cover of The Village Voice that ran right after 9/11/. See the original and more after the jump.
Cover of the Day, August 19, 2011
Cover of the Day 08.19.11
Wallpaper, September 2011
Art Director: Meirion Pritchard
Photography: Miles Aldridge
Fashion: Beth Fenton
Video with photographer Miles Aldridge discussing the shoots for the issue at West Virginia's Greenbrier Resort after the jump...
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AIGA/NY + Karel Martens: A Don't Miss Event
Life Outside of Work 08.17.11
Martens has been practicing for fifty years and continues to create forward-looking and technologically ground-breaking work that is comfortable in the current moment but not consumed by it. He is a highly influential book designer but considers himself more broadly a "designer of the printed word." But he's really a designer of language, even abstract and photographic language. His work extends with equal innovation and clarity of communication across almost all imaginable media, from coins and postage stamps to monoprints to ASCII art to experimental video to electric signs to textiles to building facades.More info about Martens' work and RSVPing after the jump...
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Cover of the Day, August 17, 2011
Cover of the Day 08.17.11
New York, Fall Fashion, August 22, 2011
Creative Director: Chris Dixon
Director of Photography: Jody Quon
Photographer: Brigitte Lacombe
The cover above is one of four printed for New York's Fall Fashion issue; see the other three, all shot by Brigitte Lacombe, after the jump...
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Fast News for August 16, 2011
News 08.16.11
>> Apps round-up, pt 1: if you're still in NYC right now and not on vacation, you may need the new app from The New Yorker, a distillation of just their Goings On About Town editorial listings. Gizmodo says, "I'm Sorry Your Crappy City Doesn't Have Something Like the New Yorker's Goings On App" and from what we've seen so far, they're right. Min App Central gave it an A-, high praise around almost every part of the woods. All Things D details some of the extras involved, including audio recordings from critics and highly detailed search function. Free at iTunes here, for Android here...>> Apps round-up, pt 2: Bonnier's launching a tablet-only fashion magazine, C-Mode...
>> Bloomberg Businessweek's design team put up a site for the 37-page infographic that is their Popularity Issue: see it here, and more from the making-of here and here...
>> AIGA is taking on the Huffington Post for their request for (surprise!) free design work...
Cover of the Day, August 15, 2011
Cover of the Day 08.15.11
Worth, September 2011
Creative Director: Dean Sebring
Illustrator: Brian Stauffer
Cover of the Day, August 11, 2011
Cover of the Day 08.11.11
Earnshaw's, August 2011
Creative Directors: Nancy Campbell, Trevett McCandliss
Photographer: Christophe Kutner
Style Director: Michel Onofrio
Fashion Editor: Angela Velasquez
Jon Stewart on Michele Bachmann Newsweek cover
Controversy 08.10.11
Check out this clip, and let us know what you think of the cover.
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Behind the scenes with Editions designer David Robinson
Websites & Apps 08.04.11
Editions, the highly anticipated magazine App produced by AOL, Mobile has just hit the App store boasting the tag line "The Magazine that Reads You". It's the first digital magazine I know of that integrates tagging of a user's interests and maps content to those choices offering up a unique personalized magazine every day. Recently I got to sit down with David Robinson, Head of UX & Mobile Design for AOL to ask him a few questions about the process from a designers point of view.… MORE
Facebook Likes Indie App Publisher Push Pop Press
News 08.03.11
This is further evidence--as discussed recently at SPD's Indie App Night--that its still the wild, wild west in App Town. But, what are the immediate ramifications? Joe Zeff shares a few theory's of his own on his blog. Among them: A Flipboard-style Facebook and growth for WoodWing and Adobe DPS?
What do you think is around the corner.
FontShop Brings 620,000 Fonts to Your iPad
New Work 08.03.11
You've had their iconic yellow and black book on our shelves for years. Now it's available on your iPad. FontBook, from FontShop, contains over 620,000 typeface specimens from 110 type foundries. Use the FontBook app to look up and view fonts by name, style category, typographical subclassification, designer name, foundry name, year of publication, or by similarity of design. Compile your own list of favorite fonts, and use the "compare" tool to test-drive fonts.FontBook is primarily an online browsing application-- it displays its full content only when your device has internet access through a WiFi or 3G mobile connection. However, if you have no online access, you can temporarily switch the "include online content" setting to "off". This will enable the app to display a reduced pool of selected content which will work offline.
Cover of the Day, August 3, 2011
Cover of the Day 08.03.11
LOVE, Issue 6
Photographers: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott
Fashion Editor: Arianne Phillips
Model: Elle Fanning
Hair: Ashley Javier
Make-up: Kirsten Pigott
Fast News for August 2, 2011
News 08.02.11
>> ESPN Picks Fortune's Pockets: ESPN announced that John Korpics, most recently the Creative Director of Fortune magazine, has been named Vice President/Creative Director for Print & Digital Media, beginning in September.
>> 'Fear' is Major Theme at Yale Publishing Conference: "While not as easily palpable in the speakers, both lecturers and audience members rippled with it. The message was clear: get onboard or get out, because there are plenty of others to take your seat at the publishing table. This, along with the residue of the receding economic downturn and ominous phrases like 'Print is dead' and 'The Web is dead,' seem to be the publishing world's equivalent to the Rapture."
>> Atlantic Debuts Mag App 2.0: The Atlantic debuts a new app that puts a twist on the model other companies have been using. In the works for close to a year, the app shows how publishers have changed in their thinking about charging for content on tablets.
>> On the Cover of the Rolling Stone: An unsigned band from Saskatoon is the big winner of Rolling Stone's "Do You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star" contest. The Sheepdogs beat out 15 other bands in online voting to win the chance to be featured on the magazine's cover.
Cover of the Day, August 1, 2011
Cover of the Day 08.01.11
National Journal, July 30, 2011
Art Director: Jan Foerster Zimmeck
Photo Coordinator: Lauren Carroll
Photo: Ocean/Corbis