Covers of The Village Voice Art Directed by Andrew Horton
Over the past year, creative director Andrew Horton has been directing the visual rebirth of The Village Voice, New York City’s dynamic (and legendary) altweekly newspaper. In addition to giving the insides a complete makeover, Horton brought in a brilliant and eclectic batch of illustrators who continued and expanded the paper’s graphic legacy. Under Horton’s […]
Time Out London Covers Art Directed by Mark Neil
Mark Neil is a master of limited-budget weekly magazine design. Over the past few years he has art directed UK-based publications NME and The Big Issue, and now Time Out London, all of them brash, youth-oriented and graphic, with lots of attitude and not too many resources. Neil’s covers have been a constant graphic delight, filled […]
Alberta Magazine Awards 2017
I’m judging the magazine design category for the 2017 Alberta Magazine Awards. These awards honor the best magazines from Alberta and Western Canada. There’s a vibrant publishing scene in Alberta, including some outstanding indie magazines.
Foliomag Face Up: Time Out New York
I was asked to help critique a recent cover of Time Out New York for the Foliomag Face Up feature. Here’s my commentary: This is one of my favorite magazine covers of this year to date. It does everything a successful cover design should: it’s fun, colorful, engaging, provocative, and spot-on connective with the Time […]
Creative director of This Old House
As of July 1, 2016, the This Old House offices have moved to Stamford, CT. I’m commuting from the Upper West Side, NYC, and working as creative director for the print magazine and various other platforms.
12 Illustrated Covers of Bill Bryson Books by Neil Gower
Neil Gower is a UK-based illustrator and self-described graphic artist who has created magazine and book covers, maps and garden plans, editorial illustrations and much more graphic brilliance. One of Gower’s most memorable projects has been making illustrated covers for new and reissue editions of books by the author Bill Bryson. To date Gower has […]
This Old House Covers of Editor-in-Chief Scott Omelianuk
This dynamic (and very cool) collection of covers spans the almost 12-year tenure of This Old House editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk, who left the magazine in early April 2016 after an ownership change. Curated by This Old House photography director Denise Sfraga, this gallery features the design and art direction talents of design directors Amy Rosenfeld, […]
Creating the Most Compelling Cover Concepts
Greg Dool of Foliomag.com interviewed me and Matt Strelecki, creative director at Meredith Agrimedia, about “what goes into covers that build audience relationships and move brands forward.” The resulting story, Creating the Most Compelling Cover Concepts, has a good list of tips for magazine makers and designers who are interested in improving their overall cover […]
Chairperson for the SPD Magazine of the Year Judging
I’ll be the chairperson for the Society of Publication Designers Pub 51 Magazine of the Year competition. The Magazine of the Year honors the best-overall designed publication. The Pub 51 judging will select the best magazine design, illustration, photography, digital, infographics and more. SPD Pub 51 judging will be held February 5-7 in New York […]
Judging for the Alberta Magazine Awards
In January I’ll be judging a design and art direction category for the Alberta Magazine Awards. Sponsored by the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association, this is one of Canada’s most vibrant publishing awards, featuring top-notch magazines from Calgary, Edmonton, and places in-between. Finalists will be announced in February, and winners will be honored at the AMPA […]
