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Benjamen Purvis is the Design Director of Runner's World magazine. | Email

** Runner’s World 2012 Election Special **

When I got the briefing about Runner’s World‘s feature on the ACLI Capital Challenge — a three-mile race near Capitol Hill, packed with politicians — I sketched out an idea for the opener that would reference the grass-planted political ads … Continue reading

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Chinese “Dogs”

Here’s something cool. Runner’s World China — the latest international edition of the brand — picked up the “Dogs” story and its layout. This is the first time I’ve ever seen my work reinterpreted into Chinese!  

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“Don’t Go Out in Those Hills. There Are Dogs Out There.”

(A couple photos from my latest visit to NYC …) There’s one other feature from the October issue of Runner’s World that I haven’t shared here yet. I wanted to wait until I could link to the SPD’s site, where … Continue reading

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Runner’s World: Issue One

Check out those great covers from 40 years ago. I saw those piled up on a desk at the office and had to snap some photos for myself. I have to admit, I’d never picked up a copy of Runner’s … Continue reading

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Blogging Streak Resumed!

Here’s a flea market find from earlier this summer : An old photo of a kid who probably grew up to become a Beastie Boy. I bought this for a dollar. It’s been three months since my last update, and … Continue reading

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