Madeline Montoya
Creative Director, Art Director, Designer
About
Art director and graphic designer with a focus on editorial design. She shaped the visual identity of Byline, combining expressive typography, image-making and a flexible approach to magazine design developed through collaboration with writers and photographers.
SourceSelected articles & interviews
Madeline Montoya on creative directing Byline
A look at the magazine's visual identity and Montoya's collaborative editorial process.
In their own words
I wanted Byline to feel energetic and fun. It had to contain individuality and surprise.
The NYC editorial design community feels super small and like everyone knows each other.
I try to tow the line between amusement and electricity with quietness and a sense of organisation.
Articles & interviews
- Rui Pu brings meme-inspired absurdity to editorial illustration
China-based illustrator and graphic designer Rui Pu creates colourful, textured digital collages that draw on memes, internet culture, travel and everyday visual observations. The feature covers his process for editorial commissions, including Bloomberg Businessweek's Extra Salt column, and his 2026 personal book 100 Horses, which transforms collected horse imagery into surreal, humorous compositions.
- Making publications into playgrounds for design: Madeline Montoya on the creative practices behind Byline and Bloomberg Businessweek