There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

Charles Dickens

Richard Turley's departure is a huge loss for Bloomberg Businessweek

By DYLAN BYERS

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/04/richard-turleys-departure-is-a-huge-loss-for-bloomberg-187219.html

Richard Turley, the art director responsible for Bloomberg Businessweek's innovative covers, layout and aesthetic, announced Tuesday that he would be leaving the magazine for MTV.

"It's time for me to learn something new and work with different content for a different audience," Turley wrote.

It's hard to overstate how big this loss is for Businessweek, which was entirely redesigned under Turley's leadership. Despite some impressive journalism, the magazine is known first and foremost for its look. When it has made waves in business or politics, it is very often because of a provocative or controversial cover. 

Hiring Turley was one of the first things Businessweek chief Josh Tyrangiel did when he took over the magazine in 2009. As soon as Turley got to New York from London - he previously worked for The Guardian's design-forward G2 section - Tyrangiel, who sits with his staff in the newsroom, put Turley's desk directly across from his own in order to keep the editors and designers in an ongoing conversation. (I interviewed both Tyrangiel and Turley in 2011, for Adweek).

I don't want to undersell Tyrangiel's own contribution to the look and feel of the magazine, because it's significant. But Turley was the executer. There's a lot of pressure on Businessweek to find someone who can fill those shoes.

10 Awesome Covers From Bloomberg Businessweek's Departing Creative Director

As Richard Turley Leaves for MTV, a Look Back at His Legacy

by Simon Dumenco

 www.adage.com

With the news today that Bloomberg Businessweek's brilliant creative director Richard Turley is leaving the magazine after a four-year run -- he announced on his personal Tumblr blog that he's heading to MTV -- the Ad Age media staff and art department debated which of the celebrated covers during his run we've loved the most.

Here's a short list: