Face Up Online: Billboard
You wouldn't expect something as simple as the April 26, 2014 cover of Billboard to be groundbreaking and envelope pushing, but that's exactly what it is.
Articles by Robert Newman
Face Up Online: Petersen’s Hunting
The April/May 2014 cover of Petersen's Hunting magazine is a big departure for the popular outdoor publication. It features a striking photograph by Lee Thomas Kjos that is a sleek,
Face Up Online: Who’s Who in Baseball
March 31 is opening day for Major League Baseball, so I thought it would be appropriate to review the cover of a baseball magazine.
Face Up Online: Newsweek
The cover of the relaunched Newsweek is one of the best debuts in recent memory (to the extent that a cover for a magazine founded in 1933 can be called a "debut"),
Face Up Online: Mad
Mad magazine's April 2014 cover parody of The Lego Movie is bright, fun, engaging, and perfectly executed, with a smart illustration.
Face Up Online: Dr. Oz The Good Life
The latest entry in TV celebrity publishing debuted in early February with the launch of Dr. Oz The Good Life. Dr.
Face Up Online: Arizona Highways
Welcome to the first edition of Face Up Online. If you're a reader of our Magazine then you're familiar with the concept.
Examining The Atlantic and The New Republic Redesigns
Several years ago the American Society of Magazine Editors held a panel discussion that talked about the role of design and art direction in magazines.
Are You a Cover Junkie?
Days before last week’s debut of The New Republic’s redesign, its new cover was posted and circulating around the web.
Behind Mother Jones’s Recent Dual Cover Strategy
For their November/December 2012 issue, the editors and creative director at Mother Jones decided to do a split run cover,
