THERE ARE THREE WOW! RESPONSES TO A PIECE OF DESIGN YES, NO, AND WOW IS THE ONE TO AIM FOR. Milton Glaser Enter Spd 51 Now!
THE COMPETITION THE JURY Since 1965, SPD s competition has yielded hundreds of thousands of entries from around the world. The SPD awards recognize and promote the best in editorial design, photography and illustration in print and digital mediums. We welcome entries from a diverse range of consumer print publications, independent magazines, custom-published magazines, trade and educational magazines; as well as their app, mobile and web Unlike last year's special 50th anniversary competition that grouped magazines into genres, Pub 51 will have the traditional structure of categories. If you are a digital-only magazine, you will find a variety of categories to show off your innovative design and video. There are two rounds of judging over a period of three days. All pieces selected by the jury during the second round of judging are either Merit or Medal Award winners, and included in SHOW CLASS, HAVE PRIDE, AND DISPLAY CHARACTER. IF YOU DO, WINNING TAKES CARE OF ITSELF. On Process Paul Bryant the PUB 51 Annual. During the second round, judges vote on the Gold Awards for Excellence, the Silver Awards for Distinctive Achievement, and the finalists for Brand of the Year and Magazine of the Year. The Medal finalists for print and digital will be announced in March 2016. The Silver and Gold Medals, along with the Brand of the Year and Magazine of the Year Award winners, will be presented at the SPD Awards Gala on May 6, 2016. Magazine of the Year The society s highest award given to the art director whose magazine demonstrates the most effective and imaginative use of design, typography, illustration and photography. To be eligible, your magazine has to have a frequency of no fewer than three issues a year. Brand of the Year The Brand of the Year honors the highest achievement in multi-platform publication design. The award is given to the magazine that demonstrates the most imaginative and cohesive use of design, typography, illustration and photography across multiple print and digital Submit each of the following: One print magazine One digital app One website URL Digital We have refined our digital categories to encourage more digital-only publications to enter. There are 10 categories for app entries, 11 categories for websites and 3 categories for video. Enter the URL along with screen grabs (for each individual entry) to ensure we are judging the correct entry. Make sure the site and app are available for viewing through March 2016. Website and App of the Year This award is given to the website or app that demonstrates the absolute highest standards in editorial design for desktop or mobile. We are looking for work that achieves the perfect marriage between the latest technology and innovative creativity in type, photography, illustration and video. Members Choice ONLY $10 TO ENTER The only award open for votes by all members of SPD! Only one entry per publication allowed, not one entry per member. An entry is defined as either a cover, single page, spread, story (submit two representative spreads) or entire issue (submit the cover and three representative spreads) from either a print or app platform. This category is judged on-screen only. Upload jpegs or animated gifs for your entry. (See How to Enter section). Do Not Send tearsheets for Members Choice. Want to vote for your favorite? Join SPD today! Co-Chairs Gail Bichler Design Director, The New York Times Magazine Anton Ioukhnovets Ioukhnovets Studio Digital Co-Chairs Tom O Quinn Men s Health Melanie McLaughlin Collide Brand Consultants Magazine of the Year Chair Robert Newman This Old House Brand of the Year Chair Debra Bishop More Magazine A full list of judges will be announced in early January. BECOME A MEMBER SAVE 50% ON ENTRIES Becoming a member of the Society of Publication Designers allows you to join a community of your peers, obtain crucial information on the inner workings of your profession and meet other talented and influential visual professionals. Your membership also makes it possible for us to continue our educational programs, speaker series, social events and other initiatives that celebrate and support our industry. As a member, you will receive 50% off the standard deadline competition entries, plus three FREE when you enter 10 entries or more. Members also receive 50% off Gala tickets. Save yourself loads of money and join! Professional Individual (Located in NY, NJ, CT) $225 Corporate 3 or more professionals from the same organization $200 each For our community outside NY, NJ, CT and outside of the United States: $150 For the full list of member benefits, visit members.spd.org
