The Society of Publication Designers is a vital resource serving our expansive network of creative professionals, strengthening the editorial design community and shaping the future of visual culture.
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The Society of Publication Designers is dedicated to promoting and encouraging excellence in editorial design. Our members are art directors, designers, photo editors, editors and graphics professionals. Since drafting its charter in 1965, the SPD remains the only organization specifically addressing the visual concerns of print and online editorial professionals.The efforts of the Society and its
The Society of Publication Designers is dedicated to promoting and encouraging excellence in editorial design. Our members are art directors, designers, photo editors, editors and graphics professionals. Since drafting its charter in 1965, the SPD remains the only organization specifically addressing the visual concerns of print and online editorial professionals.The efforts of the Society and its
Illustrators! Join us for our 2nd Annual SPD Illustration Portfolio Review on July 21st and 22nd! Sign up and virtually share your work with our amazing roster of creatives who are looking for new talent. Learn more here: https://www.spd.org/events/illustration-portfolio-review-2021
If you are interested in sponsoring a BIPOC Illustrator for a Portfolio Review, please reach out to us at [email protected].
Don't forget to RSVP/Buy Tickets to SPD's next virtual event on Thursday, June 24th - YOUNG FIRE 2: An Emerging Talent Showcase and Q&A. The inspiring panel includes designer Chloe Scheffe, illustrator Rose Wong, and photographer Mamadi Doumbouya. Space is limited. RSVP/Buy tickets here: https://www.spd.org/events/young-fire-2
The 56th Annual SPD Awards are here and it can be watched at your convenience from now until July 17 📅 Congratulations to this year’s Medal Finalists for Photography: Fashion/Beauty - Story: Allure, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair España, Vogue Portugal, The Washington Post Magazine, and WSJ Magazine! Buy tickets to our virtual awards to find out who takes home the Gold and Silver Medals at the #SPD56 Awards here: https://www.spd.org/events/56awards
The 56th Annual SPD Awards are here! Buy tickets to our virtual awards at the link in our bio and watch it at your convenience from now until July 17 📅 Congratulations to this year’s Medal Finalists for Design: Custom Publishing/Brand/Corporate/Institutional/Educational - Single/Spread: Asia Society Magazine, BYU Magazine, MIT Technology Review, Onward Magazine (Charles Schwab), Spirit Magazine (Texas A&M Foundation), and Tec Review! Find out who takes home the Gold and Silver Medals at the #SPD56 Awards: https://www.spd.org/events/56awards
The 56th Annual SPD Awards are almost here and it’s not too late to buy tickets! Our show is available to watch over the next month, starting today at 3:00PM ET until Saturday, July 17. Congratulations to this year’s nominees for Members’ Choice: Best Cover - Allure, The Atlantic, Entertainment Weekly, and Sports Illustrated! Find out who takes home the Gold at the #SPD56 virtual awards. Tickets on sale here: https://www.spd.org/events/56awards
Tomorrow is the 56th Annual SPD Awards! Congratulations to this year’s Medal Finalists for Brand of the Year: The Atlantic, Garden & Gun Magazine, GQ, National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine, and Texas Monthly! Watch all of the #SPD56 Medal Finalists and celebrate the best work of 2020 at our virtual awards 🌸 Buy tickets here: https://www.spd.org/events/56awards
The 56th Annual SPD Awards are almost here! Congratulations to the #SPD56 Medal Finalists for Magazine of the Year: Fast Company, GQ, Here Magazine (Away), New York Magazine, The New York Times For Kids, and The New York Times Magazine! Buy your tickets now for our virtual awards here: https://spd.org/events/56awards
Congratulations to the #SPD56 Medal Finalists for Website of the Year: The Atlantic, Netflix Queue, The New York Times, and The New York Times Magazine! The Gold and Silver Medal Winners will be announced during the 56th Annual SPD Awards. Buy your tickets now for our virtual awards to see all of this year’s Medal Finalists here: https://www.spd.org/events/56awards
