The Genius That Is Carla Frank

By Andy Cowlesandycowles.comI have only ever subscribed to three magazines in my life. When I was eleven it was Military Modeling because I couldn't get in my village newsagent. Now it's The New Yorker, but for many years it was... MORE

Overworked Intern Sues Hearst

The way we use interns may soon change pending the outcome of an upcoming lawsuit. Xuedan Wang, who interned last Fall at Harper's Bazaar, is suing Hearst for "violating federal and state wage and hour laws by not paying her... 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.O, The Oprah Magazine, February 2012Creative Directors: Priest + GraceLettering: Dana TanamachiPhoto Director: Katie SchadPhotographer: Ruven AfanadorSet Design: Sam Cook... MORE

Magazines on Fire

The Kindle Fire is set to debut on Tuesday with Facebook, Twitter, Netflix and "several thousand other apps including over 400 magazine and newspaper titles. With nine magazines (below), Conde Nast appears to have the largest collection ready for launch... MORE

Fast News for July 27, 2011

SPD MEDIA MIX is our regular list of publication design, digital, and media news and updates. Please send your links and news items to SPD at mail@spd.org and we'll add them to the Mix. >> Conde iPad Situation a "Snake Pit": The New... MORE

The Story of O, Part 4: iPad Pages

On Tuesday, June 7, SPD will present The Story of O, featuring design directors Robert Priest and Grace Lee talking about O, the Oprah magazine and the O iPad app. They'll be showing  their redesign of the print product and discussing the launch of the app, all... MORE

The Final Oprah Show: The Story of O

It's 4p EST and the final episode of Oprah is airing! Don't suffer withdrawal....you can attend the June 7 SPD SpeakEasy, The Story of O, and hear O magazine and app design directors Robert Priest and Grace Lee talk about... MORE

Jordan Barnes, New PD at Seventeen

Jordan Barnes has been named the new PD at Seventeen. She had been freelancing at Real Simple, and before that was part of the photo departments at InStyle Special Issues and O, the Oprah Magazine.... MORE

O, My Goodness.

Carla Frank, the founding Design Director at O, The Oprah Magazine (one of the most successful magazine launches ever -- did you know?) has left the magazine in search of exciting new projects, a spankin' new website, and maybe, finally,... MORE