WHEN YOU MAKE SOMETHING NO ONE HATES, NO ONE LOVES IT. On Love Tibor Kalman RULES AND ELIGIBILITY THE ANNUAL HOW TO ENTER Print Editorial publications of any genre, including all newsstand publications, newspaper magazines, trade, custom publishing, educational/ institutional, special interest publications, and Independent/ self-published magazines with a circulation under 20,000 are eligible. All entries submitted in the competition must be published and dated 2015; this includes magazines with a split date 2015/2016. (Please note: 2014/2015 issues are not eligible.) Only original tear sheets will be accepted for print categories; digital printouts will be disqualified. Please be advised that submitting the same entry in more than three categories (i.e. the same story entered in more than three design categories or three photo categories) may result in the lower-scoring finalist entries being eliminated by the PUB 51 Committee in order to represent the most well-rounded, extraordinary work that is being published. What is an Independent Magazine? A publication for which the person or people responsible for the magazine s content and/or design are also responsible for financial decisions; or magazines that are not owned by a major media company. Circulation that is under 20,000. What is a Brand Magazine? A magazine published to promote a brand, business or organization. Catalogs are not eligible. What Qualifies as a Digital Publication? Websites, apps and other digital publications containing dynamic or regularly updated editorial content including text, pictures, video, audio, animation or a combination. Entries may be affiliated with a print magazine, but are not required to be. Websites and apps must be live to the public, and not demos or private betas. If you win, you ll be notified by email on or about March 7, 2016. To be included in the Gala presentation program, you will be required to send digital files of winning entries accompanied by the credits to the SPD by April 1, 2016. The same files will be used in the SPD 51 Annual. IF YOU WIN All Medal and Merit award winners will be featured in the 51st Publication Design Annual. This full-color, 400-plus-page volume contains the work of the industry s leading designers, photographers and illustrators. It is an invaluable resource for publication design professionals worldwide. A publication fee is required for inclusion in the PUB 51 Annual; the member rate is $60 per entry, or $80 per entry for non-members. The Annual will be available around December 2016. All SPD members receive a free copy, and may reserve additional copies for $35 each. Winning entries will be presented at the SPD 51 Gala in New York on May 6, 2016. The notification email will include instructions for submitting hi-res files and credit information for the SPD 51 Annual. If you don t win, you won t receive the email. All winning publications will be listed on the SPD website, www.spd.org, on or about March 7, 2016. Step 1 Go to SPD.org and click the SPD 51 ENTER HERE button. Then log-in or set up a profile if you don t have an account. Step 2 Submit Entry Information. Choose what categories you re entering, submit issue dates and credits for all entries. Only submit credit information that is specific to the entry. We will use this information later if you win! It s the same for both print and digital categories. Step 3 Once you re done submitting your information, click the PRINT LABEL button and the bar code entry labels will automatically generate. Print all of the bar code entry labels. Stick the bar code entry labels to the back of the last page(s) of all the print work being entered. We recommend printing labels on Avery 8164, 5264 or L 7165. Step 4 Package your entries carefully and send or hand-deliver to: SPD 27 UNION SQUARE WEST, SUITE 207 NEW YORK, NY 10003 EMAIL: MAIL@SPD.ORG PHONE: +1 212 223 3332
