The Society of Publication Designers is seeking entries for its 51st Annual Competition. The contest recognizes and promotes the best in editorial design, photography and illustration in print and digital mediums.
SPD 51 is open worldwide to 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.
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 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 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.
The deadline for submissions is January 15, with a late deadline of January 29.
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