February 2016 Archives

Play with SPD 51 Round 7 Winner: Anton Herasymenko

Play with SPD 51 Round 7 Winner: Anton Herasymenko

Congrats to Round 7 winner Anton Herasymenko!!

Play with SPD 51 again in Round 8 coming soon!
Cover of the Day: The Hollywood Reporter, March 4, 2016

Cover of the Day: The Hollywood Reporter, March 4, 2016

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

The Hollywood Reporter March 4, 2016
Creative Director: Shanti Marlar
Typographer: Kevin Cantrell
Photo & Video Director: Jennifer Laski
Photographer: Joe Pugliese

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Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com
Cover of the Day: Beauty Inc

Cover of the Day: Beauty Inc

cover-of-the-day-logo.jpgWelcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.

Beauty Inc February 2016
Creative Director: Nick Mrozowski
Art Director: Linda Rubes
Photographer: Christine Hahn 
Illustrator: Hattie Stewart
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Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com
Cover of the Day: Variety, February 2016

Cover of the Day: Variety, February 2016

cover-of-the-day-logo.jpgWelcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.

Variety February 2016
Illustration: Kelsey Drake
Creative Director: Chris Mihal
Art Directors: Chuck Kerr, Cheyne Gateley
Designers: Vanessa Morsse,  Allison Cressey
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Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com
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Illustrators Who Design, Designers Who Illustrate

Illustrators Who Design, Designers Who Illustrate

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE! THIS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24!

For this historic creative event: Illustrators Who Design, Designers Who Illustrate, featuring a panel of six of the most interesting and versatile designer/illustrators working today. This exciting evening is co-sponsored by SPD and the Society of Illustrators.

Moderated by Len Small, the AD of Nautilus magazine, the panel includes:

MELINDA BECK (illustrator, designer)

DEANNA DONEGAN (illustrator, designer, The New Yorker)

MATT DORFMAN (illustrator, AD, The New York Times Book Review)

STEPHEN DOYLE (illustrator, visual influencer, founding AD of Spy magazine)

MARTIN GEE (illustrator, Senior AD, Time magazine)

CARLOS ZAMORA (illustrator, designer)

Time: Wednesday, February 24 at 6p

Place: The Society of Illustrators, 128 E. 63rd St. (at Lexington Ave).

Tickets: $20 Non-members / $10 Members (Society of Illustrators + SPD)
The SPD Interview: Dean Abatemarco

The SPD Interview: Dean Abatemarco

Reader's Digest has had the pleasure of having Dean Abatemarco for over 15 years on it's staff. But it's his relatively new tenure as it's Creative Director that has made the magazine even better.

We asked him some questions for our new updated Q+A series 'The SPD Interview'

(and special thanks to Reader's Digest Associate Art Director Gloria Tebelman for our new SPD Interview logo!)
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Play with SPD 51: Round 7

Play with SPD 51: Round 7

Test your industry knowledge! These past 6 weeks, we've been posting three publication-design-related questions each week and we've got another round for you this week! Be the first to answer them correctly and win your choice of two prizes: 

A set of the most recent 5 SPD Annuals (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)* 
   *Available to be mailed anywhere in the continental United States.

OR 

     
A bottle of Hangar One Vodka**
**Available only to winners (21 years and over) who are able to pick it up at the SPD office. 

Wanna play? 
Check out the following 3 questions after the jump  and email your answers to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com by Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 12pm EST.

The first e-mail received with all three questions answered correctly will be the winner. Winners will be announced here on SPD.org every Friday and notified by email. See complete contest rules after the jump for full details.

Let the games begin!

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Cover of the Day: New York Magazine, Feb. 22 - Mar. 6, 2016

Cover of the Day: New York Magazine, Feb. 22 - Mar. 6, 2016

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

New York Magazine February 22 - March 6, 2016
Design Director: Tom Alberty
Photo Director: Jody Quon

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Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com
Cover of the Day: ESPN Magazine, February 26, 2016

Cover of the Day: ESPN Magazine, February 26, 2016

cover-of-the-day-logo.jpgWelcome to SPD'Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.

ESPN Magazine, February 26,  2016
Creative Director: Chin Wang
Art Director: Rami Moghadam and  Eric Paul
Senior Director of Photography:  Karen Frank
Creative Director: Trevor Gilham
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Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com
Play with SPD 51 Round 6 Winner: Alfonso Jones

Play with SPD 51 Round 6 Winner: Alfonso Jones

Congrats to Round 6 winner Alfonso Jones!!

