The second designer I often refer to for inspirations is Scott Dadich, a Creative Director of Wired magazine - the publication that not only reports on the front lines of technology but also leads and inspires in magazine designers around the world.
"Honestly, I don’t think too much about it," he says. "We try to be aware of what has and has not been done in terms of magazine design, photography, printing, production, but it’s not a driving force in the day-to-day nuts and bolts of what we do. We have some ideas of projects and covers that we want to be the first to do, but we’re waiting on the tech to catch up to our ideas."
Scott Dadich came to Wired in 2006 to oversee design, photography, illustration and typography as Creative Director. In 2007, the magazine won the prestigious National Magazine Award for General Excellence and followed up in 2008, winning the National Magazine Award for Design, the magazine industry's highest design honor.
His August 2006 cover with Stephen Colbert was named Best Celebrity Cover by the American Society of Magazine Editors, and his 2007 redesign was hailed as elegant and provocative. He has received more than 100 national design and editorial awards, including 35 gold and silver SPD medals.
In 2008, he was awarded SPD Magazine of the Year and elected President of SPD. In 2005 and 2006, the City and Regional Magazine Association named him Designer of the Year, and Print magazine named him one of its 20 Under 30 breakthrough visual talents in the world.
About Me
- Katarzyna Matuszewska
- I grew up in a small town in Poland believing that the only boundaries that should not be crossed were those which I set up for myself. Now, living in the cultural blur of a cosmopolitan city I stick to that rule. I cross boundaries between cultures, languages, between print and web, between journalism and design in search of original creative fusions. I graduated from University of Westminster in 2010 with a Masters Degree with Distinction in Design for Communication. I also hold a First Class BA in Journalism with Media and Cultural Studies from Kingston University, which gives me a combined knowledge of editorial and design practices. Having previously worked for The Sunday Times Magazine, Haymarket and Think Publishing, I have experience in publishing and design industries and a strong passion for editorial design. I am a great (bilingual) communicator, a competent writer and a designer. I produce imaginative magazine layouts to convey the publication‘s editorial mission and specialise in magazine launch and redesign projects. If you think your organisation could benefit from my knowledge and experience, please get in touch.