You can't miss: Janet Froelich

As I was reading the blog that I am monitoring (designingmagazines.com), I noticed a blog that the author wrote yesterday about a particular art director at New York Times Magazine. I don't know about many of you guys but I usually find it difficult to find designers to watch or model myself after. So when I read this post, it definitely made me take notice of this designer and the publication.

The art director at NYT Magazine is Janet Froelich and the blogger of designingmagazines.com actually posted a little of her worked. I tried to search the web for more, but I haven't been able to find anything as of yet. Here are few photos courtesy of designingmagazines.com:











I, like the blogger, enjoyed these layouts. I love how she used typography to mirror the globe on the initial spread. I like how she eliminated many of the spread many of the sell lines to put the majority of the emphasis on the feature story. At first, I didn't get how eliminating sell lines could make a cover look visually pleasing when mentioned in class. But I think this perfectly illustrates that factor.

If you're interested in learning more about her and her work, you can either browse the NYT Magazine website or just google her. I also found an interview with her and Debbie Millman on Debbie's blog (debbiemillman.blogspot.com). She discusses how her and commercial/print design joined forces. The link is http://www.modavox.com/VoiceAmericaCMS/Webmodules/NowPlaying.aspx?BroadcastId=9809&ShowId=56&ScheduleTime=12&ScheduleDate=4/20/07 if you haven't downloaded some of the older Debbie Millman's Design Matterspodcasts, here is a direct link to the interview. For those of you that already know about her, go ahead and go back to what you were doing. For those that don't know, take notice.