Magazines: October 2009 Archives

The design of Gourmet magazine

The design of Gourmet magazine

After Gourmet magazine closed down on October 5, we asked the art staff for some of their favorite feature spreads and covers from the past couple years. Although the covers of Gourmet often garnered the most attention, the insides of the magazine were brilliant and sparkling as well, and received much acclaim and many awards. Here are four covers and 10 beautiful feature openers from Gourmet. Creative director: Richard Ferretti; art director: Erika Oliveira.

(Above left): August 2008 cover photograph by John Kernick.

Watch for the best of Cookie magazine, coming next week!
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Interview: Dugald Stermer and Ramparts magazine

Interview: Dugald Stermer and Ramparts magazine

A NOTE FROM THE EDITORS, DECEMBER 5, 2011: It is with great sadness we note that Dugald Stermer, illustrator and Ramparts Art Director from 1964-1970, passed away last week at 75 after a long illness. Below we're reposting an interview Robert Newman did with Stermer in the autumn of 2009.

Dugald Stermer was the art director of Ramparts magazine during its heyday, 1964-1970. A new book by Peter Richardson, A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America , has brought the magazine back into the public eye. The New York Times gave the book a lengthy review in the October 11 Sunday Times Book Review, which praised the magazine's "hip, slick and provocative look."
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Ramparts Magazine

Ramparts Magazine

The New York Times has a review of the new history of Ramparts magazine today, A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America, by Peter Richardson. For those who've never seen it, or for those who remember, Ramparts was a striking visual magazine, art directed from 1964-1970 by the great Dugald Stermer (who is better-known today for his illustration work). Dig this cover of Stermer and the mag's editors burning their own draft cards! We'll be posting a more detailed visual history of Ramparts later this week. Images from those days are hard to find....if you've got any you want to contribute to the post, please let us know ASAP.… MORE

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