Ben Grandgenett
Issues
After 10 years and over 500 issues at The New York Times Magazine, Ben Grandgenett will examine the process of developing typographic identities and art direction for special issues of the magazine and the iterative attempt each week to make something new for a 126-year-old weekly general interest publication.
About Ben Grandgenett
Ben Grandgenett is the design director of The New York Times Magazine and a graphic designer based in Brooklyn. He was previously an instructor of graphic design at the School of Visual Arts in New York, from which he graduated in 2013. Ben, who is originally from Wahoo, Nebraska, was recognized as an Ascender by the Type Directors Club in 2019, and as a Young Gun by the One Club for Creativity in 2017. His work has also been honored by the Art Directors Club, Creative Review, D&AD, Graphis, the Society for News Design, and the Society of Publication Designers.