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Ashley Smestad-Vélez named Deputy Art Director at The Village Voice

Ashley Smestad-Vélez has been named Deputy Art Director at The Village Voice.Ashley joins The Village Voice after 4 years at Billboard where she headed various positions including iPad Art Director and Senior Designer, respectively. Prior she was at Popular Science.... MORE

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Cover of the Day: Billboard, July 2, 2016

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.Billboard, July 2, 2016Design Director: Nicole TerezaExecutive Editor: Craig Marks_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg... MORE

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Patrick Crowley promoted to Deputy Art Director at Billboard

Patrick Crowley has been promoted to Deputy Art Director at Billboard. Crowley joined Billboard two years ago as Senior Associate Art Director. With his new position, he will elevate the look of web and social media platforms while striving... MORE

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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

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

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New DD at Billboard

Change happened quickly today at Billboard. After 3+ award-winning years at the music industry Bible, Andrew Horton announced on Facebook that he had been informed that today was his last at Billboard, calling it his "longest stretch at a publication... MORE

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The Business of Music: Billboard Magazine Covers

There's a nifty gallery of Billboard magazine covers, art directed by Andrew Horton, on the Newmanology site. For the past year Horton has been working with a strong redesign by Pentagram, and a powerful collection of photographers and illustrators who... 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

The Going Away Cover

We've all either made 'em or received 'em: The infamous "Going Away" cover. Here's a look at a great tradition in magazine publishing:... MORE

Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.Billboard, August 25, 2012Creative Director: Andrew Horton... MORE

PUB 47: Merit Winners Announced

Following up on the Medal Finalists announcement on Monday, the notable PUB 47 Merit Winners from both Print and Digital are listed here. Official notifications and information for the PUB 47 Annual, and SPD Gala Awards are on their way... MORE

SPD 47: Andrew Horton's Favorite Magazine

Andrew Horton, Creative Director, BillboardFavorite Magazine: LOVEWhat's not to love about LOVE magazine? Fantastic production values, brilliant typography and a collection of some of the funniest fashion photography on the stands. Seriously, every issue I've picked up has had a... MORE

Farewell to an Icon: Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

We lost a great one yesterday. Here, the design community reacts to the impact that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had on themselves and design along with a look at how magazines have covered his early death. Personally, Steve gets my vote to get into... MORE

Cover of the Day, April 4, 2011

Welcome to The SPD Cover of the Day. We'll be posting our favorite covers every Monday and Wednesday. Stay tuned for the best and coolest magazine and newspaper covers, as selected by our stellar group of experts.Billboard, April 9,... MORE

PUB 46 Merit Winners Announced

Following up on the Medal Finalists announcement of last Friday, we're happy today to share the officially verified list of Print and Digital Merit winners for PUB 46 today. Official letters, submission information for the PUB 46 Annual, and advance... MORE

PUB 46 Medal Finalists: Magazine of the Year, Print and Digital

When we called this the Fight of Your Life, we didn't realize that some of the races for Gold and Silver Medals in this year's PUB 46 would be so literal: once again this year, a truly inspiring collection of... MORE

Cover of the Day, January 24, 2011

Welcome to The SPD Cover of the Day. We'll be posting our favorite covers every Monday and Wednesday. Stay tuned for the best and coolest magazine and newspaper covers, as selected by our group of experts. Billboard, January 29, 2011Design... MORE

2010 Rewind: Vote for Your Favorite Cover of the Day

This year we started a new feature on Grids, the Cover of the Day. In honor of the coming new year, and looking forward to hundreds of new, exciting, challenging covers to share with you in 2011, we're asking you to... MORE

Cover of the Day, Oct. 6, 2010

Welcome to the newest feature on the SPD blog: The SPD Cover of the Day. We'll be posting our favorite covers every Monday and Wednesday. Stay tuned for the best and coolest magazine and newspaper covers, as selected by our... MORE

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Christine Bower-Wright, New AD at Hemispheres

After five years at Billboard, most recently as the Creative Director, Christine Bower-Wright is leaving the music industry bible for the Art Director position at INK Publishing's Hemispheres.If you've got news or tips about job changes and promotions, send them... MORE