AutoWeek launched a redesign with its Dec. 23, 2002 issue in what the magazine called an effort to improve its readability. “We wanted to give AutoWeek a fresh, active look, so we added bold colors
and reduced typefaces to make it more consistent and easy-to-read,” said Dutch Mandel, editor and associate publisher. AutoWeek has a circulation of 350,000, AutoWeek is one of more than 30 magazines
published by Detroit-based Crain Communications, Inc.