Justin Patrick Long named Art Director at Men's Journal

Justin Patrick Long has been named Art Director at Men's Journal. Long comes from Details magazine where he served as the Deputy Art Director for just under two years.... MORE

Barack Obama: Portraits of a President - An interview with Richard Baker

Barack Obama: Portraits of a President is an essential evening of illustration brilliance featuring artists Barry Blitt, Steve Brodner, Anita Kunz, and Edel Rodriguez, sponsored by the Society of Publication Designers and hosted (and organized) by art director Richard Baker.... MORE

Cover of the Day: Nautilus, September/October 2015

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.Nautilus, September/October, 2015Art Director: Len SmallIllustrator: Brian Stauffer_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover... MORE

Cover of the Day: Ebony, November 2015

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.Ebony,  November, 2015Art Director: Lynette L. GallowayIllustration: Estudio Javier Jaen_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of... MORE

Washingtonian Covers by Creative Director Michael Goesele

Michael Goesele has been the creative director of regional magazine Washingtonian for the past four years. During that time he crafted a bright, engaging, energetic visual identity for the magazine, utilizing lots of bold imagery and creative typography. Michael recently... MORE

Art Director Tom Bentkowski Remembers New York Magazine in the 70s

Editor's Note: The recent SPD event, For the Love of ...New York Magazine, featured nine former and current design directors and art directors of the magazine. Missing was Tom Bentkowski, who worked as an associate art director in the 1970s... MORE

Cover of the Day TBT Part 2: Ms. Magazine, November 1977

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.Ms. Magazine, November 1977Art Director: Barbara RicherDesigner: Barbara RicherIllustrator: Ellen RixfordPhotographer: Pat FieldWant to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send... MORE

Cover of the Day TBT Part 1: Ms. Magazine, September 1977

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.Ms. Magazine, September 1977Art Director: Barbara RicherDesigner: Barbara RicherIllustrator: Ruth MartenPhotographer: Pat FieldWant to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send... MORE

Interview with Mad Magazine Art Director Sam Viviano

By Ward SuttonSuttonImpactStudio.comAfter a 22-year career as a freelance illustrator, Sam Viviano became the art director of Mad magazine in 1999. I've had the pleasure and honor of working with Sam for many years, and he was gracious enough to... MORE

Cover of the Day: The Infamous, Issue #8

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.The Infamous,  Issue #8Art Director: Shaun BaronCover Illustration: Phetus and Rolo LedsemaWant to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send... MORE

The Genius That Is Carla Frank

By Andy Cowlesandycowles.comI have only ever subscribed to three magazines in my life. When I was eleven it was Military Modeling because I couldn't get in my village newsagent. Now it's The New Yorker, but for many years it was... MORE

Cover of the Day: Walter Magazine November 2014

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.Walter Magazine November 2014Art Director: Jesma ReynoldsIllustration: Peter MaxWant to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a... MORE

From the SPD Archives: A Video Tribute to Amid Capeci, 2014

One of the highlights of the recent SPD For the Love of...Entertainment Weekly event was the screening of a tribute video to late EW design director Amid Capeci. Amid blazed a trail of brilliant art direction at EW, Rolling Stone,... MORE

This Week's SPD Guest Editor: Robin Benson

[A note from the SPD Grids Editors: This is the second in our ongoing series of Guest Editors. Robin Benson is a longtime UK magazine art director who edits and produces the Past Print blog, which features rich collections of... MORE

Mitch Shostak, 1950-2014

One of our community's greatest friends and supporters has left us too soon. Mitch Shostak passed away on June 25; he was 63.Mitch was an art director for American Express, IBM, Money, The New York Times, People, BusinessWeek, Scholastic, and... MORE

A Friends of Bob Newman Update

Our beloved friend and colleague (and former SPD President) Bob Newman was severely injured in March. He spent several days in critical condition, was in a coma for weeks, hospitalized for months, and is still spending his days rehabilitating--receiving physical therapy,... MORE

Remembering George Delmerico, Longtime Art Director of The Village Voice

Longtime Village Voice art director George Delmerico passed away in early August in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 67.Delmerico was a talented and eclectic art director who designed LP covers (most notably Donald Fagen's The Nightfly), posters, books,... MORE

Kate Elazegui, New AD at Money

Always up for a good piece of news, we hear from multiple sources that, although the "official" Time Inc. memo isn't out yet, it's definite -- Kate Elazegui, most recently in the top spot at the revamped-then-retired Radar, will be... MORE