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• Commented on Magazine of the Year Finalists #1: Bloomberg Businessweek
  Amazingly gorgeous work. Congratulations!...
• Commented on Just Add Water
  This is very troubling. What a huge setback for designers and magazine makers....
• Commented on Nick Dewar, 1973-2010
  I was working with Nick on a series of illustrations back at Texas Monthly in Austin. We were working through some sketches one particularly stressful afternoon and I had commented that I was looking forward to having a drink that...
• Commented on A Wise Latina and the Color Red: Latina's Justice Sotomayor Cover
  Gorgeous cover, Flo. Plat is a genius, no doubt....
• Commented on An Interview with GOOD Guy Brian Rea
  Terrific post, guys! Thanks for the insight....
• Posted "Shapes are my friends." to Grids
  Last April at Semi-Permanent Sydney, I had the thrill of meeting and befriending one of my heroes, the terrific screenprinter Kate Gibb. I've been in love with her work since I laid eyes on her first record cover for Mono,...
• Posted 'Le Tour' Rolls into Austin to Grids
  On Thursday, while Lance, Alberto Contador and the rest of the Astana boys will be heading from Gérone to Barcelona in Stage 6 of the 96th Tour De France, I'll be heading from WIRED HQ to Lance's bike shop in...
• Posted The Making of Dan Winters' 'Periodical Photographs' to Grids
  In late 2007, I received a life-changing phone call from one of my best friends, a photographer named Dan Winters. He and I had become inseparable collaborators nearly 10 years ago, after a summer afternoon spent photographing (and gorging on)...
• Commented on The Newsweek Redesign: Hit or Miss?
  Josh, it would be great to get some insight from Number 17 about the process and decisions made. I would be curious to hear their POV....
• Commented on Matt Willey: The Wrestler
  Matt is truly a genius designer—I just adore Futu! Great to see the thinking behind the love...these are gorgeous....
• Posted The Magic of Mystery to Grids
  Here at WIRED, we're fairly wetting ourselves with excitement about our May issue, guest-edited by the inimitable J.J. Abrams. The entire issue is devoted to mystery, magic, and puzzles and is a cover-to-cover single issue redesign, the first in the...
• Posted Design Challenges at Google to Grids
  In this month's issue of WIRED, I was lucky enough to write a little piece about constraint in design and used the Google homepage as an example. Today, I came across a really great post from Doug Bowman, visual design...
• Commented on Best Life
  Sharp work, sir! LOVE that JZ spread....
• Commented on Rebranding LATINA
  Gorgeous work, Flo. Thanks for sharing your vision with us. Bravo!...
• Posted R.I.P. tDR to Grids
  Sad news from across the pond: The Creative Review Blog is reporting that The Designers Republic is closing its doors after 23 years of groundbreaking work. Founder Ian Anderson blamed a number of factors, but noted a potential silver lining:"I...
• Posted New Work for the New Year to Grids
  Well, we're knee-deep over here at Union Square West. And not just in snow! Now begins the work of unpacking the boxes and boxes of Pub 44 entries in preparation for Judging Weekend, set for January 30-February 1. There's little...
• Posted Heavy Metal Band Names Infographic to Grids
  Fürther proof that infographics need not be a 3-D extravaganza. ...
• Posted Tick. Tock. to Grids
• Posted Best Book Covers of 2008 to Grids
  Joseph Sullivan over at the Book Design Review has a great post up today featuring some of the best book cover design of 2008. Friends of the Society factor prominently in said list, including jackets by Paul Sahre, Barbara de...
• Posted Things I Am Thankful For (A Note from Your President) to Grids
  2009 will be my tenth year in the SPD. I love working for the Society; whether you're a photographer or a designer, an illustrator or an intern, a photo editor or an editor, participating in this organization is a terrific...
• Commented on O So Good
  I'm afraid not, David. There's been a mountain written about the logos this cycle, though I did do an interview with The Economist during the primary. You can catch it here: http://www.spd.org/2008/07/consistency-was-the-key.php...
• Posted O So Good to Grids
  Steve Heller just completed an excellent Q&A with Obama logo designer Sol Sender; check it out here, on the Times' Campaign Stops blog. ...
• Posted PUB 44 CAPTAINS and JUDGES Announced to Competitions
  The Pub 44 BEST IN SHOW POSTERS were mailed out this week, so it's time to finally unleash our feisty list of captains and judges that will bark over all your tearsheets this coming January.Co-ChairsNathalie Kirsheh, AD, WJudith Puckett-Rinella, Senior PE,...
• Commented on Hidden Treasure in Berlin
  So far, so good! I'm at Heathrow on my layover and British Airways hasn't charged me yet! (The damn thing must weigh 75lbs.)...
• Posted Hidden Treasure in Berlin to Grids
  A couple of weeks ago, I devoted a few lines to my favorite bookstore, William Stout Architectural Books in San Francisco's North Beach. Today, I'm pleased to report that I've found my favorite magazine store, bar none....
• Posted My Favorite Bookstore to Grids
  Just beneath the shadow the the TransAmerica Pyramid, on Montgomery Street, lies one of San Francisco's hidden gems: William Stout Architectural Books. Just yesterday, I spent my lunch hour poring through the thousands of volumes, new and rare, and picked...
• Posted The Best $60 You'll Spend Today to Grids
  Our friend and frequent collaborator, Jonathan Hoefler (who drew our sparkly new SPD logo), over at H&FJ, creators of many of the fine typefaces in use on this very site, just let us know that his "Artists for Obama" limited...
• Commented on Part 26: The Final Layout
  It is. Sometimes, albeit rarely, I get the idea for the opener first and then implement throughout the turn pages, but I would say that it's often the other way around because our headline system is pretty slow and prone...
• Commented on Office Inspiration
  Whose offices are these, Robert?...
• Posted Part 27: Wrapping Up to The Process
  OK, now we are entering the truly insane and hard-to-chronicle stage. We've got the layout done and you've seen how we look at color proofs for the photos and design. You've seen the story editor's and researcher's comments on the...