My new cover review for the Folio: online Face Up column takes a look at the April 26, 2014 issue of Billboard. The cover features a cool photograph of singer Enrique Iglesias, sleek, minimal cover typography and a bold, poster-like logo; it’s highly original, extremely artful and a crowd-pleaser all at the same time (I […]
My new cover review for the Folio: online Face Up column takes a look at the April/May 2014 issue of Petersen’s Hunting, the popular outdoors enthusiast magazine. There’s so much testosterone on this cover that I can feel the hair growing on my chest (and other places). It’s a memorable, provocative, and ground-breaking cover for […]
My new cover review for the Folio: online Face Up column is just in time for baseball’s Opening Day on March 31. It’s a look at the 2014 edition of Who’s Who in Baseball, the obsessive (and fascinating) compilation of pitchers and batters statistics. Their cover design hasn’t changed much over the past 20 years, […]
My new cover review for the Folio: online Face Up column is up now. It’s a look at the cover of the relaunched Newsweek magazine, designed by Priest + Grace and illustrated by Ben Wiseman. Former Time art director Arthur Hochstein adds a few smart thoughts to the mix as well. Overall, it’s a very […]
My latest cover review for the Folio: online Face Up column is out now. It’s a look at the new cover of Mad magazine, a parody of The Lego Movie by illustrator Mark Frederickson and art director Sam Viviano. I like the cover a lot, but ask the question, “If a parent likes a Mad […]
[Originally published by Magculture on November 18, 2013] Bob Newman is one of the key figures of contemporary US editorial design. Not only a prolific creative director – Details, Fortune, Real Simple, Entertainment Weekly and New York are just a few of the magazines on his resumé – his generosity of spirit has been a […]
[Originally published January 29, 2013] For the cover of Fortune’s 75th anniversary issue in 2005, design director Robert Newman and his team shot the Time-Life building in New York with selected office lights on to form the number 75. Of his many covers – those with such mastheads as Reader’s Digest and Real Simple – […]
[Originally published on the Pinterest blog on July 30, 2012] When we first saw Robert Newman’s boards, his colorful pins drew us in immediately and we knew an interview with the Creative Director of Reader’s Digest just couldn’t be passed up. As we spent more time exploring his interests and getting a visual education on […]
[Originally published September 4, 2012] Many in the illustration and graphic design community know Robert Newman through his ubiquitous online social media persona Newmanology. If you’re a fan or follower of his, you’ll see the rapid-fire, eclectic mix of images he posts—his own work, the work of others, iconic images and designs from the past […]
In late 2010 and early 2011, Reader’s Digest created and launched their first magazine iPad app. I was hired as creative director for the launch. Working with the Reader’s Digest art team and with support from Adobe, we designed and launched the app in a period of five weeks. It was the first time anyone […]
