Welcome to FTDO (From the Desk of...), a new series that answers the question "What IS all of that crap on your desk?"Up next, Ronn Campisi of Ronn Campisi Design in Boston, a long-time magazine designer and former opening act... MORE
Christopher Hercik, Creative Director of Sports Illustrated, and John Korpics, VP/Creative Director for Print and Digital Media at ESPN the Magazine, will share the stage January 26 to talk about their demanding jobs atop the world of sports. Both started their careers as magazine... MORE
John Korpics, VP/Creative Director for Print and Digital Media at ESPN the Magazine and a featured speaker at SPD's "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" event later this month at the Helen Mills Theater, shares his favorite sports moments:... MORE
Looking back, 2011 was a big year. Amongst the defining events this year were the Earthquake in Japan, Arab Spring, The Royal Wedding, Osama bin Laden's Death, Oprah's last show, the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, Occupy Wall Street, the passing... MORE
If you're hitting the Wednesday afternoon wall hard, we've got a dose of inspiration to get you sitting up a little straighter and back to work a little harder: five inspiring videos that kicked-off the presentations from our last Speakeasy... MORE
Apple's new Newsstand app is driving a surge in digital magazine downloads and subscriptions. Time Inc. is set to have every title on a tablet by the end of the year, and Hearst and Conde aren't far behind. Indie apps... MORE
"I love talking to photographers about other photographers they're into."That's Heidi Volpe talking above, once again in an interview with the irreplaceable Rob Haggart of APhotoEditor, and Heidi is our final presenter to introduce to you here for tonight's Unsung... MORE
Jeff Divine is a photographer, photo editor, and author who's been documenting the art of the surf world since before it was his career; in this interview he says he's been "shooting since '66..." and "I laid it down in... MORE
That's the most important thing. That's truly the art form of what this is. The art form of being a commercial photographer is basically solving the problem creatively, putting your stamp on it somehow that people do know it's you,... MORE
Dear SPD Community,Yesterday I sent this to all the members of SPD, and I wanted to share it with you here too. Although it doesn't seem as though three years have passed, the time has come to bid farewell as President... MORE
Yes, The Story of O SPD SpeakEasy on June 7 is now officially sold out. But if our past experience is any indicator, a certain percentage of ticketholders will not show up to claim their seats. So, if you really... MORE
On Tuesday, June 7, SPD will present The Story of O, featuring design directors Robert Priest and Grace Lee talking about O, the Oprah magazine and the O iPad app. They'll be showing their redesign of the print product and discussing the launch of the app, all... MORE
It's 4p EST and the final episode of Oprah is airing! Don't suffer withdrawal....you can attend the June 7 SPD SpeakEasy, The Story of O, and hear O magazine and app design directors Robert Priest and Grace Lee talk about... MORE
On Tuesday, June 7, SPD will present The Story of O, featuring design directors Robert Priest and Grace Lee talking about O, the Oprah magazine and the O iPad app. They'll be showing their redesign of the print product and discussing the launch of the app, all... MORE
On Tuesday, June 7, SPD will present The Story of O, featuring design directors Robert Priest and Grace Lee talking about O, the Oprah magazine and the O iPad app. They'll be talking about their work redesigning the print product and launching the app, all just days... MORE
On Tuesday, June 7, SPD will present The Story of O, featuring design directors Robert Priest and Grace Lee talking about O, the Oprah magazine and the O iPad app. They'll be talking about their work redesigning the print product... MORE
Over the weekend you may have noticed tickets for our Speakeasy on Thursday night with the creative team at Bloomberg Businessweek had sold out. We're happy to say we've been able to move the presentation to a slightly larger room... MORE
It's the covers of Bloomberg Businessweek that get lots of attention (and rightly so), but their feature spread design is just as smart, original, groundbreaking, and fun. Here are 10 of our favorites from the past year.On Thursday, April 21,... MORE
