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Posted The End of Awesomeness to Grids
If you're not friends with David Carson or Armin Vit on Facebook, you're probably missing one of the great multi-generational graphic design throw-downs in recent history. Representing the '90s is Carson, former designer of iconic magazines like Beach Culture and...
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Posted Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition to Grids
Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.Texas Monthly, June 2013Creative director: T. J. TuckerPhoto editor: Leslie BaldwinPhotographer: Wyatt McSpaddenLettering design: Jon ContinoSauce lettering: T. J. TuckerClick over to...
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Posted Four Seasons Unveils Posh Redesign to Grids
With the opportunity to help lead the evolution of a new Four Seasons brand identity by creating a more engaging, dynamic, and robust magazine experience, Pace has recently published the first issue of newly redesigned Four Seasons Magazine, the quarterly publication...
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Posted Better with Age? An Icon Reinvents at 60 to Grids
Last month, 60 years after its founding, Aperture Foundation relaunched its flagship publication Aperture, one of the world's leading photography magazines. Conceived by Executive Director Chris Boot, and editors Michael Famighetti and Melissa Harris to offer a more focused experience...
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Posted Breaking: Time/Meredith Merger a No-Go to Grids
Well, that didn't last long. In a surprising turn of events, the proposed merger between Time Inc. and Meredith Corporation has fallen apart. In a memo to staff obtained by SPD today, Time Inc. CEO Jeff Bewkes announced that the...
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Posted Pop-Up Portfolio: Hector Sanchez to Grids
WHO: Hector SanchezAGE: 39LOCATION: Indianapolis, IndianaDAY JOB: DD, Indianapolis MonthlyC.V.: Hector began his career working for Newcity, an alternative weekly in Chicago, before moving on to become the AD at Chicago magazine. A brief stint at Danilo Black (as in Roger Black) took him to Monterrey, Mexico, where...
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Posted Cover of the Day: Friday Edition to Grids
Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.Adweek, February 4, 2013Creative Director: Nick Mrozowski...
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Posted A New Brand of Magazine to Grids
We just came across this pub while trolling Claudio Franco's great cover blog Nascapas. After further research, we found that B (for Brand Balance--we think) is the brainchild of Sean Joh, the chief director of Joh, a creative agency based...
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Posted Pop-Up Portfolio: Gail Bichler to Grids
WHO: Gail BichlerAGE: 40LOCATION: New YorkDAY JOB: AD, The New York Times MagazineC.V.: Gail began her career at Chicago based Studio Blue, a small design group that specializes in creating art books. She later founded Gail Bichler Design, a studio catering to museum and publishing...
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Posted Pop-Up Portfolio: Matt Willey to Grids
WHO: Matt WilleyAGE: 38LOCATION: LondonDAY JOB: Between things ...C.V.: Matt graduated from Central St Martins in 1997. Having gained valuable experience at a handful of small design companies, he joined the internationally acclaimed studio Frost Design, later becoming Creative Director. In 2005 he co-founded Studio8...
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Posted Newsweek Shutting Down Print Edition to Grids
After 80 years in print, Newsweek editor-in-chief Tina Brown has announced that the December 31, 2012 issue will be the magazine's last.Read the full announcement after the jump......
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Posted Flair Resurrected in Italy to Grids
Upon the 1996 release of HarperCollins' The Best of Flair, the New York Times noted "Fleur Cowles' legendary magazine, Flair, was the Visionaire of its day." Published from 1950 to 1951, it was considered decades before its time. "The magazine...
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Posted Pop-Up Portfolio: Marshall McKinney to Grids
WHO: Marshall McKinneyAGE: 39LOCATION: Charleston, South CarolinaDAY JOB: Garden & GunC.V.: Founding art director, Garden & Gun and Outside's Go; designer at OutsideSee the portfolio......
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Posted Rip Georges Kickstarts a New Mag to Grids
Former LA Times Magazine EIC Nancie Clare and former CD Rip Georges, fresh from having the magazine ripped out from under them, have teamed up to launch a new iPad-only magazine called Noir. The LA-based pub, for "the mystery, thriller and true...
