American Illustration Profiles: Marcos Chin
I’m writing and editing a weekly newsletter for American Illustration-American Photography, called Profiles. It posts every Thursday afternoon and features a Dewar’s Profile-style interview with a series of cool, smart, and interesting illustrators. The first Profile, an interview with Marcos Chin, published on January 29, and features lots of good information on his workspace, influences, […]
ASME National Magazine Awards Judging
I’m going to be a judge at this year’s American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) National Magazine Awards competition. The judging will be January 7-8 in New York City. Hundreds of editors and art directors from around the magazine making world will gather to award the finest in editorial, design, and photography. Deadline for entering […]
Judging for the Alberta Magazine Awards
I’m judging for the 2015 Alberta Magazine Awards, the annual magazine competition sponsored by the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association. There’s a vibrant magazine publishing scene in Alberta, based primarily in Calgary and Edmonton.
My Favorite Xmas Magazine Covers
Here’s the Newmanology collection of our Favorite Xmas Magazine Covers, featuring artwork by Shepard Fairey, Charles Burns, Bob Staake, and more. Happy holidays of all kinds to everyone in the Newmanology world! (Above): Baltimore City Paper, art director: Joe MacLeod, illustration: Shepard Fairey. Evergreen, December 1969. Art director: Ken Deardoff, illustration: Bill Lee. Thanks Stephen […]
The Big Talk: Photography and Illustration Panel Discussion
One of my favorite design projects that I worked on this past year was art directing and producing the American Photography 30 book. In conjunction with that project, I was asked to moderate a panel at The Big Talk, the day-long session of illustration and photography panels on November 5, 2014, organized by American Photography […]
Nautilus: The Best Editorial Illustration Showcase of 2014
Nautilus describes itself as “a different kind of science magazine.” Published quarterly in a beautifully-printed edition, it’s an impressive 190+ page journal of modern science and culture, packed with a mind-blowing array of top-flight editorial illustration. The magazine is designed and art directed by the very smart Len Small, who earlier this year designed the […]
The 2014 Newmanology Holiday Book Gift Guide
Welcome to the Second Annual Newmanology Holiday Book Gift Guide. Here’s a collection of 10 favorite books released this past year. They all are strong visual collections, featuring design and imagery that includes posters, LP covers, magazines, comics, illustration, typography, and more. And there are handy links so you can buy your book presents with […]
Dorothy and Otis: Designing the American Dream
Dorothy and Otis Shepard were groundbreaking modernist graphic designers and illustrators, whose work, particularly in the 1930s and 40s, but also well into the 1960s, helped define the look of American billboards, advertisements, sports teams, and much more. Norman Hathaway and Dan Nadel have compiled Dorothy and Otis: Designing the American Dream, an astonishing visual […]
How Football Programs Have Changed—and What It Means
[This story originally appeared in The Boston Globe on December 7, 2014] When the New England Patriots and the San Diego Chargers meet Sunday night, they’ll be continuing a rivalry that extends back to the inaugural season of the American Football League. That first game between the then-Boston Patriots and Los Angeles Chargers was on […]
Time Out New York: Young, Loud and Scrappy!
One of the happiest developments in the past year has been the revitalization of Time Out New York. A new editor and art director have energized and refreshed the weekly city service guide, and the results are spectacularly apparent on the magazine’s bold, graphic covers. Directing the visual renaissance is art director Chris Deacon, who […]