The Gold and Silver Medal Winners for #SPD56 will be announced this Friday, June 18th. Congratulations to this year’s Medal Finalists for Video of the Year: National Geographic, The New Yorker, and Pop-Up Magazine! Don’t forget to buy tickets for SPD’s virtual awards to see all of our Medal Finalists here: https://www.spd.org/events/56awards
Join SPD-U on Thursday, June 24th for YOUNG FIRE 2: An Emerging Talent Showcase and Q&A. The inspiring panel includes designer Chloe Scheffe, illustrator Rose Wong, and photographer Mamadi Doumbouya. Space is limited. RSVP/Buy tickets here: https://www.spd.org/events/young-fire-2
Join us for the 56th Annual SPD Awards as we celebrate the best work of 2020 on Friday, June 18th! The Gold and Silver medal winners will be announced, including SPD's highest honors: Video of the Year, Website of the Year, Magazine of the Year, and Brand of the Year. Learn more/buy tickets here: https://www.spd.org/events/56awards ☀️ #SPD56
Join us for the 56th Annual SPD Awards as we celebrate the best work of 2020 on Friday, June 18th! The Gold and Silver medal winners will be announced, including SPD's highest honors: Video of the Year, Website of the Year, Magazine of the Year, and Brand of the Year. Learn more/buy tickets here: https://www.spd.org/events/56awards ☀️ #SPD56
SPD Members: Check out On The Record, our members-only series. In this candid conversation, our host Victor Williams, Digital Design Director, TIME chats with his colleague, Paul Moakley, Editor at Large, Special Projects, TIME about leadership and collaboration in a remote work setting. Login and watch here: https://www.spd.org/video/on-the-record-paul-moakley
Hey SPD Members 👋 You have until Monday, May 10th at 11:59PM ET to cast your vote for the only Gold Medal chosen by the members of the Society. See all the entries and cast your vote 🗳 for the #SPD56 Members’ Choice: Best Cover Award here: https://www.spd.org/56-members-choice!
Hey SPD Members 👋 You have until Monday, May 10th at 11:59PM ET to cast your vote for the only Gold Medal chosen by the members of the Society. See all the entries and cast your vote 🗳 for the #SPD56 Members’ Choice: Best Cover Award here: https://www.spd.org/56-members-choice!
Rise & Shine ☀️ As we prepare for the #SPD56 Annual Awards, we are asking our community to create a custom design around this year’s theme: SPD 56 | RISE & SHINE. We want to celebrate YOU, the storytellers, content curators, and visual journalists of the world.
If interested, please send your original artwork to us at [email protected] by May 7th.
🌸 Size: 12"x 12", 300 dpi
🌸 Required Copy: The word "Rise" or the word "Shine" or the Phrase "Rise & Shine". (Basically some part of the theme needs to be included).
🌸 Credit: Provide credit to you, your studio or team (include social handles)
Please interpret the graphics freely but here are some thought starters:
🌼 What does Rise & Shine mean to you?
🌼 Reinvention of this industry, your organization and us as individuals
Rise & Shine ☀️ As we prepare for the #SPD56 Annual Awards, we are asking our community to create a custom design around this year’s theme: SPD 56 | RISE & SHINE. We want to celebrate YOU, the storytellers, content curators, and visual journalists of the world.
If interested, please send your original artwork to us at [email protected] by May 7th.
🌸 Size: 12"x 12", 300 dpi
🌸 Required Copy: The word "Rise" or the word "Shine" or the Phrase "Rise & Shine". (Basically some part of the theme needs to be included).
🌸 Credit: Provide credit to you, your studio or team (include social handles)
Please interpret the graphics freely but here are some thought starters:
🌼 What does Rise & Shine mean to you?
🌼 Reinvention of this industry, your organization and us as individuals
Whether you want to congratulate the finalists, promote your brand, or support student outreach, don't miss this opportunity to sponsor the #SPD56 Awards with the top creative talent in the world. Learn more here: https://www.spd.org/shop/spd-awards-sponsorship
Whether you want to congratulate the finalists, promote your brand, or support student outreach, don't miss this opportunity to sponsor the #SPD56 Awards with the top creative talent in the world. Learn more here: https://www.spd.org/shop/spd-awards-sponsorship
Don't forget to sign up for SPD's Creative Lab: Conceptual Thinking with Ed Levine this Saturday, April 17!
