Competitions: 44 Archives

Dog Gone...

Now that your 44th Awards Gala co-hosts have had a chance to exhale, we'd like to share some of our favorite captured moments from a wonderful evenings worth of celebrating stellar magazines.
To view the gallery, the whole shebang photographed by Bryan Bedder can be found here. Stay tuned for the top dogs screen test-inspired film from the evening, a hilarious Triumph the insult dog's cameo and some of our film shorts from the awards presentation!

The Best in Show: PUB 44 Medal Winners

44 05.11.09 posted by The Editors

After a glorious Gala Friday night, we're still recovering a bit, but wanted to put out a huge congrats to ALL of the Gold and Silver Medal winners, and the Merit Winners, of SPD's PUB 44. Just 10% of the total entries in January were selected overall, which is a huge, huge accomplishment!

As we work to finish adding the almost 700 winners of PUB 44 to the Galleries (check back here by the end of the week!) we're happy to post a full list of the Gold & Silver winners after the jump, or you can download a pdf of the press release here, and check back for party pictures as we get them (and if you've got them, send them in!). Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the work, and more importantly, the fabulous people who DO the work: you're the reason we can do this! And now, we're off to soak our feet a bit more; you, check out these winners...
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PUB 44 Online Winners!

44 04.19.09 posted by The Editors

Without further ado, the Medal Finalists for SPD's PUB 44 Online Competition, chosen by the jury and presented here:

The Big Picture // Category: Online Photography

CHOW: The Ten // Category: Series or Column

The Daily Beast // Category: Online Site Independent of a Print Publication

The NY Times: 2008 Presidential Election Results // Category: Online Information Graphics

The NY Times: A Map of Olympic Medals // Category: Online Information Graphics

The Gold and Silver Medals are awarded from across all of the Online Categories based on highest overall scores. One of these sites will be winning a Gold Medal, and one a Silver Medal, at the SPD Gala on Friday, May 8th. Keep reading after the jump for the full list of Online Merit Winners, ready for you to browse as well...

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PUB 44: ALL THE WINNERS

44 03.27.09 posted by The Editors

As we get ready for the Gala on Friday, May 8th (invitations printing now, videos being produced, medals being cut, tuxes cleaned and dresses fitted, copious amounts of cocktail mixers amassed), we wanted to take a moment to congratulate all the titles that are winners of the print competition (listed after the jump):
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PUB 44 Online Competition: New & Updated Categories!

44 02.20.09 posted by The Editors

NEW! IMPROVED! Two of our favorite words.
EXTRA TIME. Our very favorite.

Our Online Chair, Jeremy LaCroix, and his team of judges have studied the categories for the Online Competition and improved on what we had, adding categories for online features like photo slideshows, online columns, editorial blogs, mobile apps, and more. Online editorial work is changing daily, and as SPD members work and innovate more and more both in print and online, it's our goal to keep up with the new work, and continue to recognize the best of the best.

Download the newly updated ONLINE Call for Entries, and send in your editorial online work with NO LATE FEES by Wednesday, March 4th!

Oh yeah, one more thing: Help us spread the word to your online peers who may not be aware of SPD and PUB 44! Let's get them involved!

PUB 44 Online: Meet the Jury

44 02.20.09 posted by The Editors

The Online Competition of PUB 44 has an amazing jury, selected by this year's Online Chair, Jeremy LaCroix, Creative Director for CBS Interactive:

Ian Adelman
Creative Director / New York Magazine online

Michael Bierut
Graphic Designer, Design Critic and Educator
Pentagram / Yale School of Art

Jason Santa Maria
Graphic Designer, Consultant, Creative Director / A List Apart

Paul Schrynemakers
Creative Director / Rodale online / Men's Health / Runner's World / Prevention

More info about these judges who'll be selecting the Online Gold, and a copy of the Online Call for Entries, after the jump...
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THE FINAL COUNTDOWN...

44 01.08.09 posted by Nathalie Kirsheh

As you can see from the clock in upper right corner, time is flying by and you have some (though very little) time to send in your entries before the first deadline on the 9th. That's TOMORROW, people!

So. Tell me...why would you miss it? Is it because you want to give SPD an extra $10 on every entry to make the late deadline on the 16th? Really?? Although the organization can use it, I really encourage you to be on time because you'll want that extra $$ in your budget for the gala tickets where they will awardingÂ more gold medals than ever before.Â Download entry formÂ here, and send those tearsheets in ASAP!

Even Fido Votes! (If he's a member, of course.)

44 01.06.09 posted by Nathalie Kirsheh

Don't forget about the Members' Choice award! It's the only gold medal where every member of SPD gets to vote. The creative directors, art directors, designers, photo editors, terriers, spaniels, sheepdogs: All vote. It's another $35 SPD gives you as a member. So choose your fave, burn it on a disc, and don't forget to add it to your package!Â Download entry formÂ here.