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Posted "Breaking News You Can Use" to Grids
We're three weeks from SPD's first Speaker Series event of the fall, "News You Can Use," spotlighting the fast-paced world of newsmagazines and the multitaskers who make print, websites, tablet and mobile apps come to life for TIME, Newsweek and...
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Posted Scientific American Comes to the iPad to Grids
Scientific American, the longest continuously published magazine in the U.S., has unveiled its monthly tablet edition available for iPad. The tablet edition is designed in-house by DD Michael Mrak and his team....
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Posted A Dark Night at the Movies to Grids
The Hollywood Reporter dedicated their latest issue to last week's tragic events at an opening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. Noted illustrator Edel Rodriguez created the issue's somber and dramatic cover.See the work in progress after the...
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Posted Time Covers the Olympics to Grids
Ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, TIME releases an Olympics preview issue with five separate covers -- three domestic and two international -- each featuring a top athlete. Gymnast Gabby Douglas, swimmer Ryan Lochte, and hurdler Lolo Jones --...
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Posted From the Desk of ... Gretchen Smelter to Grids
Welcome to FTDO (From the Desk of...), a new series that answers the question "What IS all of that crap on your desk?"Anybody who knows former Brides CD (and former SPD VP) Gretchen Smelter knows she was born to travel. So,...
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Posted Pop-Up Portfolio: Francesco Poroli to Grids
WHO: Francesco PoroliAGE: 37LOCATION: Milan, ItalyPUBLICATION: Rivista Ufficiale NBA (Official NBA Magazine)C.V.: Freelance art director and illustrator from several clients including The New York Times Magazine, Wired (Italy), IL: Intelligence in Lifestyle, Glamour, ReebokSee More Work......
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Posted Luke Hayman Redesigns T+L. Again. to Grids
Via Pentagram:Pentagram's Luke Hayman and team have redesigned Travel+Leisure with a dynamic new format that matches the magazine's chic, sophisticated tone. The redesign launches with the June issue, on newsstands now.Hayman worked closely with EIC Nancy Novogrod and DD Sandra Garcia...
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Posted 5 Questions with Vanessa Wyse of Toronto's 'The Grid' to Grids
The Grid is a "city" weekly--not to be confused with an "alternative" weekly--published by the Toronto Star. Dubbed "Toronto at street level" (thus, "The Grid"--see what they did there?) the newsprint publication is distributed on the streets and for free."We wanted...
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Posted The Magazine that Became a Restaurant to Grids
The Oxford American, the 2-time ASME award-winning magazine of Southern culture, would like to know if you want fries with that.The magazine recently announced that it had been awarded a substantial grant from ArtPlace to create a space that would celebrate Southern...
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Posted NYT Magazine Redesigns Four Times in One Day. Sort of. to Grids
From the Unbeige blog:The New York Times Magazine's annual innovations issue arrives this Sunday, stuffed with big ideas ranging from planet-saving bugs to futuristic family reunions. The magazine's crack design team took the theme to heart with an innovation of...
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Posted LA Times Magazine Shutting Down to Grids
Nearly three years after the LA Times Magazine was removed from control of the business end of the paper and put back under the Los Angeles Times' editorial umbrella, the monthly pub is being shut down. FishbowlLA spoke with the...
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Posted From the Desk of ... Jeremy Leslie to Grids
Welcome to FTDO (From the Desk of...), a new series that answers the question "What IS all of that crap on your desk?"You probably know Jeremy Leslie because first thing every morning, you make sure to browse his blog, magCulture. magCulture is also...
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Posted Beating Up Beiber to Grids
There are probably a lot of people who'd like to give Justin Beiber a smack in the face. Greg Garry got to do just that. He shares the story behind his last photo shoot at Complex, where he was the PD...
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Posted Hillman Curtis, 1961-2012 to Grids
The design community has suffered another tragic loss with the passing of Hillman Curtis, who died yesterday after what an announcement on his website called "a long and fiercely-fought battle with colon cancer."This sad news comes on the heels of...
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Posted Cover of the Day: Monday Edition to Grids
Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.Spectator Life, Spring 2012Creative Director: Kuchar SwaraPhotographer: Phil Poynter...
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