Mirko Ilić (born: 1st of January 1956) is a Croatian and Bosnian graphic designer and comics artist. Before arriving in the U.S., Mirko Ilić art directed numerous posters, record covers, and books in Europe. In 1991, Mirko Ilić was art director of the international edition of Time Magazine. He became the art director of the New York Times Op-Ed pages in 1992.