My Favo(u)rite Magazine is the benefit project for art director Bob Newman, organized by Jeremy Leslie and Andrew Losowsky. Following Bob's serious accident in March, Jeremy and Andrew reached out to a stellar cast of magazine makers, including Florian Bachleda,... MORE
Longtime Village Voice art director George Delmerico passed away in early August in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 67.Delmerico was a talented and eclectic art director who designed LP covers (most notably Donald Fagen's The Nightfly), posters, books,... MORE
Last week we posted a collection of Mitt Romney illustrations. Now, we're giving equal time to illustrations of Barack Obama. Although most of the illustrations in this set are recent, we did dig back for a few published right after... MORE
For longer than most of its readers have been alive, Rolling Stone has been an essential showcase for illustrators and illustration. Although the features, political columns, and covers have all been great venues for art, it's the opening record reviews... MORE
February 6 marks the 100th birthday of President Ronald Reagan. Thanks to the combined efforts of the Newmanology Facebook page and the Stephen Kroninger Drawger page, we've collected a batch of classic Reagan publication covers, posters, and illustrations from the 1980s.... MORE
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.>> It's Illustration Week in NYC! Be sure you're part... MORE
If you're looking for instant graphic inspiration, great visual ideas, or just want to see some cool images, check out these visual blogs and websites: Words & Eggs, Stephen Kroninger on Drawger, A Journey Round My Skull, Ethan Persoff, and... MORE