Badass Lady Creatives: Art Director/Designer Jenny Tondera

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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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Lonely Boy Mag: Boys & Their Cars

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

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

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

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Matter Album art (with butter-yellow vinyl inside)
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Ohio by Alec Soth & Brad Zellar, designed by Jenny Tondera

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

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<p><a href="http://melanie-richards.com" target="_blank">Melanie Richards</a> is a designer at <a href="http://fuzzco.com/" target="_blank">Fuzzco</a>, and spends her days designing and building websites, and crafting brands. Outside work she runs Badass Lady Creatives, a project that celebrates talented women in the creative industries. Melanie is way into books, cheese, and dad jokes.</p>