Marc Jonathan Costello is an art and design director operating
in Sonoma County and NYC with a focus on brand identity,
editorial design, and
creative strategy.
He is currently Art Director
at Jewish Currents, and
formerly Art Director at ALTR Studio
Work
-
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
Membership Redesign -
Jewish Currents
Brand & Editorial Redesign
-
Nokomis
Brand Design - Strange Lands Brand & Packaging
- Michael Kors 360 Camapign
- Erica Dawn Lyle Album Design
- MAC Cosmetics Retail
- After October 7 Book Design
- Commune Magazine
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PopSockets
Art Direction & Digital
- San Diego RV Resort
Brand Refresh & Digital - Dianna Settles Printer Matter & Wall Art
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2. Jewish Currents Art Direction
Brand Design
Editorial
Redesign and brand refresh
for a magazine at the
intersection of culture and intelligentsia.
As Art Director, I partnered with the major stakeholders to establish Jewish Currents’ position in their ecosystem, creative strategy, and brand DNA. The brand pillars “rigorous, rooted, and irreverent” call to the brand’s exceptional reporting, cultural position, and willingness to stand on the side of controversy. The redesign fundamentally refined the visual language and identity of the Jewish Currents, and successfully repositioned the brand in their millennial audience.
The redesign lead to 32% increase in subscription rates. Covers have been featured in the New York Times, and the redesign of social in Jan 2023 led to 300% increase in social engagement.
Winter
Gifts
Alongside Jewish Current’s quarterly offering, the magazine also releases a winter gift each season. I often collaborate with artists and musicians to create the winter gift. The Winter Gift for 2021-2022 is a Flexi Disc single by the artist Black Ox Orkestar using my dirty minimalist interpretation of the band’s visual langauge combined with Jewish Currents’ art direction.
Arielle Angel
Elizabeth Day
Liz Sanders