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SPD 52 Gala: Photos from the Big Night!

SPD 52 Gala: Photos from the Big Night!

Check out our SPD Facebook page for photos of  the winners and some candid shots from the 52nd Annual SPD Awards Gala. Special thanks to photographers Patricia Lopez (http://patricia-lopez.net/) and Collins Nai (http://www.collinsnai.com/) for capturing the night!
SPD 52 Gala: The Photo Booth Pictures Are Here!

SPD 52 Gala: The Photo Booth Pictures Are Here!

Head on over to the SPD Facebook page and take a look at all of the fun and shenanigans from this year's gala photo booth.   

Special thanks to our photographer Ari Michelson for capturing all the great moments.

Thanks again to all of our friends and sponsors who made this night possible.  

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Congratulations to the SPD 52 Gold & Silver Medal Winners!

Congratulations to the SPD 52 Gold & Silver Medal Winners!

The Society of Publication Designers is excited to announce the Gold and Silver Medal Winners of our 52nd Annual Design Competition.  83 categories  were awarded Gold Medals and 71 categories were awarded Silver Medals for outstanding work in both Print and Digital platforms.  The 52nd Annual SPD Awards Gala was hosted by SPD 52 Co-chairs Caleb Bennett (Design Director, Condé Nast Traveler) and T.J. Tucker (Creative Director, Texas Monthly) this past Friday, May 5th at Cipriani 25 Broadway.

Click Here for the Gold and Silver Medal Winners

In addition to these awards, the Medal Finalists and Merit Winners will appear in SPD's publication design annual, PUB 52. The annual is distributed free to all SPD members, and will be available later this year.
Congrats to the Members' Choice Finalists!

Congrats to the Members' Choice Finalists!

SPD Members have spoken and now here are the results. The Gold Medal Winner will be announced at the 52nd Annual Awards Gala this Friday, May 5th!  

Congratulations to the following Members' Choice Finalists:

The California Sunday Magazine
Entertainment Weekly
TIME

Check out the nominees after the jump...
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Work Hard, Play Hard - Last Day to Buy Gala Tickets!

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Today is the LAST DAY to RSVP for the 
52nd Annual SPD Awards Gala!

Buy your tickets today!

To purchase tickets: click here
To purchase a table of ten: click here
To purchase a table of twelve: click here

10 New Awards - Buy Your Gala Tickets Today!

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Join us at the 52nd Annual Awards Gala on Friday, May 5th! We'll be announcing live the 10 Gold Medal winners of our brand new Best of Genre categories. Buy your tickets below!

To purchase tickets: click here
To purchase a table of ten: click here
To purchase a table of twelve: click here

To download a ticket form and mail in payment: click here

RSVP by: Friday, April 28th, 2017



Vote for the MEMBERS' CHOICE Award!

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Attention all SPD MEMBERS

It's time to select your top choice for the only Gold Medal chosen 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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You're Invited to SPD's 52nd Annual Awards Gala!

You're Invited to SPD's 52nd Annual Awards Gala!

RSVP online
To purchase tickets: Click Here
To purchase a table of ten: Click Here

To download an RSVP form and mail in payment: Click Here

RSVP by: Friday, April 28th, 2017

No Refunds
SPD 52 Merit Winners Announced

SPD 52 Merit Winners Announced

Following up on the Medal Finalists Announcement, we are excited to announce the Print and Digital MERIT WINNERS from the best editorial design competition.

This distinguished work will be featured in our Pub 52 Annual. Official notifications of merits will be emailed to all the winners.  

Please save the date and join us for the 52nd Annual SPD Awards Gala on Friday, May 5th at Cipriani (25 Broadway - by the Charging Bull near South Ferry).  Stay tuned to the SPD website as tickets for this event will go on sale soon.

Read more to see all of the Merit Winners!
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SPD 52 Medal Finalists: Magazine of the Year, Brand of the Year, Print and Digital

SPD 52 Medal Finalists: Magazine of the Year, Brand of the Year, Print and Digital

The Society of Publication Designers is thrilled to announce the Medal Finalists of the world's best editorial design competition.

