July 2013 Archives

Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition

Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition


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Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

The New Yorker,  August 5, 2013
Art Editor: Francoise Mouly
Illustrator: John Cuneo
Stacey Baker's Citilegs Project

Stacey Baker's Citilegs Project

Stacey Baker, Associate Photo Editor at The New York Times Magazine has turned her Instagram account into a mini art project. She began in March and has already amassed over 20,000 followers. We asked her a few questions about her work.

Tell us about your project?
It probably sounds strange, but I photograph women's legs on the streets of New York. I do it as I walk to and from work most days, during lunch in the area where I work at The New York Times and on the weekends. I always approach the women and ask for permission. If they're game, I take their pictures on the street or sidewalk with my iphone and upload many of the pictures to my Instagram account and to my tumblr, citilegs.com.  

I think that the most successful images are kind of portraits of the women. The way they choose to stand and what they're wearing reflect something of their personalities. 

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Cover of the Day: Monday Edition

Cover of the Day: Monday Edition


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Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Remodeling Magazine, August 2013 Special Issue
Art Director: Pete Morelewicz
Type illustration and design: Nancy Harris Rouemy Go For It Design Ltd



Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition

Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition


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Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.


New York Magazine, 
July 29 - August 5, 2013

Design Director: Thomas Alberty
Photography Director: Jody Quon
Cover Art: "Medusa II" (2012) by Leah Yerpe
Cover of the Day: Monday Edition

Cover of the Day: Monday Edition


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Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Time

Design Director: D.W. Pine
Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition

Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition


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Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Metro Detroit Brides

Photographer: Jenny Risher
Art Direction & Design: Jessica Decker 
Floral Styling: Cindy Hicks 
Clothing Styling: Stephanie Potts

Check out behind the scenes photos of creating the flower logo after the jump...

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Cover of the Day: Monday Edition

Cover of the Day: Monday Edition

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Whether you find this one funny, smart and/or offensive, get some behind-the-scenes insight from Creative Director Richard Turley over on the Society of News Designers' site

Bloomberg Businessweek, July 15, 2013
Creative Director: Richard Turley
Photo Editor: Emily Keegin
Designer: Jaci Kessler
PCWorld to Fold its Print Publication

PCWorld to Fold its Print Publication

Its the end of an era. After 30 years in print, IDG announced today that they would cease publishing a print edition of PC World in the U.S. to go for a digital-only strategy.

While I was with Don Morris Design were hired to redesign PCWorld magazine twice under the leadership of Creative Director Robert Kanes -- once in 1996 and again in 2001. DMD was hired for the redesign trifecta in 2007. Those redesigns (and style guides) still hold up! The transition away from print is not a suprise, but hopefully an opportunity for PCW to invest in strong, engaging storytelling on their digital network.

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Letter from the President - Francesca Messina

To the SPD Community:

I appreciate the vote of confidence you've given me in electing me to this role. It's an honor and a privilege to help guide SPD in the coming year. I want to acknowledge the great work done by my predecessor, Neil Jamieson, who worked tirelessly in the last year to advance SPD's many initiatives. And also our Board of Directors, and our amazing crew of volunteers, whose tireless efforts bring you all of the programs you know and love.

As I stopped by my local newsstand today on my usual lunch-break magazine grazing, I was struck by the number of newly-freshened or redesigned brands. We are at a moment of such incredible expansion in our industry, despite the hardships and shrinking budgets we all face daily. Apps are being created, new digital products imagined, and print magazines are at a really incredible moment in terms of smart editorial design. ADs and PDs are now brand design managers, with their hands and eyes on so many different types of media. There are fantastic new custom publications being bankrolled by big companies or kickstarted by a group of passionate individuals. There's a feeling of possibility, mixed with practicality, as always.

SPD has always been the voice of all of us who are editorial visual contributors: art directors, photo editors, photographers, infographics designers, and illustrators. We all create content that astonishes, informs, and reflects the cultural moment. Yet we cannot accomplish what we do alone. We work in teams, collaborate, fight, and defend our ideas and vision. SPD is here to represent our issues, needs, and ever-evolving industry. Whether you are creating Flaunt or Fast Company, Money or Monocle, Interview or Institutional Investor, W or Worth, Bicycling or Bloomberg BusinessWeek, The Atlantic or The Oxford American, whether you've been working in this industry for a decade or a week, on staff or freelance, we represent YOU.

SPD turns 50 in 2015. This year we will plan a celebration of SPD's legacy, and of a great chapter in the history of publication design. Please give me your thoughts on how we can truly commemorate the great designers, photographers, illustrators, editors, and work that has been done in the last half century.

So, here's what you have to do: if you haven't yet, JOIN SPD. TODAY.
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ESPN the Magazine's 'Body Issue' -- Vote for Your Fave

ESPN the Magazine's 'Body Issue' -- Vote for Your Fave

Heating up newsstands, ESPN the Magazine has released a preview images from their annual "Body Issue," which features Colin Kaepernick, John Wall, race car driver Courtney Force and over a dozen other athletes showing off their most natural form.

Above: The biggest surprise from this year's issue, which comes out Friday, is 77-year-old golfer Gary Player.

Vote now on your fave at ESPN.com

Above: ESPN the Magazine, July 2013. VP/Creative Director, 
Digital and Print Media: John Korpics
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Cover of the Day: Tuesday Edition

Cover of the Day: Tuesday Edition

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Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Vanity Fair, August 2013
Design Director: Chris Dixon
Director of Photography: Susan White
Photographer: Norman Jean Roy

More Fun, More Often - Summer Edition Recap

More Fun, More Often - Summer Edition Recap

Last Tuesday's Summer Social kicked the steamy season off right with the venue's super-cool vibe and our super-cool guests. A huge thanks to Houston Hall for hosting us, and a big thanks to all who joined us. Check out some photos of the night courtesy of photographer Jacqueline Harriet, after the jump...… MORE

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