The Gala: By Amy Sussman
48 05.22.13
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The Gala Photo Booth Pics!
48 05.20.13
We know you've been waiting in anticipation all week for the gala photo booth pics. Well, the wait is over! Glenn Glasser has been busy editing and putting the final touches on this amazing gallery of images. See all the fun and debauchery HERE
Thanks again for joining us for such a memorable evening and congrats to all the winners!
See you next year!
Congratulations to the PUB 48 Gold & Silver Medal Winners!
48 05.15.13
The Society of Publication Designers is proud to announce the Gold and Silver Medal Winners of our 48th Annual Design Competition
held in February of this year. A total of 83 Gold Medals and 79 Silver
Medals for Design, Photography, Illustrations and Digital work were
presented at the 2013 SPD Awards Gala, Friday, May 10th. The night was
hosted by PUB 48 Chairpersons Courtney Murphy, Creative Director, Good Housekeeping; Marshall McKinney, Art Director, Garden & Gun.
Celebrating
its 48th anniversary, the SPD Competition yields only the highest
examples of editorial design, photography and illustration excellence
across all platforms.
Click Here for Gold and Silver Medal Winners
In addition to these
awards, more than 600 Merit winners will appear in SPD's publication
design annual, PUB 48. The annual is distributed free to all SPD
members, and will be available around November 2013.
SPD 48: Magazine of the Year: GQ
48 05.13.13
Once again, we have had a truly inspiring collection of contenders from all over the world for SPD's highest award for publishing: Magazine of the Year. Gongrats to Fred and the GQ team.
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(Above): GQ, November 2012. Design Director: Fred Woodward.
#SPDGALA Unfiltered
48 05.12.13
Live! From the Gala: Bespoke Music
48 05.11.13
SPD 48: App of the Year: Katachi
48 05.11.13
Congrats to the Members' Choice FINALISTS
48 05.09.13
Bon Appétit
Gather Journal
Men's Health
Check out the nominees, after the jump...
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App of the Year Finalist: WIRED
48 05.07.13
On Friday, May 10, at the SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's App of the Year. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of each finalist, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year. The final of the six finalists for App of the Year is WIRED, creative director: Brandon Kavulla.
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(Above): WIRED, September 2012. Creative Director: Brandon Kavulla.
Magazine of the Year Finalist: GQ
48 05.06.13
On Friday, May 10, at the SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Magazine of the Year. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of each finalist, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year. The fifth and final of our finalists for Magazine of the Year is GQ -- three time Magazine of the Year winner (Pub 38, 42, and 46), design director: Fred Woodward.
(Above): GQ, Style Bible, April 2012. Design Director: Fred Woodward.
Time to Vote for Members' Choice
48 05.03.13
You must be a current SPD member to participate. Only one vote per member.
You will find visual solutions presented as covers, as single pages or spreads.
Your challenge is to apply your professional judgment and experience to choose the best solution.
It may be design, photography, illustration or info-graphic;
it may be a cover that stuns you or a collection of work from an issue that overwhelms you. Take a look after the jump...
App of the Year Finalist: Katachi
48 05.03.13
On Friday, May 10, at the SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's App of the Year. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of each finalist, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year. The fifth of the six finalists for App of the Year is Katachi, Creative Director Ken Olling.
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(Above): Katachi, for iPad, December 26, 2011. Creative Director Ken Olling.
App of the Year Finalist: National Geographic
48 05.02.13
On Friday, May 10, at the SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's App of the Year. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of each finalist, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year. The fourth of the six finalists for App of the Year is National Geographic, Creative Director Bill Marr.
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(Above): National Geographic, tablet edition, December 2012. Creative Director Bill Marr.
Magazine of the Year Finalist: Fast Company
48 05.01.13
On Friday, May 10, at the SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Magazine of the Year. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of each finalist, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year. (Above): Fast Company, October 2013. Creative Director: Florian Bachleda.
App of the Year Finalist: Money
48 04.30.13
On Friday, May 10, at the SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's App of the Year. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of each finalist, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best tablet magazine design work of the past year.
Above: Money, tablet edition, October 2012. Design Director: Neil Jamieson
Magazine of the Year Finalist: W
48 04.29.13
On Friday, May 10, at the SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Magazine of the Year. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of each finalist, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year. The third of the five finalists for Magazine of the Year is W, Anton Ioukhnovets, Design Director.
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(Above): W, September 2012. Anton Ioukhnovets, Design Director.
