The Society of Publication Designers (SPD)

The Society of Publication Designers is dedicated to promoting and encouraging excellence in editorial design.

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SPD Cover of the Week: Fantastic Man, SS2026, with Pedro Pascal.

Photography: Ethan James Green
Styling: Carlos Nazario
Story: Seb Emina

Creative Director & co-founder: Jop van Bennekom
Editor in chief & co-founder: Gert Jonkers

Full credits: https://t.co/HBUF4hUBHZ

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As Mike Schnaidt, SPD61 Co-Chair and CD at Fast Company, explains, freedom of speech guided the competition.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟲𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗣𝗗 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀!

𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: https://t.co/L37i2LGe27

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SPD Illo of the Week: Raven Jiang for The Girlfriend from AARP.

"Why I Now Believe In Signs Of An Afterlife"
AD: Dian Holton

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SPD Cover of the Week: Popeye @POPEYE_Magazine, May 2026

Editorial Director: Ken Miyamoto
Creative Director: Yu Kokubu
Art Director / Engineer: Yota Shiraishi
Senior Editor: Kosuke Ide, Masaru Tatsuki
Illustrator: Kirin

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SPD Photo of the Week: Karine Aigner for National Geographic, May 2026.

Creative Director: Paul Martinez
Design Director: Andrea Nasca
Designer: Sandi Owatverot-Nuzzo
Director of Photography: Alex Pollack

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𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘! Join us for the 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗣𝗗 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟰-𝟭𝟱.
𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗣𝗗’𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 👉 https://t.co/6lVrpDCKVs

🎨 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻

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SPD Cover of the week: Time Out Japan, May 2026

Art direction: Steve Nakamura⁠
Photography: Naohiro Tsukada
Bonsai Tree (First Cover): Makoto Egashira
Yakusugi (Second Cover): Meri Yasuoka

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Join us on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗣𝗗’𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗗.𝗖. If you make things in D.C., you’re invited.

👉 Full details: https://t.co/CjRVvgEEp2

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𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗽-𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗖 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱.

Thanks: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 - 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿&𝗗𝗶𝗿𝘁, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺, & 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆.

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#SPDJobBoardAlert: @TheAtlantic is looking for an Art Director. Check out the listing here: https://t.co/5ofJlGHVsQ

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Join us on June 11th for the 61st Annual SPD Awards and celebrate the best creative work of 2025.
𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗣. 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱!

👉 Full details: https://t.co/Yun7LeSb3e

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SPD Cover of the Week: Tatler Singapore with Nathania Ong

Photography: Darren Gabriel Leow
Fashion Dir.: Adriel G. Chiun
Art Dir.: Charlene Lee
Hair: Leong Lim
Make-up: Cheryl Ow
Story: Hashirin Nurin Hashimi
Photography A.: Melvin Leong
Styling A.: Shavita Rajendran

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Join us on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗣𝗗 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 hosted by 𝗕𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲́𝘁𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 Creative Team.

👉 Full details: https://t.co/HsWkXfZINd

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Huge thanks to our #SPD61 Chairs along with all our incredible judges and volunteers for making this year possible.

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁. 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗣𝗗 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵: https://t.co/CGqxr2CP82

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SPD Spreads of the Week: Outlook Traveller India, April-May 2026.

Executive creative director: Anjan Das
Senior designer: Rehana Farhan Sheikh
Photographs: Shutterstock and Aditya Arya

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𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟲𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗣𝗗 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗣, spots are extremely limited!

Join us on Thursday, June 11th to celebrate the best work of 2025.

📍 The Georgia Room, NYC
🔗 Details and tickets: https://t.co/QXeOQoY45l

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SPD Cover of the Week: Outlook Traveller India, April-May 2026.

Executive creative director: Anjan Das
Senior designer: Rehana Farhan Sheikh
Image courtesy: BlackSTAR-FOTOGRAFiE/Shutterstock

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SPD organization and board celebrate and honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) through culture, creativity, and community.

Artworks by Jia Liu Illustration.

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ICON13 is calling: SPD will be hosting an “Ask an Art Director” workshop with Dian Holton, Anne Latini, Faith Stafford, and Brian Lutz.
If you want real insight into today’s editorial landscape, this is it.

On sale April 29, 12pm EDT
Grab your spot. https://t.co/Vhz9YvgdlB

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Cover of the Week: Bloomberg Markets, April-May 2026

Design Director: Josef Reyes
Illustration: Carolina Moscoso