Play with SPD 51 again in Round 7 next week.
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SPD "Get A Life" Happy Hour!

Join us for the next...monthly "Get A Life" Happy Hour!

February 25th will be hosted by Todd Weinberger of Entrepreneur & Nathalie Kirsheh of NK Creative.

No cover charge!

The Folly
7-9pm
92 West Houston Street

Play with SPD 51: Round 6

Play with SPD 51: Round 6

Test your industry knowledge! These past 5 weeks, we've been posting three publication-design-related questions each week and we've got another round for you this week! Be the first to answer them correctly and win your choice of two prizes: 

A set of the most recent 5 SPD Annuals (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)* 
   *Available to be mailed anywhere in the continental United States.

OR 

     
A bottle of Hangar One Vodka**
**Available only to winners (21 years and over) who are able to pick it up at the SPD office. 

Wanna play? 
Check out the following 3 questions after the jump  and email your answers to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com by Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 12pm EST.

The first e-mail received with all three questions answered correctly will be the winner. Winners will be announced here on SPD.org every Friday and notified by email. See complete contest rules after the jump for full details.

Let the games begin!
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Cover of the Day: Crumbs Cotswolds, February 2016

Cover of the Day: Crumbs Cotswolds, February 2016

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

Crumbs Cotswolds, February 2016
Designer: Trevor Gilham

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Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com
Wearing Two Hats: Deanna Donegan

Wearing Two Hats: Deanna Donegan

On February 24, SPD and the Society of Illustrators are sponsoring the event Wearing Two Hats: the Double Threat, featuring Illustrators Who Design and Designers Who Illustrate. Moderated by Len Small, art director of Nautilus, the event will feature the multiple talents of Stephen DoyleMatt DorfmanMartin GeeMelinda BeckCarlos Zamora, and Deanna Donegan. This week we'll be highlighting the panelists' work on the SPD site, along with links to see more of their rich and diverse projects.

DEANNA DONEGAN
Deanna sent us this bio as well as recent favorite works she designed and illustrated: "Deanna Donegan is a graphic designer, illustrator, and art director based in New York City. Originally from San Diego, she left the West Coast to study illustration at the School of Visual Arts. She is currently a designer and art director for The New Yorker magazine, where she directs visuals for both print and web."
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Special SPD Member Discount: Infographic/Data Viz Workshop March 24-25

Special SPD Member Discount: Infographic/Data Viz Workshop March 24-25

As you know, being an SPD Member gets you discounts on our own SPD events and competition fees, plus a complimentary annual, and we're working on adding even more great benefits to the list. We're happy to announce one of those now...

The masterminds behind 5W Infographics are hosting a 2-day Information Graphics and Data Visualization Workshop in NYC on March 24-25. 

From their award-winning experience creating data-driven graphics for National Geographic, El Mundo, The New York Times and Fortune amongst others, Juan and Samuel Velasco will give you a comprehensive intro to infographic creation, aimed at both professionals and students. You can get more details here.http://5w-consulting.com

The Early Bird* fee is $725 for the 2-day intensive workshop, but 
SPD Members get 20% off!!! 

SPD MEMBERS: Log into your SPD Membership page here and get the discount code on the Welcome Page. Also look for a member email containing the code in your mailbox soon. 

Not a member but want discounts like this? Join SPD now!

*The Early Bird fee expires Feb. 19. The price is $850 after that.

Play with SPD 51 Round 5 Winner: Alisha Williams

Play with SPD 51 Round 5 Winner: Alisha Williams

Congrats to Round 5 winner Alisha Williams!!

Play with SPD 51 again in Round 6 next week.
Wearing Two Hats: Stephen Doyle

Wearing Two Hats: Stephen Doyle

On February 24, SPD and the Society of Illustrators are sponsoring the event Wearing Two Hats: the Double Threat, featuring Illustrators Who Design and Designers Who Illustrate. Moderated by Len Small, art director of Nautilus, the event will feature the multiple talents of Stephen DoyleMatt DorfmanMartin GeeMelinda BeckCarlos Zamora, and Deanna Donegan. This week we'll be highlighting the panelists' work on the SPD site, along with links to see more of their rich and diverse projects.

