http://www.itscodex.com/magazine daily 0.75 2019-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1566599495753-4RHVHA7N7IQKA1J9HY8I/20190302_0059.jpg Magazine In the Kitchen is an annual series of recipe books published by the San Francisco Chronicle. It features star chefs of the Bay Area, such as Tyler Florence, Gonzolo Guzman, and Dilsa Lugo presenting recipes they really like. I’ve been working on these the last three years. Art Direction and design by Tracy Cox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440554187822-49Y2CEQ0OPFH25XK1DFW/M-RTipadflat.jpg Magazine I had great fun working on Road + Trail, which was designed specifically for the iPad using the MagPlus platform (of which I became a big fan). The magazine is currently on hiatus. Art Direction and design by Tracy Cox https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1566601186739-AK6TTX04MUQ0CNAFFQCT/20190302_0052.jpg Magazine Destinations is The San Francisco Chronicle’s high-end travel magazine featuring fun places to go in the Bay Area. Art Direction and design by Tracy Cox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1566599779582-9SDYOXZTEBJPGQZO6ES2/B-CWGIMG_1562.jpg Magazine The Wine Country Guide was published by the San Francisco Chronicle. A comprehensive guide to the best wineries in Napa and Sonoma. It later was renamed The Press. Art direction and design by Tracy Cox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440553974745-LQN1RU2SZD1CUELZC70I/M-SCSIMG_0076.jpg Magazine Some freelance projects and odd jobs from over the years. Functioned as Art Director and designer on these projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440554460037-CZZITG9S8DJ1RCK6Y769/A-SFBG20070101120052.jpg Magazine My first real job as Art Director was for the San Francisco Bay Guardian. I took the approach of trying to make the covers more appealing by stylizing them more like a magazine. The circulation increased 33%, but I think they preferred the newspaper look— they went back to it after I left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440553058564-N1JT34MFSBOOBIEIMZRM/M-We2007-01-01+12.03.10.jpg Magazine As Art Director for West Magazine, it was really gratifying to start seeing some work appear in places like PRINT and HOW magazine. An amazing staff of writers, editors and photographers were contributing to West at that time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440552145196-HJ8E2XJIPK1MTEMUNQC4/M-Si2007121444.jpg Magazine These days, I work at Sierra Magazine as the Art Director. We recently did a redesign of the magazine that our readers really like (which in my experience is quite unusual, especially the first few issues). The new logo was designed by designer Jeremy Mickel, who absolutely knocked it out of the park. We also use his font, Shift, in the magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440552915052-D9AJQ47IZQ58THMQWRK3/M-SV20070101121020.jpg Magazine SV Magazine was focused on covering the booming tech industry of Silicon Valley. Looking at those issues reminds me of a Michael Jordan rookie card... many of the people went on to become incredibly powerful names in tech. I was the Art Director and designed the initial look. http://www.itscodex.com/book daily 1.0 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1480917925241-3JE3NNMOJWRPJ86ROS1P/B-WBIMG_1553.jpg Book Wild Butterflies is an arresting novel by Katherine Green. I really enjoyed designing the cover with the fine folks at Wildemere Publishing. Art direction and design by Tracy Cox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1566598472510-NUK786MC0BZ2Z8H8J9JL/20190302_0034.jpg Book Circe & the Centaur is a memoir by former Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Owen Edwards of his time spent in Greece as a youth. It’s full of passion and drama, and is a very fun read. Owen also took all the photos. Art Direction and design by Tracy Cox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1566600767513-9MHTEY2TJTBVZOO5WIJW/20190302_0041.jpg Book The Secret Life of Clowns and The Snow Clown are part of a series of books on the art of clowning by noted Cirque du Soliel clown Jeff Raz. TSLOC is more of a study in performance, and TSC is more of a memoir of the time Jeff taught clowning to kids in Alaska. Both are very fun reads. Art direction and design by Tracy Cox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1579639110752-1ZUU757UG7VDOSWA0VOB/B-So20150724_0341.jpg Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440279620247-W7A1FSGP1WE73A7D0GT4/image-asset.jpeg Book When I'm bored or between jobs, I like to choose random non-fiction books in Amazon and redesign the covers. Here are a few. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440275042120-34CDEKU9Z3HYH7VKBAZE/B-MaD20150724_0001.jpg Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1566597542879-IHKMBFVAXMA155S9CAFB/20190312_0008.jpg Book Out of the Fire is a monograph featuring the wonderful ceramics of Susan Hall. She poured her heart into this book and I was honored to art direct and design it and give it shape and form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440235142078-OS548TCDDY9ML9C2WEI5/B-Va20150724_0335.jpg Book The Art and Life of Jean Varda is a monograph compiled and written by Betsy Stroman. A lively account of an eccentric artist's journey through the 20th century. Art direction and design by Tracy Cox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440234077959-3YIAFEAPNLSW6VOD7K1F/B-So20150724_0341.jpg Book Somehow: Living on Uganda Time is a collection of photographs and essays by Douglas Cruickshank –- a guy who gave away everything (except a camera and laptop) and moved to Uganda. A fascinating collection of tales from a talented guy. Art Direction and design by Tracy Cox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440277714374-JQRVQL30B35ZA99RYG3Y/B-BGr20150724_0010.jpg Book Breaking Ground is the complex and intriguing story behind the YWCA of Silicon Valley. Designed and art directed by Tracy Cox & the amazing Mignon Khargie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440273565988-9ZQGGPJ4M908NTZPK6EO/B-UK20150724_0001.jpg Book Uncommon Knowledge is a nice collection of work by noted poet and spoken word artist Whitman McGowan. Nice scratchboard illustrations by Bruce Litz. Art directed by Marjorie Snyder. Designed by Tracy Cox and Marjorie Snyder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440277666846-AU735G1S4ECTE8WQRCQK/B-ITLa20150724_0001.jpg Book In This Land is a book accompanying an exhibition of amazing photographer Matt Black's early work in the California central valley. He has since gone on to do great things. Art direction and design by Tracy Cox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1443503239437-PH7UZNN99804D3TVWBL1/B-MoCIMG_0330.JPG Book A Memory of Childhood is a memoir of life around the early part of the 20th century. A dizzying journey across the country from the perspective of a woman looking back to her experiences as a young girl. http://www.itscodex.com/archive daily 0.75 2015-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440569948214-1C6LITYV65JRH89EM31Q/A_SJMNopener.jpg Archive In the early 2000s, I worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a Senior Designer and Deputy Art Director for Business. We got an award from the Society for News Design as one of the best designed newspapers in the world during this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440570028653-FZQNUMXOLN6GB66TMI4P/A-SFCopener.jpg Archive In the late 2000s I worked at the San Francisco Chronicle as a Deputy Art Director. The paper was redesigned during that time and it was very well received. Lots of fun and talented folks put that paper together. http://www.itscodex.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2018-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440805003334-TNZDIRZ7PA4OWRQEF4IA/Photo+22.jpg About Codex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1440805062516-WA117ADBCOLGZLKW7SVQ/image-asset.jpeg About Codex http://www.itscodex.com/awards daily 0.75 2015-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55d04248e4b0ebe2dff122d9/1443503903610-1VNTDTW78C83YDPRAE9X/image-asset.jpeg Awards