Grids: June 2012 Archives

Cover of the Day: Friday Edition

Cover of the Day 06.29.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Aesthetica, June/July 2012

Managing Director/Editor: Cherie Federico

Photographer: Mel Karch

Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition

Cover of the Day 06.27.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

The New Yorker, June 25, 2012

Art Editor: François Mouly

Illustrator: Gayle Kabaker

Ad Age Assigns Cover Art Worldwide

New+Notable 06.26.12 posted by The Editors

For its annual "global issue," Advertising Age and its editor, Abbey Klaassen and AD Jesper Goransson decided to have a competition for artists and designers around the world to create the cover.

The winning cover was created by Rohit Dhamija and Udayan Chakravarty, an AD and copywriter (respectively) at the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson (JWT) in New Delhi, India.

See the finalists after the jump.

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Honoring Amid Capeci, Benefiting A Good Cause

Auction 06.25.12 posted by Josh Klenert

Last Thursday, the Society of Publication Designers was honored to co-host an auction of extraordinary photography and illustration work with Entertainment Weekly magazine to benefit the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in honor of late Design Director Amid Capeci.

A who's who of magazine illustrators and photographers donated amazing pieces, including works by Ruven Afanador, Roberto Parada, Tim O'Brien, Peggy Sirota, Edel Rodriguez and Art Streiber. Many of the photographs and illustrations for sale where commissioned by Capeci himself during his extraordinary career as Design Director at Rolling Stone, Newsweek and Entertainment Weekly.

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Cover of the Day: Monday Edition

Cover of the Day 06.25.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

D Magazine, June 2012

Creative Director: Todd Johnson

Cover of the Day: Friday Edition

Cover of the Day 06.22.12 posted by The Editors

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Huffington., June 17, 2012

Creative Director: Josh Klenert
Illustration: Christoph Niemann

Smart Money Ends Print Run

News 06.21.12 posted by The Editors

Dow Jones & Co. said Thursday it will stop publishing the print version of SmartMoney, although it will expand the personal-finance magazine's digital platform.

Dow Jones, a unit of News Corp., which also publishes The Wall Street Journal, said it would add six new positions to SmartMoney.com's editorial staff but eliminate 25 jobs related to the print edition production. The last issue of the monthly magazine will be September's.

"It's clear that the volatility of markets and asset classes has increased the need for rapid delivery of personal finance intelligence, so we will be expanding our team and presence on the Web," said Robert Thomson, editor in chief of Dow Jones and managing editor of The Wall Street Journal.

Pop-Up Portfolio: Francesco Poroli

Designers 06.21.12 posted by Patrick Mitchell

WHO: Francesco Poroli

AGE: 37

LOCATION: Milan, Italy

PUBLICATION: Rivista Ufficiale NBA (Official NBA Magazine)

C.V.: Freelance art director and illustrator from several clients including The New York Times Magazine, Wired (Italy), IL: Intelligence in Lifestyle, Glamour, Reebok

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Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition

Cover of the Day 06.20.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Pittsburgh City Paper, June 13, 2012

Art Director: Lisa Cunningham
Illustration: Jim Rugg

That's the governor of Pennsylvania in this homage to the recent Time magazine breastfeeding cover.

Cover of the Day: Classics Edition

Cover of the Day 06.20.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, Classics Edition, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from the archives..

New York, April 8, 1968

[Premiere Issue]

Creative Director: Milton Glaser

SUMMER SOCIAL Monday, 07.16.2012

Life Outside of Work 06.19.12 posted by Nathalie Kirsheh

Summer is a day away--and ok, although it isn't exactly that HOT out yet--we can all use a nice cool drink anyway...
So while things may seem quiet during the past few months at the SPD offices, there's a ton of planning in the works for another great year chock full of events for the 2012/13 season.
We've even decided to throw a bash as an early kick-off to it all, so come join SPD for another More Fun, More Often event at Sons of Essex on Monday, July 16. Hey, think of it as an extended weekend. It's summer, people.) Drink specials will be available 6:30-9:30. Details after the jump.

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A Night at the Gala

47 06.19.12 posted by The Editors

The highlight of the SPD year is our annual black-tie awards Gala, held this year at Cipriani's. All of the competition's winners were shown and the Magazine of the Year, Gold, and Silver medals were awarded. We had a blast eating, drinking, meeting old friends, and making new ones. Check out some photos from this year's Gala--and make sure to buy a ticket for next year's festivities!

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Cover of the Day: Monday Edition

Cover of the Day 06.18.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Rouleur, July 2012

Creative Director: Luke Scheybeler

Cover of the Day: Friday Edition

Cover of the Day 06.15.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

The Wire, July 2012

Art Director: Ben Weaver

Luke Hayman Redesigns T+L. Again.

Redesigns 06.14.12 posted by Patrick Mitchell

Via Pentagram:

Pentagram's Luke Hayman and team have redesigned Travel+Leisure with a dynamic new format that matches the magazine's chic, sophisticated tone. The redesign launches with the June issue, on newsstands now.

Hayman worked closely with EIC Nancy Novogrod and DD Sandra Garcia on the project. Hayman was CD at T+L from 2002 to 2004, prior to joining Pentagram, and was familiar with the strengths and challenges of the magazine's existing design.

