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</em>(Crown/TenSpeed), <em>Weepers</em>, a novel (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), and the memoir <em>Exhibitionist</em>. Mendelsund has been described by the <em>New York Times</em> as “one of the top designers at work today,” and his design work has been described by <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> as “the most instantly recognizable and iconic.” He is the Creative Director of <em>The Atlantic.</em></p> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer" data-aspect-ratio="1.8739352640545144" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1645022349339_4412"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-6 span-6"><div class="sqs-block button-block sqs-block-button" data-block-type="53" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1645022110566_3964"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center" data-animation-role="button" data-alignment="center" data-button-size="small" data-button-type="tertiary" > <a href="mailto:mendelsund@gmail.com" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" > Email </a> </div> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-6 span-6"><div class="sqs-block button-block sqs-block-button" data-block-type="53" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1645022110566_3470"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center" data-animation-role="button" data-alignment="center" data-button-size="small" data-button-type="tertiary" > <a href="https://www.instagram.com/petermendelsund/" class="sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element" > Instagram </a> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer" data-aspect-ratio="1.8739352640545144" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1645022110566_9130"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-aspect-ratio="100" data-block-type="5" id="block-f0f5360f9a5297d7d379"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class=" image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-hidden design-layout-inline combination-animation-none individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none " data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" > <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " style="max-width:3115px;" > <div class="image-block-wrapper" data-animation-role="image" > <div class="sqs-image-shape-container-element has-aspect-ratio " style=" position: relative; 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