App of the Year Finalist: GQ
48 04.26.13
On Friday, May 10, at the SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's App of the Year. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of each finalist, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best tablet magazine design work of the past year. The second of the six finalists for App of the Year is GQ, Design Director: Fred Woodward.
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(Above): Loremipsum, December 26, 2011. Design Director: Fred Woodward.
Magazine of the Year Finalist: New York
48 04.25.13
On Friday, May 10, at the SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Magazine of the Year. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of each finalist, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year. The second of the five finalists for Magazine of the Year is New York. Thomas Alberty, Design Director
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(Above): New York, April 9, 2012. Thomas Alberty, Design Director
App of the Year Finalist: Fast Company
48 04.24.13
On Friday, May 10, at the SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's App of the Year. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of each finalist, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best tablet magazine design work of the past year. The first of the six finalists for App of the Year is Fast Company, Florian Bachleda, Creative Director.
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(Above): Fast Company, March 2012. Florian Bachleda, Creative Director.
Magazine of the Year Finalist: Bon Appetit
48 04.23.13
On Friday, May 10, at the SPD Gala, we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Magazine of the Year. Over the next two weeks we'll be running previews of each finalist, building up to the big celebration. Be sure to check in every day to see the best magazine design work of the past year.
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The first of the five finalists for Magazine of the Year is Bon Appetit, Creative Director: Alexander Grossman.
(Above): Bon Appetit, January 2012. Creative Director: Alexander Grossman.
You are invited to the 48th Annual SPD Gala!
48 04.05.13
If you haven't updated your contact information with us, fear not! You can get the invitation after the jump...
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Save the Date!
48 03.26.13
PUB 48 Merit Winners Announced
48 03.15.13
Official notifications will be emailed to all the winners. Please save the date for the 48th Annual Awards Gala, Friday, May 10th at Cipriani Wall Street. Tickets go on sale soon.
Congratulations to the following publications...
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SPD 48 Medal Finalists: Magazine of the Year, Print and Digital
48 03.07.13
You'll find the full list of medal nominees after the jump...
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Bespoke Magazine No. 17: Uppercase
48 02.08.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
Sure, judging for this year's competition may be in the books but that doesn't mean we're going to stop bringing you more examples of what makes Bespoke publications so great.
The next bespoke pub you may may not be aware of: Uppercase. BIG thanks to SPD student outreach co-chair (and Money magazine Deputy Art Director) Leah Bailey for the profile after the jump
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The PUB 48 "Bespoke" Judges
48 01.29.13
All the entries are in and the judging for this year's design competition is almost upon us! We are frantically downloading hundreds of apps and organizing thousands of tear sheets as we speak to make sure that this weekend's PUB 48 judging is the best one yet.
Once again SPD is honored to have an incredible team of over 40 industry leaders including the best and brightest creative directors, art directors, illustrators, photographers and editors from across our industry. It is their discerning eye that will decide the winners of the world's most prestigious editorial design competition...and it is the efforts of our army of indefatigable volunteers who will ensure that three long days of judging run smoothly. We are extremely grateful to them all. You'll find the full list of judges after the jump! Check back in on spd.org, our facebook page and on twitter over the weekend for updates and (hopefully) embarrassing photos of some pretty exhausted design luminaries!
Bespoke Magazine No. 16: Treats!
48 01.29.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
The deadline for entries has passed but we'll be announcing winners at the end of February once we've tallied the results from the judging this weekend. Don't forget the gala is May 10th (save the date!), more details to come soon
The next bespoke pub you may may not be aware of: Treats!.
Their team which includes art director Dirk Barnett shed some light after the jump
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Bespoke Magazine No. 15: Think Money
48 01.28.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
The deadline for entries has unfortunately passed but with judging just days away the atmosphere around here is buzzing! Don't forget to book your tickets to the gala when we'll be announcing the winners (details coming soon!) and pick up a copy of PUB 46 in the app store to see the quality of work you're up against!
The next bespoke pubs you may may not be aware of: ThinkMoney
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Bespoke Magazine No. 14: Sweet Paul
48 01.25.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved (the standard deadline has passed but you can still enter with an additional late fee until 5pm TODAY!!).
The next bespoke pub you may may not be aware of: Sweet Paul
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Bespoke Magazine No. 13: Kinfolk
48 01.24.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved (the standard deadline has passed but you can still enter with an additional late fee until January 25th).
The next bespoke pubs you may may not be aware of: Kinfolk
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Bespoke Magazine No. 12: Kindling Quarterly
48 01.22.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved (the standard deadline has passed but you can still enter with an additional late fee until January 25th).
