Spine Magazine

In this interview Holly Dunn speaks with Designer and former Creative Director at Picador, Henry Sene Yee. This discussion includes changes in the industry over the years, as well as design, illustration, photography and more. You can find Henry Sene Yee on Twitter and Instagram at @ hsyee. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.

For this episode Holly Dunn interviews freelance book cover designer Amanda Weiss. Weiss has been recognized frequently by the Association of University Presses for her work, including selections for the 2019 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show: Beyoncé in Formation, and Woke Gaming. Dunn and Weiss discuss typography, photography, and use of color. You can view Weiss's portfolio at: www.amandaweiss.org For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.

For this episode Holly Dunn interviews Mark Campbell, Head of Design at HarperCollins Australia and New Zealand, and President of the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA, https://abda.com.au.) They have an in-depth conversation on the working relationship between art director and designer. They also review results from a survey conducted by the ABDA in 2018. The survey’s focus was of the work experience among the ABDA book-design community, covering things such as contracts and revisions. You can review the survey here: https://abda.com.au/2019/02/18/everyone-page-abda-survey-results/ For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.

For this episode Holly Dunn talks to Miraphora Mina, who, along with Eduardo Lima, make up the design duo MinaLima. Mina is responsible for designing elements for the Harry Potter Films, as well as the Fantastic Beasts series, including The Marauders Map, The Daily Prophet, and all the text books. She and Holly also discuss MinaLima’s work on interactive classics for HarperCollins. You can read more about MinaLima at www.minalima.com. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.

For this episode Holly Dunn interviews Sarahmay Wilkinson, Associate Art Director at W. W. Norton. They discuss some of Wilkinson's book cover designs, including the fascinating backstory to her design of Edna O’Brien’s The Country Girls. Also talked about is Wilkinson's journey into publishing after having first established herself as a designer in the beauty industry. You can find more of Wilkinson's work at www.sarahmaywilkinson.com, or find her social media links in the show notes on our website. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.

For this episode Holly Dunn interviews Creative Director/VP for Orbit Books, Lauren Panepinto. They discuss how she came to be at Orbit, artist collaboration, and cover design for science fiction/fantasy books. You can view more of Panepinto's work at www.laurenpanepinto.com. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.

For this first episode of Season 3 of our podcast Holly Dunn interviews cover designer, graphic novelist, and Art Director, Kristen Radtke. The conversation includes Radtke’s process on design, writing Imagine Wanting Only This, and how she works with other artists for The Believer Magazine. View the covers discussed in the show notes on our website (www.spinemagazine.co.) You can read more about Radtke’s work at www.kristenradtke.com For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.

For the final episode of Season 2 we close out with a conversation with Isabel Urbina Peña. We discuss her work as a book cover designer, lettering artist, typographer, and zine publisher. You can find more of her work at http://www.isabelurbinapena.com. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.

For this episode we talk to illustrator Sara Mulvanny. She shares with us how she got into illustration, what her process looks like, and If she finds working on book covers different to other illustration work. You can view Mulvanny's portfolio at www.saramulvanny.com. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.

In this episode we talk with Paul Buckley, Vice President Executive Creative Director of Penguin US. You'll be familiar with his work through projects such as the Penguin Drop Caps Series, Penguin Black Spines, Deluxe Classics, and many more. For more interviews with publishing industry creatives, visit www.spinemagazine.co. Music: Sweet Berry Wine, Blue Wednesday.