Victoria Escobar

Some designed spreads from the second half of our annual @nytmag annual Great Performers package, photographed by the absolutely amazing @paulkooiker ! “Ten of the year’s best performers on how they summon the emotions that move us.” Thanks again to the best @_calebbennett and @gailbichler 🫶 and our incredible photo team, who spearheaded the idea and direction of this beautiful photo essay @j_dims @amykellner

Some spreads from the first half @nytmag annual Great Performers package, written by the incredible @wsslyy 🏆 Thank you @_calebbennett and @gailbichler for all your guidance on this one Typeface: Fenul by @xyz_displaay

Cover design for @nytmag yearly Great Performer’s issue from a couple weeks back. Featuring the incredible @teyanataylor , photographed by the brilliant @paulkooiker Thanks to @_calebbennett @gailbichler @j_dims @amykellner

📣 New Speaker Announcement! ✨ We’re thrilled to welcome Victoria Escobar, Designer at The New York Times Magazine on board for Make Your Mark Bootcamp 2026! Victoria @vescobar.studio brings a bold, thoughtful approach to editorial design — weaving storytelling, typography and visual experimentation into some of today’s most exciting magazine journalism. At @nytmag , she collaborates with illustrators and art directors to craft powerful visuals that elevate each story’s tone and message. And… we have big news. 👀 Victoria will be setting an exclusive editorial illustration brief for Bootcamp illustrators! A chance to work directly on a real-world challenge shaped by one of the most influential editorial teams in the world. 🙌🏻 What you can expect: 🗞️ Insight into how the NYT Mag commissions and collaborates with illustrators 🎨 A smart, concept-led brief to stretch your editorial thinking ✨ A behind-the-scenes look at what makes creative stand out 📣 Feedback + guidance to elevate your portfolio This is an incredible opportunity for emerging illustrators ready to grow, experiment and push their practice further. Ready to level-up your creative practice? 🚀 Applications for Bootcamp are open now! 👉Comment BOOTCAMP and we'll send you all the details on how to join. Let's go! - @inkygoodness @inkygoodnesscollective - #InkygoodnessCollective #MakeYourMarkBootcamp #EditorialIllustration #NYTMagazine #IllustrationCommunity #ArtistDevelopment #IllustratorsOfInstagram

1/2 Design and art direction for this spring’s @nytmag Extreme Voyages issue. Amazing images and art by @ashgilbertson @evgenia_arbugaeva and @timdrawsinink Fonts from @typemania909 & @abbr.foundry Thank you to @gailbichler @bengrandgenett @j_dims @shannonsimon & @amykellner ❇️

Cover design for this year’s @nytmag spring Extreme Voyages Issue. Incredible photograph by @evgenia_arbugaeva Thanks to @gailbichler @bengrandgenett @j_dims @amykellner ❄️

Feature design and art direction for yesterday’s @nytmag cover story on the science of animal venom. Some more incredible illustrations by @armandoveve And thank you again to @gailbichler 🙏

Cover design and art direction for this weekend’s @nytmag on the incredible science of animal venom. Absolutely beautiful illustration by @armandoveve Thank you @gailbichler 💛

Cover design for this weekend’s @nytmag Climate package, featuring several teenagers around the world and the ways they are experiencing and reacting to climate change in their home countries. Written by @charley_locke Incredible photograph by meridithkohut 🙏🙏 @bengrandgenett @gailbichler @shannonsimon @j_dims

Design and art direction for the @nytmag Retirement issue from a couple months back. Filled with some amazing visual contributors: @timenthovensillustrations @davidthelens @maggiehshannon @victor.llorente and @_hannahwhitaker Thanks as always to @gailbichler @bengrandgenett @kathyryan @kristen.geisler @shannonsimon and the rest of the team 🫶🫶 Fun time playing in After Effects for this one. Little process clip at the end

Design and art direction from a few weeks ago for @nytmag . A great piece by Zach St. George on the comet strike theory that just won’t die. Amazing illustrations by @_ricardotomas_ ☄️💫 Thank you @gailbichler and @bengrandgenett !

Design and art direction for this weekend’s @nytmag . A really great piece by Stephen Carter on the importance of free speech in higher education. Illustrations by the always incredible @andrewjrae Thank you @bengrandgenett and @gailbichler ! 🖤