STEPHEN DOYLE
Stephen sent us this bio as well as recent favorite works he designed and illustrated: "Stephen Doyle is the creative director of Doyle Partners, a design studio of 10 that focuses on creating work across a broad spectrum, from branding, such as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, to packaging and graphics for David Byrne, architectural signage and environmental graphics, including work at Rockefeller Center and in Times Square, and way-finding, animations. In the evening, Doyle creates illustrations and constructions for The New Yorker, The New York Times, Wired and others. He is a contributing artist to Vanity Fair. In Doyle's world, humanity rules, ideas cast shadows, and color talks. He received the AIGA medal in 2014, and received the Cooper-Hewitt's National Design Award for Communication in 2010 for his 'ability to give words a deeper meaning.'"
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Wearing Two Hats: Matt Dorfman

Wearing Two Hats: Matt Dorfman

On February 24, SPD and the Society of Illustrators are sponsoring the event Wearing Two Hats: the Double Threat, featuring Illustrators Who Design and Designers Who Illustrate. Moderated by Len Small, art director of Nautilus, the event will feature the multiple talents of Stephen DoyleMatt DorfmanMartin GeeMelinda BeckCarlos Zamora, and Deanna Donegan. This week we'll be highlighting the panelists' work on the SPD site, along with links to see more of their rich and diverse projects.

MATT DORFMAN
Matt sent us this bio as well as recent favorite works he designed and illustrated: "Matt Dorfman is a designer, illustrator and art director of The New York Times Book Review. His illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Wired, The Atlantic and The New York Times among others. His design work has surfaced on book covers for publishers both large and small in addition to covers for The New York Times Magazine. He has also produced branding and identities for the Serial podcast and Fresh Air with Terry Gross."


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Wearing Two Hats: Carlos Zamora

Wearing Two Hats: Carlos Zamora

On February 24, SPD and the Society of Illustrators are sponsoring the event Wearing Two Hats: the Double Threat, featuring Illustrators Who Design and Designers Who Illustrate. Moderated by Len Small, art director of Nautilus, the event will feature the multiple talents of Stephen DoyleMatt DorfmanMartin GeeMelinda BeckCarlos Zamora, and Deanna Donegan. This week we'll be highlighting the panelists' work on the SPD site, along with links to see more of their rich and diverse projects.

CARLOS ZAMORA
Carlos sent us this bio as well as recent favorite works he designed and illustrated: "Zamora graduated from Havana Design Institute (ISDi) in 2000 and worked for four years in prestigious cultural organizations in Havana, Cuba. In 2004 he emigrated to Quito, Ecuador and later arrived in the U.S. in 2006. He lives in the 19th century Victorian neighborhood of Lafayette Square near downtown St. Louis, with his wife Juliana, daughters Aitana and Lucía, and a dog named Luna.



His early professional endeavors in Cuba included The Office of Historical Restoration for Old Havana, Alicia Alonso's National Ballet of Cuba, Casa de las Américas, Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba and cigar company Habanos S.A. Between 2000 and 2004 he served as art director for the magazines: Opus Habana, Gaceta de Cuba, Anales del Caribe, Cuba en el Ballet and Conjunto





Currently Zamora works as a creative director at Express Scripts.

 His illustrations have been published by the New York Observer, The Boston Globe, Ad Age, American Lawyer and The Wall Street Journal.


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Cover of the Day: Computer Arts, March 2016

Cover of the Day: Computer Arts, March 2016

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

Computer Arts, March 2016
Design Studio: Non-Format
Print Finishing: Celloglas

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Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com
Wearing Two Hats: Melinda Beck

Wearing Two Hats: Melinda Beck

On February 24, SPD and the Society of Illustrators are sponsoring the event Wearing Two Hats: the Double Threat, featuring Illustrators Who Design and Designers Who Illustrate. Moderated by Len Small, art director of Nautilus, the event will feature the multiple talents of Stephen DoyleMatt DorfmanMartin GeeMelinda BeckCarlos Zamora, and Deanna Donegan. This week we'll be highlighting the panelists' work on the SPD site, along with links to see more of their rich and diverse projects.

