How a Designer Became the Senior Art Director in Rolling Stone | Twos Talks with Gail Anderson | #5

Born in the Bronx in 1962, Gail Anderson is a designer, writer, and educator whose work spans four decades across publishing, advertising, typography, and theatre. She is known for her 15 years at Rolling Stone magazine, where she rose from junior designer to art director during the publication’s golden era, and for designing a U.S. postage stamp that sold more than 50 million copies. In this exclusive Twos Talks interview, Gail discusses: • The story behind designing her bestselling U.S. postage stamp • What it’s like to spend 33 years teaching design • What it was like studying under Paula Scher • How she joined Rolling Stone magazine • Her path from junior designer to senior designer to art director • What daily art direction looked like inside the magazine’s golden era • Designing for Broadway theatres • The roots of her attraction to typography • Why she never narrowed herself to a single style • Taking creative risks and following what you love • What a portfolio should look like to get hired by top publications • Her favorite graphic designers of all time • And how she imagines sitting on a porch 20 years from now! TimeCodes 00:00 Intro 01:18 What is Gail busy with these days 02:37 Iconic Stamp Design 05:15 Designing stamps 06:48 Teaching Design at SVA 08:55 Why Graphic Design? 10:25 Paula Scher's teaching 13:15 Being hired at Rolling Stone 18:35 From a designer to art director 23:25 Collaborating with other creatives 25:16 Ad 26:08 Designing with Celebrities 29:10 Writing & Designing Books 31:00 Print vs Digital 32:25 Why Typography? 34:30 Trying different styles 36:25 Students today vs in the past 40:40 How a designer portfolio should look like 44:00 What skills a designer need 47:00 Becoming a design icon in today's world 49:20 Gail Anderson's Top 5 Favorite Designers & Artists 🎨 Design and artwork courtesy of Gail Anderson: https://www.gailycurl.com/ Intro animation by: Miray Erdeve 👉 Subscribe for more episodes of Twos Talks 👉 Merch: https://shop.twosstudio.com/ 👉 Full Twos Studio video archive and exclusive articles: https://twosstudio.com/ 👉 Support us on Patreon:   / twosstudio