Time magazine’s longtime creative director wants to keep questioning authority

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then D.W. Pine — Time’s longtime creative director who recently published his thousandth cover — certainly has a lot to say.

Pine, who joined the magazine in 1998, has put the world’s most recognizable faces within the storied red border, from Pope Francis and Steve Jobs to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un. He’s also the man behind some of the 21st century’s most divisive covers.

Under Pine, Time published some covers that drew controversy, such as its May 21, 2012, “Are You Mom Enough?” cover, depicting a 3-year-old boy nursing at his 26-year-old mother’s breast. He also oversaw the magazine’s February 27–March 6, 2017, “Nothing to See Here” cover, showing President Donald Trump behind the Resolute Desk, subsumed in a thunderstorm. And, under Pine, Time ran its August 9, 2010, “Aisha” cover, showing an 18-year-old Afghan woman, whose nose was cut off by the Taliban.

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