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Happy Xmas Magazine Covers

Here's one of SPD's annual Best Xmas Magazine Covers collection, first published in 2010. Here are some of our favorite Xmas covers from over the years.

Special thanks to David Keeps, Stephen Kroninger, and Linda Rubes for their help in compiling these covers.

(Above): Evergreen, December 1969. Art director: Ken Deardoff, illustrator: Bill Lee.
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Holiday Recap + CS6 Raffle Winner Announced!

The night was quite a bender as many members and friends of SPD as well as many new ones joined us to toast the holidays and enjoy the good times. Captured moments from the shenanigans will be posted in the near future here and on Facebook, so check back in!

Congrats to raffle winning ticket holder # 070 for the Adobe Creative Suite 6. Reach out to mail@spd.org by January 15th to claim your prize. You must provide the matching ticket.

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A huge thanks to our friends that helped make the evening's good times possible: Hotel Chantelle, Mixologist Todd Richman of Sidney Frank, Dark Horse, Radeberger, Adobe and the awesome guys from LED Photo Booth that kept us hashtagging #spdholidayparty with their Instagram photo booth all night!
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And to the volunteers that keep things running smoothly: Courtney Sultan, Nicole Martino, Tess Barber, Juliann Gates and photography by Michele Byrne.

And thanks to your generosity, toys will be enjoyed by needy children via Education Alliance.

Don't forget to start getting those entries together for the PUB 48 Early Bird Deadline, TODAY, December 21st.  Download the Call For Entries here, then enter by clicking the purple button on the right that reads Click Here to Enter PUB 48.
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And for those of you that need to join or renew (great discounts on competition fees!) you can easily do that here.
Stay tuned for the next SPD "More Fun More Often" event!
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Holiday Bash 12/20/12

It's already holiday time which means one thing: More fun. More often.

Join SPD for our annual Holiday Bash on Thursday, December 20th at Hotel Chantelle (92 Ludlow St NYC) in their lower level lounge: SGT's for hours of drinks (wine! beer! cocktails!), food, great tunes and good times.

Members: $15/Advance, $20/door
Non-Members: $30/Advance, $40/door < not a member? JOIN NOW.

Special cover charge: Fall's been a rough one for many, so this year we'd like to collect new, unwrapped toys and distribute them as holiday gifts for less fortunate children in the community. So if you have anything to contribute, please bring it along! You'll get half-off the cover charge!

Get your tickets (save money! easily expense this!) CLICK HERE!
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Second Annual Best Xmas Magazine Covers, Part 2

Here's our second batch of fabulous Xmas magazine covers. See the first part here.

Special thanks to David Keeps, Stephen Kroninger, and Linda Rubes for their help in compiling these covers.

(Above): Social, December 1928.
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The 20 Greatest Christmas Magazine Covers of All Time

A few months ago, Fortune Associate Art Director Linda Rubes suggested that we collaborate on an online posting that collected the best Christmas magazine covers of all time. She was inspired by looking through archives of classic Fortune covers of the 30s, when every December issue was a brilliant celebration of the holiday spirit. We dug through online archives and collections, bought magazines on eBay, solicited contributions from friends and colleagues, dug deep into our personal archives, and even contacted publishers directly for images (thanks Ms. magazine!). The final result, The 20 Greatest Christmas Magazine Covers of All Time, is now on display at the Mediaite site. The covers range from funny to provocative, beautiful and sensitive to in-your-face, and include examples from Fortune, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Jet, Playboy, GQ, and many more. They're all cool, and all a graphic reminder that magazine-making can be about making statements and connecting with readers on a personal, emotional level.… MORE