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[Note: This interview originally ran on the Society of Publication Designers site in the autumn of Sadly, Dugald Stermer passed away in late ]

Dugald Stermer was the art director of Ramparts magazine during its heyday, A new book by Peter Richardson, A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America, has brought the magazine back into the public eye.

The New York Times gave the book a lengthy review in the October 11 Sunday Times Book Review, which praised the magazine&#;s &#;hip, slick and provocative look.&#;

Today Stermer is best known for his beautiful, precise illustrations.

But back in the mids (and barely 30 years old), he art directed a magazine that was ground-breaking and inspirational. In an interview with SPD, author Richardson told us: &#;The design and visual content were critical, an absolutely indispensable part of the magazine&#;s success.

At that time there were visually interesting magazines and pol