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] [3] Formerly he was the art director of the Evening Standard , the UK edition of Wired , and Colors . [4] [5] He directed the redesign of The Guardian, [6] [7] which was voted best-designed newspaper in the world by the US-based Society for News Design in 2006. [8] Porter is a graduate of Oxford University. [3] [9]

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.
  3. 1 2 "Domus, or the frontiers of design since 1928. A talk with Mark Porter". www.domusweb.it. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Mark Porter". Creative Bloq. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Sarah, Dawood (3 July 2018). ""A newspaper is not a magazine – it should never be an exercise in graphic design"". Design Week. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Guardian Revealed". newsdesigner.com. 9 September 2005. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  7. ↑ Alderson, Rob (15 May 2014). "Behind The Scenes: Mark Porter discusses redesigning Holland's premier news channel". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Steve Busfield (21 February 2006). "Guardian wins design award". London: Guardian.
  9. ↑ Wilkins, Holly (25 April 2013). "Here 2013 Speaker Profile: Mark Porter isn't your average designer". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 18 December 2025.


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