For everyone who has ever wondered ‘how did they come up with that’ solution or felt ‘I wish I had thought of that idea.’ The goal is to put ‘ART’ back in Art Direction. Learning how to take edited ‘abstract’ manuscripts or memos and develop the skills needed to create fresh personal solutions instead of literal interpretations of the text.
Access to Adobe InDesign during the workshop is required.
Space is limited. SPD Professional Members receive 50% off.
Learn more and sign up here: https://www.spd.org/events/spd-creative-lab-mastering-new-skills-for-professionals
SPD is excited to launch Coffee + Convo, a 3-month mentorship program exclusively for SPD Professional Members. This is a unique opportunity for junior to mid-level professionals to have meaningful conversations that support career enhancement. Want a mentor? Learn more and apply here: https://www.spd.org/coffee-convo
Special thanks to our Mentors:
Lan Yin Bachelis, Creative Director, Consultant
Jeanne Graves, Director of Photography, Fast Company
Robert Newman, Creative Director, This Old House Ventures
Emem Offong, VP, User Experience Design Lead, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Sarah Rozen, Contributing Photo Director
Join us on Tuesday, April 20th for History as Brief: Redesigning The Atlantic featuring a talk with Oliver Munday, Design Director, and Luise Stauss, Director of Photography, who will discuss redesigning, and producing one of America's longest-standing publications. Space is limited. RSVP/Buy tickets here: https://www.spd.org/events/history-as-brief-redesigning-the-atlantic
Elevate your creativity with a three-part workshop in conceptual thinking, advanced typography, and motion design with award-winning creatives Edward Levine (Creative Director, Psychology Today), design duo McCandliss & Campbell (Creative Directors, Earnshaw's, Footwear Plus, and MR Magazine), and Brian Anstey (Creative Director, InStyle).
Taking place over three different Saturdays (April 17, May 1, and May 15), these creative labs give hands-on instruction in a small virtual class setting.
SPD Professional Members receive 50% off. Learn more and sign up here: https://www.spd.org/events/spd-creative-lab-mastering-new-skills-for-professionals
There's only a few days left to enter in the SPD-U Student Competition! Students must enter by Monday, March 29 at 5PM ET. Check out our Design, Photography, and Illustration categories in the Call for Entries here: https://www.spd.org/student-outreach/the-2021-spd-u-student-competition-deadline-has-been-extended
We're excited to announce the #SPD56 Merit Winners! Check out the list of publications here: https://www.spd.org/spd-56-merit-winners
We're excited to announce the #SPD56 Merit Winners! Check out the list of publications here: https://www.spd.org/spd-56-merit-winners
The Society of Publication Designers is proud to present the #SPD56 Medal Finalists! View the finalists here: https://www.spd.org/spd-56-medal-finalists
The Society of Publication Designers is proud to present the #SPD56 Medal Finalists! View the finalists here: https://www.spd.org/spd-56-medal-finalists
The 2021 SPD-U Student Competition deadline has been extended to Monday, March 29 at 5PM ET. In addition to our Design categories, this year we’ve expanded the competition with new Photography and Illustration categories too. Check out the Call for Entries here: https://www.spd.org/student-outreach/the-2021-spd-u-student-competition-deadline-has-been-extended
Episode 8 of SPD's Podcast, Who The F Did That, brings together frequent collaborators Ilana Schweber, Director of Photography, People and Austin Hargrave, Photographer with SPD Board Member Natalie Gialluca to discuss the different photo shoots they’ve worked on during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to the episode here https://www.spd.org/who-the-f-did-that/ilana-schweber-and-austin-hargrave and on Apple Podcasts/Spotify!
Don't miss out on tomorrow's Dubs to the Future: The Rebranding of the #GoldenStateWarriors virtual event featuring Stef Fontela, former Creative Director, Golden State Warriors and Neil Jamieson, Principal, The Sporting Press.