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5 Questions with Vanessa Wyse of Toronto's 'The Grid'

Designers 06.13.12 posted by Patrick Mitchell

The Grid is a "city" weekly--not to be confused with an "alternative" weekly--published by the Toronto Star. Dubbed "Toronto at street level" (thus, "The Grid"--see what they did there?) the newsprint publication is distributed on the streets and for free.

"We wanted to turn the idea of a free urban weekly on its head and create a new kind of product. A kind of a hybrid. Something that looked and read like a magazine but physically was more akin to a newspaper. A mag that has relevant content, clean and contemporary design and highly-produced original photography. Something that readers would be a little bit reluctant to throw away at the end of the week," says The Grid's CD, Vanessa Wyse. "We wanted to reflect the true feeling of Toronto. There is a very raw approach to the photography and the tone of the magazine. It can be very tempting to look at great city mags like New York and take our cues from there, since they do it so well. But I think we have been successful in creating a magazine that is completely different."

Apparently, a few people agree. The Grid just celebrated its first anniversary by cleaning up in the design categories at Les Prix du Magazine Canadien (The Canadian National Magazine Awards), winning 4 golds and 2 silvers. Let's see how they did it ...

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Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition

Cover of the Day 06.13.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Rolling Stone, June 21, 2012

Art Director: Joseph Hutchinson

Creative Director: Jodi Peckman

Photography: Peggy Sirota

The Magazine that Became a Restaurant

Ideas 06.12.12 posted by Patrick Mitchell

The Oxford American, the 2-time ASME award-winning magazine of Southern culture, would like to know if you want fries with that.

The magazine recently announced that it had been awarded a substantial grant from ArtPlace to create a space that would celebrate Southern culinary culture, as well as featuring nightly cultural programming and becoming an anchor tentant in Little Rock, Arkansas's burgeoning SOMA arts district.

SPD West: Unsung Heroes 5 Recap

SPDWest 06.12.12 posted by The Editors

SPD West had another phenomenal night at Smashbox Studios in West Hollywood. It was a full evening of LA talent on display. The night started with a tribute to Joe Kimberling, and ended with a keynote presentation by Joe Zeff.

Check out our Unsung Heroes: Photo Editor: Lisa Thackaberry, Photographer: J Benett Fitts, and Editor/Creative Director: Justin Tyler Close who showcased their compelling work. We love LA!

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Cover of the Day: Monday Edition

Cover of the Day 06.11.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Eureka, June, 2012

(Science supplement of The Times of London)

Art Director: Chris Clarke

Design: Fraser Lyness

Photo Editor: Madeleine Penny

Cover(s) of the Day: Turn It Up to 11

Cover of the Day 06.08.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Entertainment Weekly, June 15, 2012 featuring 11 covers for the cast of True Blood.

Design Director: Kory Kennedy

Deputy Design Director: Heather Haggerty

Senior Art Director: Dragos Lemnei

Photography Director: Lisa Berman

Photo Editor: Suzanne Regan

Photographer: Alexei Hay

More about True Blood from EW.com here.

What a Howler: The Match Day Program for Your Tablet!

06.08.12 posted by The Editors

Just in time for a busy weekend on the soccer calendar the team behind the much anticipated US Soccer magazine Howler have released a tablet only match day program for the upcoming Brazil-Argentina friendly at the Meadowlands on June 9th. The program dubbed Turnstile is produced by the hardest working design team in the biz Priest and Grace and is a preview issue of sorts to Howler....

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Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition

Cover of the Day 06.06.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

The Hollywood Reporter, June 11, 2012 featuring Claire Danes, (Showtime's Homeland), Mireille Enos, (AMC's The Killing), January Jones, (AMC's Mad Men), Julianna Margulies, (CBS' The Good Wife), Emmy Rossum, (Showtime's Shameless), and Kyra Sedgwick, (TNT's The Closer).

Creative Director: Shanti Marlar

Photo Director: Jennifer Laski

Photographer: Joe Pugliese

Cover of the Day: Monday Edition

Cover of the Day 06.02.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

TIME, June 11, 2012

Creative Director: D.W. Pine

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NYT Magazine Redesigns Four Times in One Day. Sort of.

New+Notable 06.01.12 posted by Patrick Mitchell

From the Unbeige blog:

The New York Times Magazine's annual innovations issue arrives this Sunday, stuffed with big ideas ranging from planet-saving bugs to futuristic family reunions. The magazine's crack design team took the theme to heart with an innovation of its own: an ambitious split run of four covers, each featuring a (gasp!) reimagined version of the Gray Lady's famed blackletter logo. Design director Arem Duplessis graciously provided us with an advance look at the bold cover quartet, pictured here. Working with art director Gail Bichler and designer Sara Cwynar, Duplessis tapped a selection of design firms and individuals to overhaul The New York Times Magazine logo and matched them with Chris Nosenzo's illustrations of four of the 32 "innovations that will change your tomorrow" featured in the issue. The "smart teeth" cover has a rinse-and-spit spirit, with a blurred-ink logo by Christopher Clark, while "power shirt" is partnered with the jaunty geometry of Non-Format. For "Cuddlebot," Nosenzo's robo-cat plays nice with Magpie Studio's fractal-shrouded caps, and "perilous play" finds its match in a playfully pixellated logo by Alex Trochut. Read on for our Q&A with Duplessis about this innovative cover project.

Read the interview with Duplessis here.

Cover of the Day: Friday Edition

Cover of the Day 06.01.12 posted by The Editors

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Metropolí, June 7, 2012

Creative Director: Rodrigo Sánchez

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