DESIGN
Honors overall excellence in the art direction of print and digital publications as demonstrated by three examples of work

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FINALISTS

National Geographic
Nathan Lump, Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief
Paul Martinez, Creative Director
“How to Make a Forest Reappear,” April 22 at nationalgeographic.com, “The City of 700 Languages,” July, and “Pictures of the Year 2025,” November 21 at nationalgeographic.com

New York
David Haskell, Editor in Chief
Jody Quon, Creative Director
Thomas Alberty, Design Director
“The Hamptons Issue,” Summer, November 17-30 Flip Issue, and “The Culturati 50,” December 1-14

The New York Times Magazine
Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief
Gail Bichler, Creative Director
March 16 Issue, “The Ghosts of Altadena,” April 4, and “Finding the Pope’s Roots,” June 11, at nytimes.com/magazine

Rolling Stone
Sean Woods, Executive Editor
Joseph Hutchinson, Creative Director
May Issue, July-August Issue and “The Rolling Stone Interview Archive,” July 17 at rollingstone.com

The Verge
Nilay Patel, Editor in Chief
Kristen Radtke, Creative Director
“American War,” April 21, “Wikipedia Is Resilient Because It Is Boring,” September 4, and “The Future of Being Trans on the Internet,” October 16