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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: Friday Edition

Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.The Village Voice  February 19, 2014 Art Director and illustrator: Tom CarlsonCheck out more of Tom's recent Village Voice covers over on Newmanology.___________________________________________________________________________________Want to submit your... MORE

The Top Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2011: 10 Runner-Ups

Earlier this week we published The Top 10 Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2011. There were so many good covers that we decided to add this list of 10 runner-ups. Here, in no particular order, is another batch of amazingly creative... MORE

The Top 10 Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2011

2011 was another great year for alternative newsweekly cover design. Papers big and small across the country put out a steady stream of covers that were by turns graphic, provocative, funny, and highly original. With the rise of publication cover... MORE

Cover of the Day, September 23, 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. Riverfront Times,... MORE

Altweekly Cover Design Awards

The annual altweekly awards were announced on July 22 at the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies annual conference in New Orleans. In addition to awards for best cover design in two categories (large and small circulation), awards were also given for... MORE

More Alternative Weekly Covers from 2010

This is the third and final collection of our 2010 Alternative Newsweekly Covers round-up. Here are 10 more fun, cool, original covers. And half of them were illustrated by the art directors themselves.(Above): Westword, August 26, 2010. Art director: Jay... MORE

The Top Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2010: 10 Runner-Ups

Earlier this week we published our list of the Top 10 Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2010. There were so many good covers from 2010, though, that we decided to add this list of 10 runner-ups. Here's another batch of relentlessly... MORE

The Top 10 Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2010

2010 was a banner year for alternative newsweekly cover design. SPD has showcased a lot of these covers during the year in our Cover of the Day feature and elsewhere on the site. These papers are free, so they're not... MORE

Cover of the Day, December 8, 2010

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 from around the world.Riverfront Times, December 2, 2010.Art Director: Tom CarlsonIllustrator:... MORE

The smart cover design of Riverfront Times

Riverfront Times is an alternative weekly newspaper based in St. Louis, owned by the Viilage Voice Media chain of newspapers. Tom Carlson has been the senior art director at the paper since 1988. He does a lot of smart, cool... MORE