Mark Porter
Mark Porter (born 15 March 1960, Aberdeen, Scotland) is a British publication designer and art director, and former creative director of The Guardian. Formerly he was the art director of the Evening Standard, the UK edition of Wired, and Colors. He directed the redesign of The Guardian, which was voted best-designed newspaper in the world by the US-based Society for News Design in 2006.
Mark Porter
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- 1960 · Aberdeen.
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- United Kingdom
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- designer
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Mark Porter (born 15 March 1960, Aberdeen, Scotland) is a British publication designer and art director, and former creative director of The Guardian. Formerly he was the art director of the Evening Standard, the UK edition of Wired, and Colors. He directed the redesign of The Guardian, which was voted best-designed newspaper in the world by the US-based Society for News Design in 2006.
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Porter is a graduate of Oxford University.
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1960
Mark Porter was born on 15 March 1960.
2000
Mark Porter – On The Right Track (2000) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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The circumstances in which Mark Porter stands. Capital medicine: a tradition of excellence: an illustrated history of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia / by Nancy B. Paull; photo researcher, Allison I. The medical enlightenment of the 18th century. Tape 22, part 2 / Prof. William Hunter and the eighteenth-century medical world / edited by W.F.
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- 1.Delahoyde, Steve. Revolving Door: Guardian Creative Director Mark Porter Resigns. Mediabistro. 30 March 2010.
- 2.Creative director Mark Porter leaves The Guardian. mad.co.uk. 29 March 2010.
- 3.Domus, or the frontiers of design since 1928. A talk with Mark Porter. www.domusweb.it. 2017-10-02.
- 4.Mark Porter. Creative Bloq. 2010-10-27.
- 5.Sarah, Dawood. “A newspaper is not a magazine – it should never be an exercise in graphic design”. Design Week. 2018-07-03.
- 6.The Guardian Revealed. newsdesigner.com. 9 September 2005.
- 7.Alderson, Rob. Behind The Scenes: Mark Porter discusses redesigning Holland's premier news channel. www.itsnicethat.com. 2014-05-15.
- 8.Steve Busfield. Guardian wins design award. Guardian. 21 February 2006.
- 9.Wilkins, Holly. Here 2013 Speaker Profile: Mark Porter isn't your average designer. www.itsnicethat.com. 2013-04-25.
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