The Process http://www.spd.org/the-process/ en Copyright 2013 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:16:56 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Brodner's Cover Process A true master at work! 
Check out this great clip of legendary satirical illustrator and caricaturist Steve Brodner (who's notable political work as you all know has appeared in countless magazines for over 30 years...not to mention movie posters, books, animated shorts...) hard at work on the cover of this months Texas Observer. Inspiring stuff!
]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/11/brodners-cover-process.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/11/brodners-cover-process.php Behind-the-Scenes Brodner November 2012 Texas Observer Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:16:56 -0500 Video Sketch Pad: Backpacker Our peek into the process of creating brilliant magazine and newspaper design from around the world, check out Bud Force's behind the scenes video after the jump

Backpacker Magazine, October 2012
Creative Director: Matthew Bates 
Photographer: Bud Force


]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/09/sketch-pad-backpacker.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/09/sketch-pad-backpacker.php Behind-the-Scenes backpacker bud force matthew bates Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:44:37 -0500 Sketch Pad: Time lands on Mars!
Our peek into the process of creating brilliant covers from around  the world!

TIME August 20, 2012 • Design Director: DW Pine • Digital Illustration: Joe Zeff Design

Don't forget both Zeff and Time creative director DW Pine will be presenting at SPD's next speak series event "News you can Use". Tickets are FREE for members! more process sketches after the jump
]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/08/sketch-pad-time-lands-on-mars.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/08/sketch-pad-time-lands-on-mars.php Behind-the-Scenes dw pine Joe Zeff mars time magazine Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:00:30 -0500 Sketch Pad: Obras' crafty cover process
Our peek into the process of creating brilliant magazine and newspaper design from around the world.

Obras Magazine, Mexico City
Art Director Roberto Hernández Guerrero
Photo Editor: Brenda Blakely Rodríguez
Designer: Mayra Alvarez Tovar
Origami Expert: Elvia Ruiz
Photographer: Marc Fauche

Process shots after the jump...
  
]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/08/obras-crafty-cover-process.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/08/obras-crafty-cover-process.php Behind-the-Scenes mexico obras process Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:51:50 -0500 Sketch Pad: Newsweek's 82 cover tries!
Our peek into the process of creating brilliant magazine and newspaper design from around the world.

Newsweek, July 2nd 2012
Design Director: Dirk Barnett
Art Director: Lindsay Ballant

What a week! An inside look at what it takes to put a Newsweek cover together. Hint: Flexibilty, creativity and an extraordinary team of collaborators! Creative Director Dirk Barnett explains...
]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/07/sketch-pad-newsweeks-82-cover.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/07/sketch-pad-newsweeks-82-cover.php Behind-the-Scenes dirk barnett newsweek cover sketches sketches the process Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:43:12 -0500 Sketch Pad: Inked Our peek into the process of creating brilliant magazine and newspaper design from around the world.

Inked Magazine
Design Director: Todd Weinberger
Photographs by Magdalena Wosinska, Michael Kraus, Chris Shonting, 

Inside the sketchbook (and mind!) of Todd Weinberger's Inked Magazine after the jump

 ]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/06/sketch-pad-inked.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/06/sketch-pad-inked.php Behind-the-Scenes inked sketch todd weinberger Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:50:05 -0500 Sketch Pad: Fortune Our peek into the process of creating brilliant magazine and newspaper design from around the world.

Fortune, July 2012
Design Director: Emily Kehe
Portrait Illustrations by Jules Julien
Product Illustrations: Mike Myers
 ]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/06/sketch-pad-fortune.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/06/sketch-pad-fortune.php Behind-the-Scenes emily kehe fortune magazine michael myers sketch blog Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:04:00 -0500 Sketch Pad: Popular Mechanics
Our peek into the process of creating brilliant magazine and newspaper design from around the world.

Popular Mechanics, July 2012
Design Director: Michael Lawton
Senior Art Director: Peter Herbert
Associate Art Directors: Mike Ley, R. Scott Wells
Director of Photography: Allyson Torrisi

 ]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/06/sketch-pad-popular-mechanics.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/06/sketch-pad-popular-mechanics.php Behind-the-Scenes july 2012 michael lawton peter herbert popular mechanics sketch post Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:30:31 -0500 Sketch Pad: Money's July Cover Our peek into the process of creating brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Money, July 2012
Design Director: Neil Jamieson
Director of Photography: Ryan Cadiz
Photographer: Dan Saelinger
Model Building: Mikoto Aoki (Swell NY)


 ]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/06/sketch-pad-moneys-july-cover.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/06/sketch-pad-moneys-july-cover.php Behind-the-Scenes Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:14:17 -0500 Sketch Pad: Whole Living Our peek into the process of creating of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.

Whole Living, May 25,2012
Design Director: Matthew Axe
Photographer: Con Poulos
Food Stylist: Susie Theodorou
Props: Julie Ho (Confetti System)
]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/05/sketch-pad-whole-living.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2012/05/sketch-pad-whole-living.php Behind-the-Scenes covers Matthew Axe sketches Whole Living Wed, 30 May 2012 08:46:12 -0500 Part 27: Wrapping Up final proof, which is -- as the name suggests -- our last chance to weigh in with any changes. Story editor John Birdsall, managing editor Jake Young, and Jason all took one last look at this version and made their final adjustments, and then ran those tweaks past one another before collecting and inputting them. Mostly this was done over the phone on Saturday, but this exchange will give you a sense of the overall tone. ]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2008/09/part-27-wrapping-up.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2008/09/part-27-wrapping-up.php Editing Charlie Kaufman editing Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:22:14 -0500 Part 26: The Final Layout The Kaufman Paradox), I looked to making my final moves with the layout. Normally, I'd like more time to consider a design more carefully, but we had to make do with the remaining time we had. I took into consideration the pacing of the November feature well and the positioning of this story at the end of the magazine. It was definitely calling for a more impactful typographic hit since the well lacked a forceful piece of design done with type only, let alone big type. True, it's a cliché with designers, the "just make the type huge" move, but in this case, I felt like it was warranted. So I made the headline larger and the dek a bit smaller, looking for awkwardness in the way I ragged the copy.
]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2008/09/part-26-the-final-layout.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2008/09/part-26-the-final-layout.php Design Charlie Kaufman color proofs production Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:44:20 -0500 Part 25: Factcheck
My job is to guard the facts, to double-check every statement and make sure no mistakes slip through. I started working on this after receiving Bob's edit, feeding the writer and editor a stream of updates and corrections throughout the process.
]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2008/09/part-25-factcheck.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2008/09/part-25-factcheck.php Editing Charlie Kaufman editing Factcheck Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:07:53 -0500 Part 24: The Headline ]]> http://www.spd.org/the-process/2008/09/part-24-the-headline.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2008/09/part-24-the-headline.php Editing editing headlines Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:15:50 -0500 Part 23: The Scrub So now we've been through a first edit, a top edit, and a copy edit. Chris Anderson has read it through and given Jason and Nancy the thumbs-up (whew!). But we're not done yet. After the layout is finished and approved, the story editor fits it -- cuts or (rarely) stretches to fit the allotted space--and sends it on to the "scrub" editor, whose job is to continue polishing, look for any logic errors or reporting holes, identify structural issues, and so on. Here's the scrub edit for this story, below; scrub editor John Birdsall's comments are in blue ink, and Nancy's and Jason's responses are in red. http://www.spd.org/the-process/2008/09/part-23-the-scrub.php http://www.spd.org/the-process/2008/09/part-23-the-scrub.php Editing editing editors polishing scrub Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:36:44 -0500