Member vs Non Member

44 01.05.09 posted by Nathalie Kirsheh

Question: If I were entering PUB 44 (and I am)--would I want to pay for my entries as a non member, or get smart and save lots of $$ as a member?

I think we all know the answer to this one!
This is the community in which we work and which we are, believe it or not, members. So why not recognize this, save ourselves $10 on every entry and become a member? A few benefits to keep in mind: Get a copy of the annual FREE ($55 value); Save $5 on every speaker event (and there are quite a few); get the News & Notes and be part of the news yourself; save $200 at the Gala; be part of the Members' Choice (both entering and voting); get to know your peers; spread and hear the word of mouth; and GET INVOLVED--shape your own destiny, really.

Sign up as a member while submitting your entry form which can be downloaded here.

Throw A Dog A Bone

44 12.29.08 posted by Nathalie Kirsheh

Beside this year's competition being a special one (newÂ categories,Â eliminatedÂ circulation rule,Â freeÂ mag of the year entry,) and in lieu of our canine Best in Show theme, we're also giving back to the companion animal.
By submitting for one of our new categories (creature feature,) the entry fee will be donated toÂ Bidewee.org, one of the oldest humane organizations in the United States. Download entry formÂ here.Â
Read more about the organization after the jump

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We are the world...

44 12.23.08 posted by Nathalie Kirsheh

Oh but competition 44 is for your magazine
As with my own experience meeting folks last month from the publishing industry in Denmark and Norway, and from all those amazing mags in the Berlin Shop of Heaven our SPD Pres Scott Dadich posted about, we see there's some fantastic work from all over the globe that can be rewarded and shown off in the published annual, so keep note that this an international competition. Download entry formÂ here!

SPD Competition Alert: Magazine of the Year is now FREE

44 12.16.08 posted by Bruce Ramsay

My no-frills headline lacks puns, humor and cleverness in general, but what it lacks in frills, it more than makes up in cash and a shiny blue ribbon. That is, cash left in your budget (or pocket) and the head-spinning possibility of SPD's highest honor.

This is a dog whistle everyone can hear: The moment you enter your magazine in any of our other 54 categories(!) you're eligible to enter Magazine of the Year at NO additional cost. Hear that? … MORE

NEW Categories!? MORE Categories!? WHAT?

44 12.15.08 posted by Nathalie Kirsheh

Here's the deal with this year's bow-wow competition 44: No more circulation categories, but focus on content. Shazaam. Like goes with like, and the unsung (non-celebrity work, service, etc.) are DEFINITELY getting a medal at the Gala. Whaaat!?! Yeah, no joke. It's time to keep the groups together, like pooches at the Westminster Dog Show. Download entry form here.

(Photo courtesy of Hulton Collective/Getty Images)

PUB 44 CALL FOR ENTRIES: Best In Show!

44 11.24.08 posted by Nathalie Kirsheh

Best in Show: A competition whereby dogs designs are judged as to which one is considered to be the most closely conformed to its written breed standard of excellence.

It's time to take off your muzzles and unleash your inner design top dog. That's right, SPD's 44th annual publication design competition is going to reveal our industry's primo publications.

In other words, all of you dogged design handlers should download the call for entries and be sure to send in your editorial purebreds by January 9, 2009. This year, the competition is chock full of new rules and categories so be sure to read the forms carefully.

So start sending in those tearsheets and show us what you've got!

PUB 44 CAPTAINS and JUDGES Announced

44 11.21.08 posted by Scott Dadich

The Pub 44 BEST IN SHOW POSTERS were mailed out this week, so it's time to finally unleash our feisty list of captains and judges that will bark over all your tearsheets this coming January.

Co-Chairs
Nathalie Kirsheh, AD, W
Judith Puckett-Rinella, Senior PE, T

MOY Chair
Bruce Ramsay, Director of Covers, Newsweek

Online Chair
Jeremy LaCroix, Chow.com / CBS Interactive

Captains and judges after the jump...
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Three Dog Night

44 11.03.08 posted by Nathalie Kirsheh

Now that it's starting to get chilly out, it's a reminder that the 44th competition will be here before we know it. Be sure to join (or renew) as a member to ensure the discount on entries! We've got some great changes in this year's competition rules, so keep a lookout in your mailbox within the next two weeks for the official announcements and list of judges!

Grrrrr...

44 09.24.08 posted by Nathalie Kirsheh

Pub 44. It's coming. Soon.
So stay tuned for sneak peeks behind the curtain as the competition develops. The judge and jury list is almost set, so keep your eyes on this blog for the first of many big announcements. And don't forget, members in good standing get a sizable entry discount, so make sure your memberships are current and your entries are trimmed and taped.

If I were you (and I am), I'd get a head start on thinking about tear sheets for submission because time's FLYING by. Oh, and no excuses about how your dog ate your homework. You won't want to miss this one!

Your Rockin' Co-Chairs,
Nathalie + Judith

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