Mark Porter (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 . [1] [2] Formerly he was the art director of the Evening Standard , the UK edition of Wired , and Colors .[ citation needed ] He directed the redesign of The Guardian, [3] which was voted best-designed newspaper in the world by the US-based Society for News Design in 2006. [4]

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References

  1. Delahoyde, Steve (30 March 2010). "Revolving Door: Guardian Creative Director Mark Porter Resigns". Mediabistro. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. "Creative director Mark Porter leaves The Guardian". mad.co.uk. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
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  4. Steve Busfield (21 February 2006). "Guardian wins design award". London: Guardian.