January 2014 Archives

Jeremy LaCroix Leading Design for Magazine Platform Issuu

Tech Crunch is reporting that Jeremy LaCroix has been named Vice President of Product Design and User Experience for magazine publishing platform Issuu. Most recently LaCroix served as Head of Design, UX, and Product for AOL Mobile where he launched new mobile apps for Engaget and Daily Finance. ISSUE sees 5 billion page views across 15 million magazine, catalogs, and newspapers each month. LaCroix we be splitting his time between Copenhagen and Palo Alto.

Matthew Leifheit, New Photo Editor at VICE

Independent photographer, curator, and publisher Matthew Leifheit has been named Photo Editor at VICE magazine. In addition to contributing articles to Camera Club of New York and TIME Magazine's Lightbox blog, Leifheit self-publishes Matte Magazine, a platform for established and emerging artists that has been collected by the Museum of Modern Art library in New York.

Laura Baer Named Art Director of New Jersey Monthly

Laura Baer has been named Art Director of New Jersey Monthly. Laura had been Consulting Art Director at Good Housekeeping and other publications and non-profit clients for the past several years. Prior to that she served as the Art Director of Prevention magazine, CIO Insight, PC Magazine, and Senior Art Director of Business Week.