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Episode 72: Out With the Old

Michael and Jessica look back on some of their favorite things of 2017, including the work of New York Times Magazine design director Gail Bichler and art director Matt Willey. Getting the Sunday Times Magazine, Michael says is

like Christmas every week for designers

And not just for designers, Jessica adds; their innovative designs open up stories for all readers:

What they're doing with these type of graphic explorations is helping people dive into these articles in a different way. I think especially because of the degree to which we’re not print-based as a culture anymore, there's something really rewarding about that experience.

Also mentioned this week:

Times Magazine covers for 2017
It’s Nice That, Design director, Gail Bichler, on The New York Times Magazine typography exhibition
Pussy hat project
Creative Review, The Big Bold World of Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
subway sign discussed on The Observatory episode 61
Sea Ranch Lodge
SFMOMA, Typeface to Interface
Hit Parade
The Butterfly Effect
Slow Burn
Death, Sex, and Money
Revisionist History
The Dinner Party Download
Wormwood on Netflix
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon

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