Results tagged “magazines” from Grids

SPD 51 - The Best Editorial Design Competition!

The Early Bird Deadline is Friday, December 18thClick Here to Enter Download of the Call For Entries here.... MORE

The Maturing Independents

By Jeremy LesliemagCulture.comAll the magazines I'm featuring this week are from the self-published independent sector, an area of seemingly boundless energy and growth. Such enthusiasm goes a long way but can't cover up the fact that not every indie mag... MORE

This Week: Guest Editor Jeremy Leslie of magCulture

[A note for the SPD Grids Editors: The is the fifth in our ongoing series of Guest Editors on the Society of Publication Designers website. Jeremy Leslie is a designer, writer and curator. His London-based magCulture studio specializes in editorial... MORE

Illustration Age Showcases New Inspiring Work from Five Magazines

For the week of April 28-May 2, the Illustration Age website featured illustrations from five diverse magazines. Guest edited by Robert Newman, the idea behind the series was to look at magazines that use illustration as a major component of... MORE

SPD's Pub 49 Best Brand Medal Finalist

We all know that magazines aren't just "magazines" anymore. To be great, you have to be great on many platforms: print, tablet, mobile, website, and more. This category of the SPD Pub 49 competition recognizes true cross-platform excellence and shows... MORE

Monster Magazines for Halloween!

Here are some classic monster magazine covers guaranteed to make you forget Frankenstorm (at least for a few minutes)! We know a lot of art directors and illustrators who grew up in the 1960s and 70s used to curl up... MORE

Millenium Magazines: New Exhibit at MoMA.org

From MoMA.org: Throughout the twentieth century, innovations in international avant-garde visual arts and design were often first expressed in the informal context of a magazine or journal. This exhibition, drawn from the holdings of The Museum of Modern Art Library,... MORE

Oprah, Martha Lead Newsstand Decline

Despite continued high hopes for the post-recession period, the magazine industry limped through the second half of 2011. ABC's second-half 2011 reports total paid circulation stayed basically flat from second half 2010 to second half 2011, down about one percent... MORE

SPD 47: Andy Cowles's Favorite Magazine

Andy Cowles, Editorial Development Director, IPC Media, London Favorite Magazine: Guitarist DeluxeI love it when you see a new magazine cover or app that is so breathtakingly brilliant all you want to do it stick under the nose of the... MORE

SPD 47: Dirk Barnett's Favorite Magazine

Dirk Barnett, Creative Director, Newsweek Favorite Magazine: ELLE Collections (UK)I'm obsessed with British ELLE's ELLE Collections, it has such an eclectic mix of the vibrancy of a fashion mag with the tight design precision of a science manual. I can... MORE

SPD 47: Andrew Diprose's Favorite Magazine

Andrew Diprose, Art Director,  WIRED UK Favorite Magazine: AlbionA clever, independent magazine showcasing a well considered mix of photography paired with neat, restrained typography and 5,000-word features...??...And it's about BMX! This post is part of the Favorite Magazines Project, part... MORE

SPD 47: Patrick Mitchell's Favorite Magazine

Patrick Mitchell, Pluto MediaFavorite Magazine: Interview I rarely see this magazine in the SPD competitions-and have never been sure if it's been for financial or moral reasons. Whatever the reason, it's sad to not see Interview in the pages of... MORE

SPD 47: Robert Newman's Favorite Magazine

Robert Newman, Creative Director, Reader's Digest Favorite Magazine: Letter to Jane I love everything about Letter to Jane: its simplicity and cleanliness, its aesthetic, the spareness of the photographs and design. What might seem cold and detached in print works... MORE

SPD 47: David Curcurito's Favorite Magazine

David Curcurito, Creative Director, Esquire Favorite Magazine: Russian Esquire What kind of super douche am I for selecting something with Esquire's logo? Oh contraire mon frere, this happens to be Russian Esquire (not French) the most independent of our foreign... MORE

SPD 47: Courtney Murphy's Favorite Magazine

Courtney Murphy, Creative Director, Good Housekeeping Favorite Magazine: Donna Hay Magazine The Australian bi-monthly, Donna Hay Magazine, is for everyone who loves to cook and anyone who wants to try. Its pages are like its content -- FAST. FRESH. SIMPLE. ... MORE

SPD 47: Luise Stauss's Favorite Magazine

Luise Stauss, Photo Editor, The New York Times Magazine Favorite Magazine: Zeit Magazin I trade The New York Times Magazine with the German Sunday supplement Die Zeit every week. Designed by Bureau Mirko Borsche, this magazine is a pleasure to... MORE

SPD 47: Tuomas Jaaskelainen's Favorite Magazine

Tuomas Jaaskelainen, Design Director, Bonnier Publications Oy, Helsinki, Finland Favorite Magazine: Trendi I chose a magazine called Trendi from Helsinki, Finland, a fashion/lifestyle magazine for young women. Trendi is in a tight spot in the Finnish market, competing against local... MORE

SPD 47: Grace Lee + Robert Priest's Favorite Magazine

Grace Lee + Robert Pries, Priest + Grace Favorite Magazine: MonocleI believe Monocle is exactly what a magazine should be. They always have articles of things that I think I ought to know but didn't. It's like being in the... MORE

SPD 47: Kristina DiMatteo's Favorite Magazine

Kristina DiMatteo, Art Director Favorite Magazine: Apartamento I've recently been loving Apartamento. The artful range of well curated content is housed between special inserts, papers and unique commissions. Makes for an intimate experience and is perfect for a book that... MORE

SPD 47: DJ Stout's Favorite Magazine

DJ Stout, Partner, Pentagram Favorite Magazine: Bloomberg Businessweek The best issue of a magazine I've seen this year, or maybe in the last five years, was the Bloomberg Businessweek special edition on Steve Jobs. I was asked to speak at... MORE