starting from the bottom

 

After moving to the U.S., working at a string of “immigrant jobs” and taking night classes at the New York-based School of Visual Arts, Anton was hired by New York Magazine. He scanned photos and cropped them for $6.50 an hour. At the same time, Anton supplemented his income by working as a taxi driver. “I liked working for a magazine right away. I also saw that if you do smart, creative work, you can easily grow in the editorial design field. It was all about what you can create.” After 4 years at New York magazine, he became a designer and then art director for a number of New York-based magazines in the 1990s: Allure, George, and YM.

 

 

W magazine, 2012. Layout designed by Anton Ioukhnovets. Living Large

W magazine, 2012. Layout designed by Anton Ioukhnovets.

 

Lotus magazine, 2011. Layout designed by Anton Ioukhnovets. A still frame from Mad Men TV series

Lotus magazine, 2011. Layout designed by Anton Ioukhnovets.

 

 

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at the very beginning of my american life, i worked as a taxi driver and delivery person. then i realized that’s not what i came across the ocean for. i switched to something that i always liked—design, and it worked. —anton ioukhnovets

 

First job in the US, Castro Valley, California. Ioukhnovets and another man stand in front of a van
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in a way, i’m proud that i grew up in the soviet union and am acquainted with the soviet visual heritage. if you find a whole new approach to it, you can do a lot of incredible things. —anton ioukhnovets

Anton Ioukhnovets sitting in front of a cupboard
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