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George Pitts, R.I.P.

Very sad news: Legendary photo director George Pitts passed away early Saturday morning, March 4, after a prolonged illness. George was a photo editor, writer, poet, painter, photographer, teacher, and much more. As longtime photo director of Vibe, and later... MORE

Covers

04.06.14posted by
The Editors

101 Kick-Ass Music Covers

The new issue of Adweek magazine features the remarkable spread pictured below: 101 magazines with musicians on the cover. Compiled by Robert Newman and Adweek creative director Nick Mrozowski and executive editor Tony Case, it highlights 80 years of musical... MORE

SpeakEasy

10.22.10posted by
Robert Newman

Why We Love Albert Watson, Pt. 1

Because he photographed the preview issue cover of Vibe, featuring Treach of Naughty by Nature, and then did the first official issue cover after that (Snoop Dogg).Do not miss the upcoming SPD Speakeasy on November 2, featuring Laurie Kratochvil in... MORE

Appreciation

03.04.10posted by
Josh Klenert

Magazines Go To The Movies

This week's Time Out New York cover (illustrated by The Red Dress), reminded me of several movie-inspired magazine covers and layouts. With the Oscars this weekend, why not look back on cinema-inspired layouts. It looks like its been fertile ground... MORE

Appreciation

11.15.09posted by
Josh Klenert

The First Issue (Part 1)

With each week that goes by, we're hit with the news that another magazine is being shut down. It seemed appropriate to celebrate the first issue as much as the last.Here is a small collection of pop-culture/entertainment debut issues...... MORE

Covers

10.10.09posted by
Robert Newman

Magazine Covers that Reference Magazine Covers

The latest issue of the UK edition of Esquire features actor/comedian Ricky Gervais shot with arrows. It's a visual reference to the famous Muhammad Ali April 1966 Esquire cover, art directed by George Lois. And that cover is, of course,... MORE

Websites

08.12.09posted by
The Editors

Vibe Is... Back

From our Facebook fan page, Glen Karpowich shares news of a Vibe relaunch with digital focus.... MORE

RIP

07.07.09posted by
The Editors

George Pitts: Notes On Vibe Magazine

As news swept around last week, in e-mails and trending Twitter topics, that Hip Hop bible Vibe would be the latest magazine to close its doors, the response was felt deeply throughout the SPD community. As many wrote to us... MORE

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SPD@FIT

03.13.09posted by
The Editors

Gary Koepke for SPD@FIT: April 16th

NEW DATE! Same great inspiration...Modernista! Co-founder Gary Koepke: From Creative Director to Agency Entrepreneurâ€¨â€¨â€¨On April 16th, please join us for an SPD@FIT evening with Gary Koepke, Co-founder and Executive Creative Director of Modernista!, the fastest-growing independent creative agency in the... MORE

Results tagged “VIBE” from Grids

Redesigns

09.15.08posted by
Scott Dadich

"Elegance and Toughness"

Our good pal Luke Hayman has just completed a redesign of Vibe, now in its 15th year. He describes the look on the Pentagram blog as drawing inspiration from the Gary Koepke, Bob Newman, and Florian Bachleda days, even bringing... MORE

Old School

09.11.08posted by
Wyatt Mitchell

Relax Your Mind and Let Your Conscience Be Free

Indulge me for a moment...VIBE magazine had it's 15th anniversary this year, with a blow-out NYC party in August, and I got all nostalgic. I didn't attend, mind you, as fate would have it, I live in San Francisco now... MORE