Category Archives: Art Director

Four Months Later, I Still ♥ New York

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Benjamen

Hard to believe it’s been four months since my last blog post. My new job as creative director of Men’s Journal has been keeping me really busy, and has been going very well. And when I’m not working, I’m exploring. … Continue reading →

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Benjamen’s Journal

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Benjamen

Back in September of 1999 I went to New York City for my first time. I was a 22-year-old film student at UNLV, and my fairy tale short The Devil and Butterscotch Gaye was screening at the New York International … Continue reading →

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The Poor Man’s Marian Bantjes

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Benjamen

I was really inspired by the new Marian Bantjes book when I set out to design the Top Dentists feature in the February issue of Seattle Met. We had no money left in the budget to commission an illustrator or … Continue reading →

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Judging the Best Publication Design, Photography and Illustration in Print and Digital

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Benjamen

I’ll be in New York City at the end of this week to help judge the 46th annual Society of Publication Designers awards. It’s a huge thrill for me — I was too intimidated to even join the SPD until … Continue reading →

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Screen Shots

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Benjamen

At the beginning of 2010 I introduced a new step to my work process, and I think it’s helped me grow a lot as a designer. It’s really simple — it’s basically a variation of hard copy proofing, only it’s … Continue reading →

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