Thursday, February 25 / 6:00PM-7:00PM ET
SPD Members: Free with RSVP / General Admission: $10
Space is limited.
Learn more: https://www.spd.org/events/dubs-to-the-future-the-rebranding-of-the-golden-state-warriors
To celebrate the season finale of America’s favorite sport, we gathered some of our favorite football editorials of all time 🏈 Check it out here: https://www.spd.org/buzzworthy/a-celebration-of-football-editorials
The #SPD56 Jury is here! 🌸 See the full list here: https://www.spd.org/spd-56-the-jury-is-here
The #SPD56 Jury is here! 🌸 See the full list here: https://www.spd.org/spd-56-the-jury-is-here
The Society of Publication Designers is excited to present our next virtual event on Thursday, February 25th: Dubs to the Future: The Rebranding of the Golden State Warriors.
Join Stef Fontela, former Creative Director of the Golden State Warriors, in conversation with Neil Jamieson, Principal of The Sporting Press, as Stef presents a case study of the visual evolution of the iconic sports team and takes us through strategic decisions made as the team relocated from Oakland to San Francisco.
Thanks to Melissa Ostrander for designing our Dubs to the Future promo!
Learn more/buy tickets here: https://www.spd.org/events/dubs-to-the-future-the-rebranding-of-the-golden-state-warriors
The #SPD56 Late & Final Deadline is this Friday, January 29th. Don't miss your chance to enter in the best editorial creative competition! Enter now: https://www.spd.org/spd-56
The #SPD56 Late & Final Deadline is this Friday, January 29th. Don't miss your chance to enter in the best editorial creative competition! Enter now: https://www.spd.org/spd-56
The #SPD56 Standard Deadline has been extended to this Friday, January 22nd! Enter now: https://spd.org/spd-56
The #SPD56 Standard Deadline has been extended to this Friday, January 22nd! Enter now: https://spd.org/spd-56
Mark your calendars because we’re excited to announce 3 of our upcoming virtual events!
🌟 For the Love of Martha Stewart Living on Thursday, January 28th / Hosted by Cybele Grandjean; Featuring Matthew Axe, James Dunlinson, Abbey Kuster-Prokell, Jaspal Riyait, and Gael Towey 🎟️ Tickets are almost sold out!
🌟 Dubs to the Future: The Rebranding of the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, February 25th / Hosted by Neil Jamieson; Featuring Stef Fontela 🏀 Tickets/More information: Coming Soon!
🌟 The Transformation to Digital on Thursday, March 25th / Featuring Stella Bugbee and Ian Adelman 🖥️ Tickets/More information: Coming Soon!
https://www.spd.org/events/jan-feb-mar-2021
The #SPD56 Standard Deadline is this Friday, January 15th! Enter now: https://www.spd.org/spd-56
The latest episode of Who The F Did That? features trained COVID-19 safety officers and experienced photo producers, Lynda de Zorzi and Caroline Yi, as they chat with SPD Board Member Natalie Gialluca to share their best practices and protocols to create safe shoot environments. Listen here: https://www.spd.org/who-the-f-did-that/lynda-de-zorzi-and-caroline-yi or on Apple Podcasts/Spotify.
Don't miss your chance to enter in the best editorial creative competition! Editorial publications of any genre including all newsstand publications, newspapers, newspaper magazines, trade, custom publishing, brand, corporate, educational, institutional, special interest publications, and independent/self-published magazines are welcome to enter in #SPD56. We have categories just for you! Learn more here: https://www.spd.org/spd-56
Join us for SPD’s next virtual event on Thursday, January 28th 🌟 SPD's “For the Love of” series is back with For the Love of Martha Stewart Living as they celebrate their 30th anniversary! Join Cybele Grandjean, Matthew Axe, James Dunlinson, Abbey Kuster-Prokell, Jaspal Riyait, and Gael Towey as they reminisce and chat about their experience creating a mega brand loved by millions. Space is extremely limited. Tickets are on sale now: https://www.spd.org/events/for-the-love-of-martha-stewart-living
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