PREPARING YOUR ENTRIES Print Entries Magazine of the Year To be eligible to enter, your magazine has to have a frequency of at least 3 issues per year. Submit 3 copies each of 3 different issues (a total of 9 magazines) from 2015. If we don t receive all 9 magazines, we will be unable to judge your entry. Print the labels and affix them to the back of each issue. Brand of the Year Submit each of the following: One print magazine One digital app One website URL If your app is not a free download, please do your best to provide SPD with a link to download a free version, otherwise the cost to download the app/issue should be included in your entry fee. Entire Issue Entries Submit the entire issue. Stick the bar code entry label to the back of every entire issue being entered. Cover and Single Page Entries Submit only covers or single pages. Stick the bar code entry label to the back of every cover or single page being entered. Spread Entries Submit only spreads. Spreads should be taped along the spine on the back of the page(s) being entered. Stick the bar code entry label to the back of every spread being entered. Entries Submit all pages (spreads or singles) representing the story. Spreads should be taped along the spine, placed in order, and stapled together in the upper left corner. Stick the bar code entry label to the back of the last page of every single pages/ spread story being entered. FOB, BOB, Section/Non-Features (Front of the book or Back of the Book Section of the magazine) Submissions will be judged for visual excellence and cohesiveness. These entries may come from any part of your magazine that is not a feature, or not part of the feature well. Entries may be from an FOB or BOB section from one issue, or the same parts of an FOB or BOB section from multiple issues. Each Section entry should not include more than three spreads or six total pages. The section pages should be placed in order. For pages from multiple issues, sequence by issue date. (no more than six pages). Staple all the pages together in the upper left corner. Stick the bar code entry label to the back of the last page of every FOB/BOB section being entered. Feature-well Single Page Openers Submit typographic or image driven single page openers for the feature well. Redesign Submit the last issue BEFORE the redesign. Submit one issue from AFTER the redesign. It does not need to be the first redesigned issue. Stick labels to the back of before and after issues. Write Before and After on the corresponding labels. Redesign Section For the Before section: Submit tears from the last section before the redesign. For the After section: Submit tears from after the redesign section. Stick your printed labels to the back of the before and after section tearsheets. Photography, Illustration and Data Visualization Submit the entire editorial page(s) on which the work appeared. Photo Illustration An original editorial image for which the primary method of creation is manipulating, combining and/or stylizing photographs in Photoshop or other image editing software. All photo and illustration entries must be original work and must not have been previously published. Images that have previously appeared in any type of publication, including digital formats, are not eligible. However, layouts that include previously published images may be entered in any design category. Foreign Language Entries Please provide a translation of the headline and subhead. Tape the translation to the back of your entry. Note for All Categories Do not mount any entries in any way. Digital Entries Apps Any editorial app created for a smartphone or tablet. Apps will be judged based on quality of design, photography, typography, use of interactivity, innovation and ease of navigation. App of the Year If issue based, submit 3 issues. Upload screenshots of the work to be judged. You will need to pay only one entry fee for this category, even if you are submitting multiple issues. Other App Entries Enter the download URL. Upload screenshots of the work to be judged. If your app is not a free download, you must provide SPD with a free download code or add a download fee to your payment. Original Photography, Original Illustration Photographs and Illustrations commissioned specifically for an app or website. Includes singles and up to three in a series. Submit URL and screenshots. Websites Any editorial website that can be viewed on both desktop and mobile devices. Sites will be judged based on: quality of design, photography, typography, use of interactivity, innovation, ease of navigation and its ability to respond/adapt to different Website of the Year This award is given to the website or app that demonstrates the absolute highest