April 2015 Archives

SPD 50: Magazine of the Year Medal Finalists

SPD 50: Magazine of the Year Medal Finalists

On May 1 at the 50th Anniversary SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Super 8 Magazine of the Year medals. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of other medal finalists, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year, and be sure to follow @SPDTweets on Twitter with #SPD50.

The medal finalists for the Super 8 Magazine of the Year are: Bon Appetit, Eight by Eight, New York, Wired, and Wired Italia.

See the finalists on the turn page.

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SPD 50 Brand of the Year Medal Finalists

SPD 50 Brand of the Year Medal Finalists

On May 1 at the 50th Anniversary SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Super 8 Brand of the year medals. Over the past two weeks we've been running previews of other medal finalists, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year, and be sure to follow @SPDTweets on Twitter with #SPD50.

The medal finalists for the Super 8 Brand of the Year are: GQ, National Geographic, New York, The Pitchfork Review, Time, and Wired.

See the finalists on the turn page.

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SPD 50 Print Medal Finalists

SPD 50 Print Medal Finalists

On May 1 at the 50th Anniversary SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winners of this year's Print Publication Gold and Silver medals. Over the past two weeks we've been running previews of other medal finalists, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check the SPD site to see the best magazine design work of the past year, and be sure to follow @SPDTweets on Twitter with #SPD50.

See the finalists on the turn page.

INFOGRAPHIC BY TIM LEONG.

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SPD 50: Single/Spread of the Year Medal Finalists

SPD 50: Single/Spread of the Year Medal Finalists

On May 1 at the 50th Anniversary SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Super 8 Single/Spread of the Year medals. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of other medal finalists, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year, and be sure to follow @SPDTweets on Twitter with #SPD50.

The medal finalists for the Super 8 Single/Spread of the Year are: GQ (2 nominations), The New York Times Magazine, Wired, and Wired Italia.

See the finalists on the turn page.

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SPD 50: By the Numbers Medal Finalists

SPD 50: By the Numbers Medal Finalists

On May 1 at the 50th Anniversary SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Super 8 By the Numbers medals. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of other medal finalists, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year, and be sure to follow @SPDTweets on Twitter with #SPD50.

The medal finalists for the Super 8 By the Numbers are: Cincinnati, ESPN The Magazine, Fast Company, Fortune, Wired, and Wired Italia.

See the finalists on the turn page.
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SPD 50 Story of the Year Medal Finalists

SPD 50 Story of the Year Medal Finalists

On May 1 at the 50th Anniversary SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Super 8 Story of the Year (design) medals. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of other medal finalists, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year, and be sure to follow @SPDTweets on Twitter with #SPD50.

The medal finalists for the Super 8 Story of the Year are: Achtung, Bon Appetit (2 nominations), Fast Company, GQ, T, The New York Times Style magazine, and Wired.

See the finalists on the turn page.

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SPD 50: App of the Year Medal Finalists

SPD 50: App of the Year Medal Finalists

On May 1 at the 50th Anniversary SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's App of the Year (tablet and mobile). Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of other medal finalists, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year, and be sure to follow @SPDTweets on Twitter with #SPD50.

The medal finalists for App of the Year are: Bon Appetit, Entertainment Weekly, GQ, Men's Health, and New York.

See the finalists on the turn page.
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Vote for the MEMBERS' CHOICE Award!

Vote for the MEMBERS' CHOICE Award!

Attention all SPD MEMBERS! It's Time to select your top choice for the only Gold Medal selected by all the members of the Society --the Members' Choice Award.

You must be a current SPD member to participate.  Only one vote per member. 

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SPD 50: Cover of the Year Medal Finalists

SPD 50: Cover of the Year Medal Finalists

On May 1 at the 50th Anniversary SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Super 8 Cover of the Year medals. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of other medal finalists, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year, and be sure to follow @SPDTweets on Twitter with #SPD50.

The medal finalists for the Super 8 Cover of the Year are New York, The New York Times Magazine (2 nominations), Variety, Volksrant Magazine, and Wired.

See the finalists on the turn page.

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SPD 50 Redesign of the Year Medal Finalists

SPD 50 Redesign of the Year Medal Finalists

On May 1 at the 50th Anniversary SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Super 8 Redesign medals. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of other medal finalists, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year, and be sure to follow @SPDTweets on Twitter at #SPD50.

The medal finalists for the Super 8 Redesign are: Afar, Billboard, Consumer Reports, Golf Digest, New York Observer, and Self.