The next bespoke pubs you may may not be aware of: Kindling Quarterly. Check out their Winter launch issue after the jump.
Bespoke Magazine No. 11: American Cowboy
48 01.21.13
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved (the standard deadline has passed but you can still enter with an additional late fee until January 25th).
The next bespoke pubs you may may not be aware of: American Cowboy
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Bespoke Magazine No. 10: Kiawah Island Legends
48 01.18.13
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved (the standard deadline has passed but you can still enter with an additional late fee until January 25th).
The next bespoke pubs you may may not be aware of: Kiawah Island Legends
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Bespoke Magazine No. 9: Climbing
48 01.17.13
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved (the standard deadline has passed but you can still enter with an additional late fee until January 25th).
The next bespoke pubs you may may not be aware of: Climbing
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Bespoke Magazine No. 8: Huffington Magazine: The Literary Issue
48 01.16.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved.
The next bespoke pub you may may not be aware of is aimed at the magazine's fans of the written word: Huffington Magazine's Literary Issue
Bespoke Magazine No.7: Assets Digital
48 01.15.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved.
The next bespoke pubs you may may not be aware of: UCLA Anderson's Assets Digital
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Bespoke Magazine No. 6: Sports Illustrated Presents
48 01.14.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved.
The next bunch of bespoke pubs you may may not be aware of: Sports Illustrated Presents, the "specials" unit of Time Inc's Sports Illustrated.
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PUB 48 Standard Rate gets an extension
48 01.11.13
Good news for those of you who weren't quite able to squeeze in under the standard rate deadline for competition entries today. We've managed to adjust our online entry system to delay the late fee until Tuesday Jan, 15th. It looks like an amazing year's worth of entries. Huge amounts of incredible work flooded in this afternoon in (as you may know if you were able to get through to the staff at HQ...our phone-lines were as jammed as the mail box!). This volume may have slowed things down a bit so to accommodate your efforts the least we can do is give you an extra few day. Hope this helps, keep 'em coming. (note: the late fee deadline remains Jan 25th)
Download you entry form here ..disregard the old standard rate deadline.
PUB 48 is going to be a ground breaker, thanks for all your hard work!
Bespoke Magazine No. 5: Wired's Premier Issue
48 01.11.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved.
The next bespoke pub of which you may may not yet be aware: The premier issue of Wired, customized for the tablet. Sure its a retro-fit, but a bespoke one for sure!
Bespoke Magazine No. 4: Click
48 01.09.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved.
The next bespoke pub of which you may may not yet be aware: Click, a magazine for the modern photograp[her]. This magazine is many things but its primary goal is a simple one, to help women (mostly Moms) become better photographers.
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Bespoke Magazine No. 3: People Magazine Specials
48 01.08.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved.
The bespoke pubs profiled here are the one-shot special issues produced by the team at People Magazine.
Bespoke Magazine No. 2: Notre Dame Gameday
48 01.02.13
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world, celebrating publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved.
The next bespoke pub that you might not yet be aware of is in fact an app, or an interactive gameday program to be exact: Notre Dame Gameday created for the University of Notre Dame by Joe Zeff Design. JZD used Adobe Digital Publishing Suite to design and develop the entire iPad app in less than two weeks to help the school preview its January 7 BCS National Championship matchup against Alabama.
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Bespoke Magazine No. 1: Gather Journal
48 01.01.13
The term "bespoke" has traditionally applied to men's apparel. Today it is increasingly used in reference to modern-day items such as computer software, bicycles, luxury automobiles and, yes, magazines.
For the 48th SPD Pub competition and gala, Co-chairs Courtney Murphy and Marshall McKinney sought to acknowledge the "bespokeness" that adds interest to our increasingly homogenous world. It is the bamboo bike builder in Brooklyn, the artisanal chocolatier in Des Moines, and more than we might realize, publishers both large and small that are creating customized publications with an emphasis on individuality.
Download your PUB 48 competition entry form here and get involved.
Our first bespoke pub that you might not yet be aware of: Gather Journal --a bi-annual, recipe-driven food magazine devoted not just to cooking and eating, but to the art of bringing of people together.
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SPD 48 Call For Entries is Here!
48 11.22.12
Last month, we introduced our fabulous Print Co-Chairs: Courtney Murphy, Creative Director of Good Housekeeping, and Marshall McKinney, Art Director of Garden & Gun.
Now it's time to introduce our awesome Digital Co-Chairs: Chris Hercik, Creative Director of Sports Illustrated Group, and Steve Motzenbecker, Director of Digital Design & User Experience, New York Media.
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