PITTSBURGH (BRAIN) — Dirt Rag's art director for the last seven years, Matt Kasprzyk, is moving on to a new career at Scott Sports. Kasprzyk's vacancy will be filled by longtime Bicycle Times art director, Stephen Haynes.
Dirt Rag's Issue #188 will be Kasprzyk's last with the magazine.
"I've been challenged and inspired during my tenure at Rotating Mass Media and Dirt Rag Magazine. I've met some of the best people in my life and have developed genuine friendships because of the opportunities my position afforded me," said Kasprzyk.
"Any job at Dirt Rag is what you make of it, and after seven years I feel that I've made significant improvements to the title. I'm looking forward to challenging myself further with Scott Sports and I am excited to see what the future holds for the independent mountain bike title that put a lot of faith in my skills," he said.
Haynes said, "As a longtime fan of Dirt Rag, I'm super geeked and honored to be given the opportunity to build on the solid visual foundation that Matt and others have had a hand in over the last 25-plus years," Haynes said. "I look forward to adding my own dorky, demented, and often damnable and alliterative touch to one of the bike industry's longstanding publications and one of the art world's unsung champions."
With Haynes' transition to Dirt Rag, Rotating Mass Media is currently accepting applications for the role of art director at Bicycle Times. More information at rotatingmassmedia.com/careers.