See the finalists on the turn page.
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SPD 50: Website of the Year Medal Finalists

SPD 50: Website of the Year Medal Finalists

On May 1 at the 50th Anniversary SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Website of the Year. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of other medal finalists, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year, and be sure to follow @SPDTweets on Twitter with #SPD50.

The medal finalists for Website of the Year are: Bon Appetit, Matter, Nautilus, and The New Yorker.

See the finalists on the turn page.
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Cover(s) of the Day: Cosmopolitan

Cover(s) of the Day: Cosmopolitan

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Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.

Cosmopolitan  May 2015 
Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles
Creative Director Theresa Griggs
Photo Director Alix Campbell
Photographer Ellen Von Unwerth

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Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com

Cover of the Day: Mother Jones

Cover of the Day: Mother Jones

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Mother Jones  May-June 2015
Cesign Director: Ivylise Simones
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Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com


Rodale's Organic Life launches

Rodale's Organic Life launches


SPD Board member Francesca Messina interviewed Chris Gangi on the new launch of Rodale's Organic Life. It debuted on April 14th, and is a reinvention of the 70-year old Rodale brand, Organic Gardening. Here are some thoughts from Chris and Nancy Rouemy (Principal of We Live Type & Design), who helped Chris reshape the magazine's logo.

SPD: What motivated Rodale's decision to re-launch an organic lifestyle brand? They have done an organic magazine previously. Was this a new editorial approach as well as a new design?
 
As we continue to grow and diversify at Rodale, our Chairman and CEO, Maria Rodale, and our President, Scott Schulman, made the decision to reinvent the company's 70-year-old flagship brand Organic Gardening, transforming it into Rodale's Organic Life. Organic Life expands into some new content areas and further taps into consumers' growing interest in healthy living by offering a fresh spin on food, gardening, the home, and wellbeing--an intersection of topics that lie right at the heart of Rodale. And yes, the design is entirely new.

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Art Director Tom Bentkowski Remembers New York Magazine in the 70s

Art Director Tom Bentkowski Remembers New York Magazine in the 70s

Editor's Note: The recent SPD event, For the Love of ...New York Magazine, featured nine former and current design directors and art directors of the magazine. Missing was Tom Bentkowski, who worked as an associate art director in the 1970s under design director Milton Glaser and art director Walter Bernard. For eight months, from June 1977-February 1978, Tom was the New York art director. He was in charge during a period when the magazine was sold, and there were a number of staff changes. Eventually J.C. Suares was hired as design director, and Tom left New York to pursue a very distinguished career at Time Inc, working as the longtime, multi-award winning art director of Life magazine. He continues to design and consult on a myriad of publication projects.

Tom sent us this highly personal and very rich history of his experiences at New York magazine. It's accompanied by a series of covers designed during his time as art director.

(Above): New York, November 14, 1977. Illustration: Ed Sorel.

BY TOM BENTKOWSKI
By now, people might take for granted that the concept and content of New York magazine have always existed, But it was, in its day, a wonderfully fresh and innovative idea. It's longevity is a testament to its intelligence and creativity. The magazine, in its history, not only became the indispensable guide to the difficulties and delights of living in New York, it made an enormous contribution to the world of design and art direction. The ripples and reverberations are felt everywhere.

My own connection with the magazine was, in fact, quite a long one. I happily and gratefully had the most basic, entry-level position during some of the magazine's most exciting times, and I was the art director (for a very short time) through some of the magazine's most turbulent days.
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Cover of the Day: Time

Cover of the Day: Time

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Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper covers from around the world.

Time, April 20, 2015
Design Director: D.W. Pine


Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to SPDsubmissions@gmail.com
SPD@50: For the Love of New York magazine

SPD@50: For the Love of New York magazine

As the countdown begins for our SOLD OUT Speaker Series event celebrating the history of New York magazine, we will be posting some reminiscences from our panelists. Robert Newman continues the series, look for more to come as the excitement builds for this epic event!


As we said, the event is SOLD OUT but a video will be available for purchase after the talk


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You're Invited to SPD's 50th Anniversary Awards Gala

You're Invited to SPD's 50th Anniversary Awards Gala

To purchase tickets and RSVP online: Click Here

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SPD@50: For the Love of New York magazine

SPD@50: For the Love of New York magazine

As the countdown begins for our SOLD OUT Speaker Series event celebrating the history of New York magazine, we will be posting some reminiscences from our panelists. Chris Dixon continues the series, look for more to come as the excitement builds for this epic event!


As we said, the event is SOLD OUT but a video will be available for purchase after the talk


(see details after turn)

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