From these Medal Finalists, the Gold Medal and Silver Medal winners will be presented at the 52nd Annual SPD Awards Gala on Friday, May 5, 2017 at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York City.

The Print Medal Finalists include:
Accènt, Avaunt Magazine, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg Pursuits, Bon Appétit, The California Sunday Magazine, COMMOTION, Condé Nast Traveler, Cosmopolitan, Creative in Focus, The Daily Front Row, Departures, Earnshaw's, Eight by Eight, Elephant, ELLE México, Entertainment Weekly, ESPN The Magazine, Fast Company, Footwear Plus, Fortune, Galileu, Gather Journal, Genome, Georgia State University Magazine, GQ, GQ Style, Hallowed Ground, HRC 2016 Annual Report, InStyle, InTouch Magazine, Kinfolk, LSA Magazine, Men's Health Magazine, Modern Farmer, National Geographic, Nature Conservancy Magazine, The New Republic, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Outside Magazine, Pacific Standard, Prattfolio, Prefix Photo, Rapha Mondial, Real Simple, Rev Grand Prix Journal, The Ritz-Carlton Magazine, Runner's World, San Francisco, Scripps Magazine, SELF Magazine, Sirene, Smithsonian, SPH This Year, Texas Monthly, TIME Magazine, University Affairs, Vanity Fair, WebMD, WIRED, WIRED Italia, Women's Wear Daily, and WSJ. Magazine

The Digital Medal Finalists include:
Allure, Bon Appétit, Brides, BuzzFeed News, ESPN The Magazine, Essence, Fast Company, FiveThirtyEight, FUSION, Garden & Gun, GQ, Huffington Post Highline, The Intercept, MIT Technology Review, Mother Jones, National Geographic, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Players' Tribune, Refinery29, SELF, Vanity Fair, VICE News, Vogue, and WIRED

In addition to the finalists listed above, approximately 400 Merit Winners were selected by the SPD 52 jury. Official notifications will be emailed to all medal finalists and merit winners shortly. To see who served on the SPD 52 Jury, click here.

The Members' Choice Award will be voted online by SPD members in April 2017. Join or renew now to cast your vote! The Members' Choice Award and the Gold Medals for our new Best of Genre categories will be announced at the Gala.


Save the date for the 52nd Annual SPD Awards Gala on Friday, May 5, 2017!

The Jury is Out!

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SPD52's Final Deadline is Friday, January 27th!

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It's your last chance to enter in the Best Editorial Design Competition!

The final deadline ends Friday, January 27th. Members save big. Join now to save!

(Indies - contact mail@spd.org for a special discount)

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Learn how to prepare your entries in 5 easy steps below!


SPD52 Standard Rate Deadline is Friday, January 20th!

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Don't miss your chance to enter in the Best Editorial Design Competition!

The Standard Rate deadline ends Friday, January 20th. Enter now before the rates go up! Members save big. Join now to save!

(Indies - contact mail@spd.org for a special discount)

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Learn how to prepare your entries in 5 easy steps below!

SPD52 Early Bird Deadline Extension!

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The Early Bird Deadline for SPD52 has been extended to Wednesday, December 21st! Get your entries in before the holidays and save big!

Download the Call for Entries HERE!
  
Enter SPD52 HERE!

Learn how to prepare your entries in 5 easy steps below!

SPD 52 Call For Entries!

SPD 52 Call For Entries!

It's time to go for the gold by entering the Best Editorial Design Competition!

The Early Bird Deadline has been extended to Wednesday, December 21st!

So, start gathering your entries for submission because there are more opportunities to win. We have a stellar team leading the effort.  Check out the Co-Chair Announcement here.


DOWNLOAD THE CALL FOR ENTRIES HERE
(Indies contact mail@spd.org for a special discount)

SPD 52 Co-Chairs Announced!



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Music by Ennio Morricone

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