Aviva Michaelov is the Digital Design Director of The New Yorker, with over two decades of experience at the intersection of design and journalism. She leads a team that identifies and then elevates the visual elements that are vital for impactful journalism.
Her work has incorporated illustration, photography and cartoons, videos and information graphics, cutting-edge animation techniques along with interactive designs and has been recognized with a Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, an ASME Award for Best Illustrated Story, and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Online Journalism.
Available for talks, panels, and academic engagements.
Past Talks
Princeton University, Design Nation
School of Visual Arts, MFA Illustration as Visual Essay
Rhode Island School of Design, Senior Portfolio Speaker, Illustration Department
Pratt Institute
The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
ArtCenter College of Design
Columbia University, Design Mini-Conference, Graduate School of Journalism
The School of The New York Times, Summer Academy
recognition
Pulitzer Prize, Illustrated Reporting and Commentary,
“The Diary of a Rikers Island Library Worker,” 2024
Peabody Award, Interactive, “Cleared by Fire,” 2025
GLAAD Media Award, Outstanding Online Journalism, Video or Multimedia,
”A Mother and Her Trans Teen Decide to Leave the U.S.,” 2026
ASME, Best Illustrated Story, “Is My Toddler a Stochastic Parrot?,” 2024
Society of Illustrators, Richard Gangel Art Director Award 2023
D&AD Wood Pencil, “The Cartoons & Puzzles Issue” 2022
SPD Gold Medal, “The Cartoons & Puzzles Issue” 2022