Luke Hayman was born in Hemel Hempstead, England and studied graphic design at Central St. Martin’s School of Art, London. He has lived and worked in New York City since 1992. He joined Pentagram as a partner in December 2006.

Luke’s wide-ranging expertise encompasses the design of magazines, books, identities and exhibitions. Previously he served as the design director of I.D. magazine, senior partner and associate creative director in the Brand Integration Group (BIG) at Ogilvy & Mather, creative director for Media Central and Brill’s Content magazine, and creative director of Travel + Leisure magazine.

In 2004 Luke joined New York magazine as design director. Working alongside editor-in-chief Adam Moss, he was instrumental in restoring the title to prominence. His tenure at New York culminated in 2006 with a prestigious National Magazine Award for excellence in magazine design from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). New York was also named Magazine of the Year by the Society for Publication Designers (SPD) and received a silver award from British Design and Art Direction (D&AD).

Luke’s work has been consistently recognized by the American Society of Magazine Editors, the Society for Publication Designers, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Folio magazine and the Art Directors Club, the latter of which featured his work in its Young Guns II exhibition. Currently Luke serves on the board of the Society of Publication Designers and is the editor of its newsletter, Grids.