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Alternative Weeklies

01.04.12posted by
Robert Newman

The Top 10 Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2011

2011 was another great year for alternative newsweekly cover design. Papers big and small across the country put out a steady stream of covers that were by turns graphic, provocative, funny, and highly original. With the rise of publication cover... MORE

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Appreciation

12.23.10posted by
Robert Newman

Happy 20th Birthday Entertainment Weekly, Part 6: Amid Capeci

February 16, 2010 marked the 20th anniversary of the publication date of the first issue of Entertainment Weekly. We're concluding our six-part, year-long celebration with a look at the EW covers of the magazine's sixth design director, Amid Capeci. Here... MORE

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Auction

11.15.10posted by
Don Morris

Barry Blitt's Backstory

Barry Blitt created this striking watercolor for a New Yorker cover assignment. I asked him to give us the backstory:"This was one idea from a stack of end-of-summer sketches I sent in to the magazine. It's as close to a... MORE

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Appreciation

10.19.10posted by
Robert Newman

Happy 20th Birthday Entertainment Weekly, Part 5: Brian Anstey

February 16, 2010 marked the 20th anniversary of the publication date of the first issue of Entertainment Weekly. We're continuing our six-part, year-long celebration, with a look at the EW covers of the magazine's fifth design director, Brian Anstey. Here... MORE

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New Work

09.13.10posted by
Robert Newman

TV Guide's Weekly Photographic Treats

Earlier this year I worked with James Reyman, Kate Thompson, and Katherine Dillon on a redesign of TV Guide magazine. We worked with editor-in-chief Debra Birnbaum to revamp the structure and architecture of the magazine, introducing new typefaces, color palattes,... MORE

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Covers

09.03.10posted by
Robert Newman

Celebrate Labor Day with Time Labor Leader Covers

Monday, September 6 is Labor Day, and what better way to celebrate than to look at some classic Time magazine covers of labor leaders! It was a different time in America when just the last name of these labor titans:... MORE

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Covers

09.02.10posted by
The Editors

TENNIS Magazine Covers the Open

Tennis Design Director Gary Stewart helps us get amped for this year's US Open with more great work...I'm sure that those amazing New York Times videos have already inspired everyone to hop the 7 train to Queens, but first let's... MORE

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Covers

07.08.10posted by
Neil Jamieson

Everywhere Else It's Called FOOTBALL...

Oh the joys of being a magazine art director during the summer months! Smaller issues, a less competitive dress code and editors who are so desperate to head to the beach for the weekend that the decisions just make themselves...... MORE

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News

06.28.10posted by
Robert Newman

Newsmax: Provocative Political Conservative Cover Design

Newsmax is the slick monthly print magazine of Newsmax Media, the conservative political news operation that also runs the website Newsmax.com. In addition to being one of the most popular, influential, and profitable conservative news operations (with a major jones... MORE

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Covers

06.18.10posted by
Josh Klenert

It's Beach Season!

Time to hit the beach or the gym? Enjoy the weekend!... MORE

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Respect

06.17.10posted by
Robert Newman

Gay and Lesbian Magazine Covers

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first gay pride march, held on June 28, 1970, in New York City. Originally called the Christopher Street Liberation Day March, it was held on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots... MORE

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Appreciation

06.10.10posted by
Robert Newman

Entertainment Weekly. The Covers, Part 3: John Korpics

February 16 marked the 20th anniversary of the publication date of the first issue of Entertainment Weekly. We're continuing our six-part, year-long celebration, with a look at the EW covers of the magazine's third design director, John Korpics. Here are... MORE

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Old School

05.13.10posted by
Robert Newman

The Face magazine, 30th anniversary

This month marks the 30th anniversary of the first publication of legendary UK style and culture magazine The Face. Art directed by Neville Brody from 1981-86, it was groundbreaking both in its content and its design, and spawned countless imitators.... MORE

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Respect

05.12.10posted by
Robert Newman

The Newsweek Cover Legacy

We were saddened to hear the news last week that Newsweek has been put up for sale by its owner, the Washington Post. We've always been fans of the magazine, and it has a strong visual heritage, particularly on its covers. Newsweek's... MORE

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Appreciation

04.28.10posted by
Robert Newman

Black and white covers of The New Yorker

This week's cover of The New Yorker by illustrator Bruce Eric Kaplan reminded me of how much I love straight-up black and white magazine covers. And it got us wondering how many other covers of The New Yorker were run... MORE

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Redesigns

04.26.10posted by
Josh Klenert

Bloomberg Businessweek Redesign

The new Bloomberg Businessweek redesign has hit the newsstands this week. Have you had a chance to see it? The redesign has been making the rounds in the media world: New York magazine has a good redesign wrap-up while Fortune and New York Times have posted... MORE

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Appreciation

04.13.10posted by
Robert Newman

The Fortune 500 cover legacy

The 2010 edition of the Fortune 500 issue will hit newsstands later this week. We don't care whether Wal-mart is #1 again; what we want to know is what creative director John Korpics will do with his first cover of... MORE

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Appreciation

04.12.10posted by
Robert Newman

Happy 20th Birthday Entertainment Weekly. The Covers, Part 2

February 16th marked the 20th anniversary of the publication date of the first issue of Entertainment Weekly. We're continuing our six-part, year-long celebration with a look at the EW covers of the magazine's second design director, Robert Newman (that's me!).... MORE

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Inspiration

03.24.10posted by
Andrea Dunham

Easy Inspiration

I'm finding I'm spending an inordinate amount of totally not-free time ogling the AIGA collections for much needed (hell, save-my-job-needed) inspiration for feature design. Have at it. Your boss will not likely thank you, but you'll be damn thankful.... MORE

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Covers

03.01.10posted by
The Editors

10 for 10

North Carolina native Criswell Lappin is celebrating his 
10th year as the Creative Director of Metropolis. In that time he has created some of the most beautiful and memorable covers in the industry. The highlight, he says, has been the... MORE

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