Editing & Art Directing Eye on Design magazine (2018-2019)
As Senior Editor at AIGA, the professional association for design, I helped launch, edit, conceptualize, and art direct its Eye on Design magazine. While intimately connected to the graphic design field’s oldest professional association, the publication created new bridges with contemporary design discourse in an accessible way. Taking up the mantle from the AIGA Journal, Eye on Design magazine was conceived as a print component in an overall publishing model. As a complement to the daily design coverage on the website, the magazine opened up a space for publishing longform design journalism.
Each issue was designed, cover-to-cover by a new “guest designer,” giving the issue a visual distinctiveness that communicates the new theme and contents. Throughout a two year period, six themed magazines were published that ran at 160 pages each—Invisible, Psych, Gossip, Worth, Distraction, and Utopias.
Eye on Design won Cover of the Year in the 2018 Stack Awards and was shortlisted for the D&AD Awards. Issue #4 was selected by Stack Magazine to send out to their subscriber list. Over 5,000 copies sold in 50+ stores across the world including MoMA PS1, Tate Modern, McNally Jackson, and others.
The “Gossip” Issue. Magazine photography by Tala Safié. Design by Allyn Hughes.
The “Utopias” Issue. Magazine photography by Tala Safié. Design by Na Kim.
“A crisply designed think tank of articles and essays; more literary journal than design showcase… Serious-minded and beautifully presented. An essential read for anyone interested in design.” —Creative Bloq
“An ode to the art of physical magazine-making—and a gift to those who love to read them.”—Co.Design
“Crackles with energy and originality. It rejoices in brilliant paper technology—like the cover’s hollowed-out, all-seeing eye—and it’s a nonstop glorious fireworks display of images and ideas that play with the theme of the issue.” —Ian Burch, author of Uncovered: Revolutionary Magazine Covers