The Authors

The authors look back on and analyze some of their most important and compelling projects, from the creation of New York magazine to redesigns of such publications as Time, Fortune, Paris Match, and The Nation, explaining how their designs complemented a story and shaped the visual identity of a magazine.

Photo by Leo Sorel

Walter Bernard

Walter Bernard has designed and art directed many of the best-known magazines including Time, Fortune, and The Atlantic, in the United States, Europe and Asia. He co-produced Portraits of a Lady, an HBO documentary in 2007. In 2013 he received the Henry R. Luce Lifetime Achievement award for his work at Time, Inc.

Milton Glaser

Milton Glaser is one of the most important graphic designers of the twentieth century, responsible for many iconic designs including the “I Love New York” logo. In 2009, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts, the first graphic designer to receive the award. He has written several books, including Drawing Is Thinking (2008) and In Search of the Miraculous: Or, One Thing Leads to Another (2012).

Walter Bernard

Walter Bernard has designed and art directed many of the best-known magazines including Time, Fortune, and The Atlantic, in the United States, Europe and Asia. He co-produced Portraits of a Lady, an HBO documentary in 2007. In 2013 he received the Henry R. Luce Lifetime Achievement award for his work at Time, Inc.

Photo by Leo Sorel

Milton Glaser

Milton Glaser is one of the most important graphic designers of the twentieth century, responsible for many iconic designs including the “I Love New York” logo. In 2009, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts, the first graphic designer to receive the award. He has written several books, including Drawing Is Thinking (2008) and In Search of the Miraculous: Or, One Thing Leads to Another (2012).

Walter Bernard

Walter Bernard has designed and art directed many of the best-known magazines including Time, Fortune, and The Atlantic, in the United States, Europe and Asia. He co-produced Portraits of a Lady, an HBO documentary in 2007. In 2013 he received the Henry R. Luce Lifetime Achievement award for his work at Time, Inc.

Milton Glaser

Milton Glaser is one of the most important graphic designers of the twentieth century, responsible for many iconic designs including the I Love New York logo. In 2009, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts, the first graphic designer to receive the award. He has written several books, including Drawing Is Thinking (2008) and In Search of the Miraculous: Or, One Thing Leads to Another (2012).

Photo by Leo Sorel