WIRED, GQ Rack Up Medals at SPD Awards

Medals, pencils, cubes, elephantine statuettes designed by Alexander Calder—spring always finds us buried in design awards, and we’re still in catch-up in mode. Last things first: On Friday, the Society of Publication Designers (SPD) held its annual awards gala at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom to recognize outstanding design, photography, illustration, and online work. WIRED creative director (and outgoing SPD president) Scott Dadich was the Michael Phelps of the evening, taking home a whopping eight gold medals for the Condé Nast publication, including the coveted magazine of the year award and the top honor for overall design of the November