Coverjunkie asked great art director Robert Newman about the 5 most favorite covers he designed himself:

Robert's favorite #2: The Seattle Sun, December 1979. Illustration by Lynda J. Barry. "I was in my 20's and living in Seattle and art directing this alternative weekly newspaper. This was our Christmas cover, I love the rawness of it."

About Robert Newman's career:
Robert has been a design director at a wide range of consumer and trade publications including: Real Simple, Fortune, New York magazine, Details, Entertainment Weekly, Vibe, The Village Voice & Guitar World.
He and his teams won numerous publication design awards and medals. In 2004, AdAge magazine named his Real Simple team the Creative Team of the Year. Right now he's a design and content consultant for numerous publications like JCK magazine, Newsweek, O: The Oprah Magazine, Reader's Digest, TV Guide and many more.

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