The Village Voice: An Art Directors' History

Pictured above is the final cover of the final print edition of The Village Voice, which hits the streets on September 20. Photograph by Fred W. McDarrah, art director: Ashley Smestad Vélez.Since its founding in 1955 The Voice provided a venue for a... MORE

Cover of the Day: Mother Jones

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.Mother Jones  May-June 2015 Cesign Director: Ivylise Simones___________________________________________________________________________________Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us... MORE

The Village Voice covers of Ivylise Simones

Ivylise Simones was the art director of The Village Voice from January 2008-January 2010. She did over 100 covers in that time, many of them self-illustrated (Simones estimates that she created a third of the covers herself). The low budgets, quick production... MORE

John Dixon, new AD at The Village Voice

Venerable alt-weekly The Village Voice has named John Dixon as their new Art Director. He has previously been in the AD spot at Men's Health and runs the studio Old Tennis Shoes. He replaces Ivylise Simones, who left The Voice... MORE