Photograph by Forged in the North
Tova is an art director and designer based in the New York City area. She is currently the Design Director of Brand at The Washington Post. She leads a team of designers that produce brand, marketing, and corporate creative across print, digital, social, out-of-home, live events, and email touchpoints, to name a few.
Prior to this role, Tova was a consulting design and art director, working with clients to establish or elevate their brand’s design identity and visual impact. She was also the creative lead and co-founder of Voting School: a site dedicated entirely to providing a user-friendly, comprehensive state-by-state guide to voting in the 2020 Presidential Election. She is also the former Head of Design for Time Out (North America) with other prior design positions held at O, The Oprah Magazine, Self, and Real Simple.
Interested in commissioning or collaborating? Inquire here.
WORK + CLIENTS
The Washington Post
Time Out (North America):
Time Out New York
Time Out New York Kids
Time Out Chicago
Time Out Miami
Time Out Montreal
Time Out Boston
Time Out Los Angeles
Time Out San Francisco
Netflix
Marie Claire
Delish
Oprah Daily (O Quarterly)
O, The Oprah Magazine
SELF
Real Simple
Glamour
Interview
Kazoo Magazine
+ MORE
AWARDS + ACCOLADES
FINALIST | Creative Excellence in Out of Home Advertising, Film & Media (The Washington Post)
Out of Home Advertising Association of America
Photo illustration: Max-o-matic
Designer: Christina Adamson
NOMINEE | Design/Brand Category (The Washington Post)
The Drum Marketing Awards
MERIT AWARD | Photo Illustration Cover
SPD 55th Annual Awards
Society for Publication Designers
Photography: The Taable
MERIT AWARD | Photography: FOB opener, single issue
SPD 53rd Annual Awards
Society for Publication Designers
Photography: Jeffrey Westbrook
Prop styling: Rachel Haas
Photo editor: Vivianna Quevedo
SELECTED WINNER | “What’s beautiful to you?”
American Illustration 38
AI-AP
Illustrator: Stina Persson
SELECTED WINNER | “How not to be distracted”
American Illustration 34
AI-AP
Illustrator: Brian Rea
JUDGE | Category: Feature Design, below 60,000 Circulation
CRMA Awards, 2022-2023
City & Regional Magazine Association
JUDGE | Category: Design Excellence in Design
CRMA Awards, 2021-2022
City & Regional Magazine Association
JUDGE | Category: Illustration & Graphics
CRMA Awards, 2020-2021
City & Regional Magazine Association
JUDGE | Category: Spread Design, over 60,000 Circulation
CRMA Awards, 2019-2020
City & Regional Magazine Association