For the Love of….Entertainment Weekly, September 30 in NYC
The Society of Publication Designers hosted an historic gathering of Entertainment Weekly design directors on September 30 at the SVA Theatre in New York City. All seven of the magazine’s design directors from its 25-year history were present and discussed the visual history of the groundbreaking weekly (I was design director of EW from 1994-96). […]
Entertainment Weekly Covers
I was the design director for Entertainment Weekly from 1994-96. During that time we created almost 100 covers for the weekly magazine and some stand-alone special issues. The covers were made with a talented photo team headed by Mary Dunn and Doris Brautigan. And a number of these covers were designed by Florian Bachleda, George […]
Brooklyn Street Banners by Josh Gosfield
Illustrator/art director Josh Gosfield created this series of street sign banners for Brooklyn’s big Atlantic Antic festival, which was held ton September 28. The banners are 8-feet long, and were designed as part of the 40th anniversary celebration of Brooklyn’s largest street fair. The executive director of the local business improvement district gushed to the […]
Mitch Shostak: A Great Life by Design
This is the text of a talk I gave on September 16, 2014 at a memorial service for Mitch Shostak. The memorial was a gathering of Mitch’s many friends and colleagues, at the School of Visual Arts Chelsea Gallery in Manhattan. Many thanks to Arthur Hochstein and Fred Woodward for advice and inspiration in putting […]
Redesigning The New Yorker: An Interview with Creative Director Wyatt Mitchell
A version of this interview appears in issue #11 of Gym Class magazine, edited by Steven Gregor. Illustration by Alexander Wells. I first met Wyatt Mitchell in 1997, when I was the design director at Details. He was hired to be the magazine’s production manager. He’d previously worked with our production director, Marc Einsele, who […]
Cover Review: Time Out New York
One of the most exciting series of magazine covers at the moment has come courtesy of Time Out New York. TONY has always had energetic covers, but its latest batch, created by new-ish art director Chris Deacon, are exceptional and rank among my favorite of 2014. In a way, it reminds me of the work […]
Seven Designers to Worship
The Content Desk website highlights seven art directors in its recent Seven Designers to Worship feature, including Robert Newman. “Content is all about producing the things that people like or find useful. This is impossible without good design to set the work off.” In addition to Robert Newman, the list includes Matt Wiley of Conde […]
Judging for the Folio: Eddies & Ozzies Awards
I’ll be judging a number of magazine design categories in this year’s Folio: Eddies & Ozzies competition. The awards recognize both editorial and design work in a broad range of publications, including consumer, B2B, trade, and more (as well as digital). I’m happy to be doing all print magazine categories. It’s a great way to […]
For the Love of Entertainment Weekly Speakers Night
The Society of Publication Designers is celebrating their 50th anniversary with an impressive series of speakers events. First up is For the Love of Entertainment Weekly, a gathering of every design director in the magazine’s 25-year history (with a special tribute to late DD Amid Capeci). Included in the panel discussion will be Michael Grossman, […]
Entertainment Weekly, Reanimated
I’ve got a vested interest in the design of Entertainment Weekly magazine. I was the second design director there, from 1994-96, and have stayed in touch with many subsequent design directors and designers at the magazine in the years since. Needless to say, as the years go by (and this coming February marks the 25th […]
