Results tagged “redesign” from Grids

Inside JCK Magazine's Redesign

JCK Magazine has been the industry authority on the jewelry business for the last 148 years. This trade magazine, which was launched back in 1869, recently finished a fresh new redesign. We had the chance to speak with JCK Magazine... MORE

Inside 5280's Redesign

Since 1993, 5280 has provided coverage on Denver, Colorado to locals and visitors alike. This city magazine, which is named after Denver's elevation of 5,280 feet, has just finished their latest redesign with their most recent July issue.  We spoke... MORE

A Fresh New Look For Parents Magazine

SPD recently spoke with the staff of Parents Magazine about the process of creating their new redesign and the visual changes in store for readers.   Take a look at some of the pages from the new magazine after the... MORE

SPD 50 Redesign of the Year Medal Finalists

On May 1 at the 50th Anniversary SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Super 8 Redesign medals. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of other medal finalists, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to... MORE

Redesigning Foreign Policy

The team from Foreign Policy continues to wow us with their innovative covers and approach to the modern news magazine.   Recently the team in Washington, D.C., lead by Creative Director Lindsay Ballant with the help of designer Margaret Swart revamped the magazine to better... MORE

Herb Lubalin's Saturday Evening Post

By Robin Benson / Editor, Past PrintYou all know Herb Lubalin's magazine work: Eros, Fact, Avant Garde, u&lc. But how many remember his art direction for The Saturday Evening Post? In 1961 Curtis Publishing asked him to redo the logo... MORE

Inside the Consumer Reports Redesign

Kevin Brainard and Cybele Grandjean known for their redesigns of Condé Nast Traveler, Martha Stewart Living, and Condé Nast's Brides, have launch a redesigned Consumer Reports--and their new partnership Area of Practice, along with Robert Spica.Area of Practice developed the... MORE

The Process: Chicago Magazine Redesign

CHICAGO magazine debuted their recent redesign back with the November 2013 issue, but now that the dust has settled and they've gotten into the routine of the new, we get a sneak peek into their process from Design Director Bryan... MORE

Popular Science Redesign: Rethinking a 140-Year-Old Brand

The Popular Science team is starting off the new year with a new design and we were lucky enough to get the backstory on the process from Design Director Todd Detwiler...With the first significant redesign in the past 8 years,... MORE

Reader's Digest Gets a Fresh New Redesign

Reader's Digest recently completed a fantastic new redesign of the classic American brand.  Starting with an updated look for the cover, Design Director Dean Abatemarco and crew redesigned virtually every page of the magazine and its website, tablet, and iphone editions.  SPD recently spoke... MORE

The Process: Revamping Boston University's Everett Magazine

Matthew Guemple takes us step by step through the process of rebranding and redesigning the Boston University alumni magazine. Coming to Boston University from the commercial magazine world was an interesting challenge. Alumni magazines usually serve a fairly well defined purpose for... MORE

Rethinking the Traditional Alumni Magazine

Georgia State University recently finished up a complete overhaul of their alumni magazine. Creative Director José Reyes of the design firm Metaleap Creative gives us some insight into the process and a preview of the redesign after the jump.  It... MORE

A Fresh Look for Martha Stewart Living

The newest issue of Martha Stewart Living is on newsstands now, featuring a brand new look for its July/August issue. Redesign Consultant Cybele Grandjean led the project, bringing on board Kevin Brainard, Jenn McManus and Jaspal Riyait, all key players... MORE

Inside the Men's Health Redesign

This year, Men's Health turns 25. As humans age, we begin to evaluate our ourselves, think about the past, and what we can change for the future. The magazine is no different. MH has expanded over the years into a beast. On a good... MORE

Something New on Madison Avenue

The venerable bible of Madison Avenue recently undertook its most radical redesign in years, helmed by Brooklyn design collective Athletics under the direction of the magazine's CD, Jesper Goransson. The biggest challenge the team faced was "going from [basically] a... MORE

Texas Monthly: TJ Tucker's tour of the redesign. Part 1

Last fall everyone's favorite regional mag Texas Monthly underwent a total redesign under the creative direction of TJ Tucker and his team. Actually to call TM a regional maybe doing it something of a disservice. As we all know, everything... MORE

Billboard Relaunches in Print, Web and Tablet

Every magazine has a variation on a "List Issue," whether if be the Fortune 500, Time's Person of the Year, or Rolling Stone's Hot List. The beginning of these issues can arguably be ascribed to Billboard, the music industry's bible and the home... MORE

ShopSmart Redesign

The Consumer Reports ShopSmart magazine was relaunched in January with a bright, sharp new design. The 300,000 circulation magazine is aimed at women 35-60, and is densely packed with consumer service material, charts, lists, best and worsts, and much more.... MORE

A New Look for British Airways' High Life Magazine

While you're waiting for that flight to take off, have a look in your seat back pocket. Some great new work is being done at the inflight magazines of airlines around the world. British Airways has recently relaunched their inflight magazine... MORE

Southern Living: Redesigning an Institution

Few brands in publishing have as dedicated a readership as the 46 year old regional lifestyle magazine Southern Living. So how do you go about evolving the design of brand with such reader loyalty...carefully...as Design Director Robert Perino explains...... MORE