Badass Lady Creatives: Art Director/Designer Jenny Tondera

Urban Outfitters Reader, designed in collaboration with Michael Aberman & Annie Yiling Wang

Jenny Tondera, Art Director at Spring Studios NY, hasquite a bit under her belt: she’s designed atMCAD DesignWorks, 160over90, andBloomingdale’s; she’s taught as an adjunct professor at MICA; and she co-runsParts & Labor Books, a small art book publisher. Jenny’s work really shines in projects where she combines zine sensibilities with a sophisticated restraint.

When trawlingJenny’s work, you get the sense thatshe relishes collaborationswhich blur the lines between design and art. Her books, magazines, and album artwork carry a quiet, unmistakable joy.

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While Jenny’s printed materials borrow from the low-fi language of zine culture, they feel carefully considered, neveroverdoing the self-published aesthetic.

“The Grade” by Charlie B. Ward, designed by Jenny Tonderaaka new favorite thing

“Speaking of Names”, a collaboration with Christopher Gianunzio which takes ’50s’60s scientific images out of context.

Matter Album art (with butter-yellow vinyl inside)

Ohio by Alec Soth & Brad Zellar, designed by Jenny Tondera

See more of Jenny Tondera’s work on her website, or stop by Parts & Labor Books.

Melanie