standards in editorial web and app design for desktop or mobile. We are looking for work that achieves the perfect marriage between the latest technology and innovative creativity in type, photography, illustration and video. Enter the home page URL plus five specific page URLs within the same site. In addition, upload screenshots of the work to be judged. Work must be viewable via a standard browser, with standard plug-ins or downloads. Entries will be viewed on both desktop and mobile devices. Other Website Entries Enter the full URL. Work must be viewable via a standard browser, with standard plug-ins or downloads. All entries must have been live online within the dates of the competition (2015). For judging purposes, sites must be available for viewing through March 2016. Original Photography, Original Illustration Photographs and Illustrations commissioned specifically for the app or website being submitted. Includes singles and up to three in a series. Submit URL and screenshot(s). Video Any video which was created to tell an editorial story, appearing on a website or app. Videos will be judged based on quality of storytelling, editing, and typography. Please provide the URL, along with screenshot(s), to ensure we judge the correct entry. On Ideas SIMPLICITY IS NOT THE GOAL. IT IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF A GOOD IDEA AND MODEST EXPECTATIONS. Paul Rand
PRINT CATEGORIES DIGITAL 1 Magazine of the Year 2 Brand of the Year 3 Members' Choice Design 4 Cover 5 Entire Issue 6 Section, Not Feature Single issue 7 Section, Not Feature Multiple issue 8 Feature, Service 9 Feature, Service 10 Feature, Profile, Non Celebrity 11 Feature, Profile, Non Celebrity 12 Feature, Profile, Celebrity/Entertainment 13 Feature, Profile, Celebrity/Entertainment 14 Feature, News/Documentary/Essay 15 Feature, News/Documentary/Essay 16 Feature, Lifestyle/ Travel/Food/Shelter 17 Feature, Lifestyle: Travel/Food/Shelter 18 Feature, Fashion/Beauty 19 Feature, Fashion/Beauty 20 Feature, Opener Single Page Design: Independent Magazines 21 Entire Issue 22 Cover 23 24 Design: Custom Publishing Brand/ Trade/Institutional/ Educational 25 Entire issue 26 Cover 27 28 Redesign 29 Redesign Entire Issue 30 Redesign Section Photography 31 Cover 32 Entire Issue 33 Section, Not Feature Single Issue 34 Section, Not Feature Multiple Issue 35 Feature, Service 36 Feature, Service 37 Feature, Profile, Non Celebrity 38 Feature, Profile, Non Celebrity 39 Feature, Profile, Celebrity /Entertainment 40 Feature, Profile, Celebrity /Entertainment 41 Feature, News/ Documentary/Essay 42 Feature, News/ Documentary/Essay 43 Feature, Lifestyle/Travel Food/Shelter 44 Feature, Lifestyle/Travel Food/Shelter 45 Feature, Still-Life 46 Feature, Still-Life 47 Feature, Fashion/Beauty 48 Feature, Fashion/Beauty Photography: Independent Magazines 49 Entire issue 50 Cover 51 52 Photography: Custom Publishing Brand/Trade/ Institutional/ Educational 53 Entire issue 54 Cover 55 56 Illustration (Including independent, custom publishing, brand, trade, institutional and educational) 57 Cover 58 Photo Illustration 59 (Including Spots) 60 (Including Spots) Data Visualisation 61 Information Graphics Apps 62 App of the Year 63 Redesign 64 Feature 65 Single Screen 66 Entire Issue or Standalone App 67 Information Graphics 68 Animated Content (Covers, Typography, Lettering, Illustration) 69 Original Digital Photography (Created for App, does not 70 Original Digital Illustration 71 Best User Experience (Ease of navigation, interactivity and accessibility of apps content) Web 72 Web Site of the Year 73 Redesign 74 Homepage 75 Feature 76 Single Screen Design 77 Entire Site Design 78 Information Graphics 79 Animated Content (Covers, Typography, Lettering, Illustration) 80 Original Digital Photography (Created for website, does not 81 Original Digital Illustration (Created for website, does not 82 Best User Experience (Ease of navigation, interactivity and accessibility of site content) Video 83 Feature Video 84 Feature Video Series (3 videos maximum) 85 Short Video or Video Series (60 seconds or less, 3 videos maximum) DEADLINES AND FEES Early Bird Special Standard Rate Late Fee DECEMBER 18 DECEMBER 21 - JANUARY 15 JANUARY 18 - JANUARY 29 $35 $60 $45 $90 $55 $100 MEMBERS NON MEMBERS MEMBERS NON MEMBERS MEMBERS NON MEMBERS THAT'S 50% OFF FOR MEMBERS MEMBERS! WITH 10 OR MORE ENTRIES, YOU CAN CAN SUBMIT AN ADDITIONAL 3 ENTRIES FREE. (BUT ONLY 3, NOT 3 FOR EVERY 10.)