MELINDA BECK
Melinda sent us this bio as well as recent favorite works she designed and illustrated: "Melinda Beck is an Emmy nominated illustrator, animator and graphic designer based in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated summa cum laude in from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her clients include GQ, Nickelodeon, Martha Stewart Living, MTV, Nike, Neiman Marcus, The New York Times, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Target, and Time.
 She received a gold medal for the Society of Illustrators and awards from and publication in annuals including American Illustration, The Art Directors Club, Society of Publication Designers, Communication Arts, Print Magazine, The Society of Illustrators, The Broadcast Design Awards and The AIGA. In addition her work has been exhibited in various shows. Recently a series of her prints was acquired by the Library of Congress for their permanent collection.
 Melinda is currently the vice president of ICON, the Illustration Conference."
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Play with SPD 51: Round 5!

Play with SPD 51: Round 5!

Test your industry knowledge! For the next eight weeks, we will be posting three publication-design-related questions each week. Be the first to answer them correctly and win your choice of two prizes: 

A set of the most recent 5 SPD Annuals (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)* 
   *Available to be mailed anywhere in the continental United States.

OR 

     
A bottle of Hangar One Vodka**
**Available only to winners (21 years and over) who are able to pick it up at the SPD office. 

Wanna play? 
Check out the following 3 questions and email your answers to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com by Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 12pm EST.
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The first e-mail received with all three questions answered correctly will be the winner. Winners will be announced here on SPD.org every Friday and notified by email. See complete contest rules after the jump for full details.

Think you know the answers? Email them to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com by Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 12pm EST.


Let the games begin!

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Cover of the Day: InStyle, March 2016

Cover of the Day: InStyle, March 2016

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

InStyle, March 2016
Creative Director: Rina Stone
Director of Photography: Lisa Martin
Photographer: Thomas Whiteside
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Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com
Wearing Two Hats: Martin Gee

Wearing Two Hats: Martin Gee

On February 24, SPD and the Society of Illustrators are sponsoring the event Wearing Two Hats: the Double Threat, featuring Illustrators Who Design and Designers Who Illustrate. Moderated by Len Small, art director of Nautilus, the event will feature the multiple talents of Stephen Doyle, Matt Dorfman, Martin Gee, Melinda Beck, Carlos Zamora, and Deanna Donegan. This week we'll be highlighting the panelists' work on the SPD site, along with links to see more of their rich and diverse projects.

MARTIN GEE
Martin Gee sent us this bio as well as recent favorite works he designed and illustrated: "Martin Gee is a Senior Art Director at Time, freelance illustrator and cat whisperer. His path of destruction includes several newspapers and magazines, a website, and concert venue/restaurant chain. He has won an Emmy, awards from a few acronyms (thanks SPD and SOI!) and a fondue set for presentation karaoke/improv. He enjoys everything Star Wars, building Lego robots and living the dream. Martin and Carrie, also a Senior Art Director at Time, were married in front of Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" at MoMa. They reside in Manhattan with their two loafs (aka unemployed cats)."
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Play with SPD 51 Round 4: Elliot Stokes

Play with SPD 51 Round 4: Elliot Stokes

Round 4 Winner: Elliot Stokes, Congratulations!


Play SPD 51 again in Round 5 on Monday!

Cover of the Day: San Francisco Magazine, February 2016

Cover of the Day: San Francisco Magazine, February 2016

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

San Francisco Magazine, February 2016
Design Direction: o Banquinho
Director of Photography:
Nadia Lachanc
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Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com
Cover of the Day: The New York Times Magazine, January 31, 2016

Cover of the Day: The New York Times Magazine, January 31, 2016

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

The New York Times Magazine, January 31, 2016
Design Director: Gail Bichler
Director of Photography: Kathy Ryan
Art Director:
Matt Wiley
Photograph: Jack Davidson
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Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com
Play with SPD 51: Round 4, Triple Prize this Round!

Play with SPD 51: Round 4, Triple Prize this Round!

Test your industry knowledge! For the next eight weeks, we will be posting three publication-design-related questions each week. Be the first to answer them correctly and win your choice of two prizes: 

A set of the most recent 5 SPD Annuals (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)* 
   *Available to be mailed anywhere in the continental United States.

OR 

     
A bottle of Hangar One Vodka**
**Available only to winners (21 years and over) who are able to pick it up at the SPD office. 

Wanna play? 
Check out the following 3 questions and email your answers to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com by Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 12pm EST.

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The first e-mail received with all three questions answered correctly will be the winner. Winners will be announced here on SPD.org every Friday and notified by email. See complete contest rules after the jump for full details.

Think you know the answers? Email them to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com by Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 12pm EST.


Let the games begin!

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