Aviva Michaelov is the Digital Design Director of The New Yorker, with over two decades of experience at the intersection of design and journalism. 

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She leads a team that identifies and then elevates the visual elements that are vital for impactful journalism.

 

Her work has incorporated illustration, photography and cartoons, videos and information graphics, cutting-edge animation techniques along with interactive designs and has been recognized with a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, a National Magazine Award for Best Illustrated Essay, and a 2026 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia.

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She is available for illustration class visits, crits, and talks on how design and art direction in journalism have transformed over the last two decades.