Society of Publication Designers Announces Award Finalists

Approximately 7,000 entries, 125 categories, and 64 judges later, The Society of Publication Designers has just released the giant list of Medal Finalists from its 43rd Annual Design Competition, which includes awards for design, photography, and illustration excellence. The judging was chaired by Dirk Barnett (creative director of Blender), Scott Dadich (creative director of WIRED), Francesca Messina (senior art director at Workman Publishing), and Paul Schrynemakers (creative director at Rodale Interactive). The awards will be presented in New York on May 9th. Is your favorite publication among the 50 Print Medal Finalists? Did that photo spread you can't stop thinking about get a nod? Any posthumous love for the short-lived Blueprint? We've posted the entire listing after the jump. No time for lists? You just relax and toss back another box of Sweethearts Conversation Hearts (is it just us or do the green ones have a superior taste), and we'll be back shortly to break it down for you, UnBeige-style. Please be patient as we format the giant list... MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR CIRCULATION UNDER 500,000 Blueprint, Deb Bishop, Design Director Dwell, Kyle Blue, Design Director GOOD, Scott Stowell, Design Director New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director Print, Kristina DiMatteo, Art Director CIRCULATION 500,000 TO 1 MILLION Cookie, Kirby Rodriguez, Design Director Esquire, David Curcurito, Design Director Gourmet, Richard Ferretti, Creative Director GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director CIRCULATION OVER 1 MILLION ESPN the Magazine, Siung Tjia, Creative Director The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director Play, The New York Times Sports Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Dirk Barnett, Art Director T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Senior Art Director TIME, Arthur Hochstein, Art Director DESIGN: COVER CIRCULATION UNDER 500,000 3x3, Charles Hively, Design Director; September 2007, "9" Billboard, Josh Klenert, Creative Director; June 23, 2007, "The Green Issue" Metropoli, Rodrigo Sanchez, Creative Director; March 27, 2007, "300" New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director; November 12, 2007, "Airport Hell" Print, Kristina DiMatteo, Art Director; May/June 2007, "European Design 2007" CIRCULATION 500,000 TO 1 MILLION The Boston Globe Magazine, Dan Zedek, Design Director; February 25, 2007, "The Party's Over" WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director; October 2007, "Switch" WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director; November 2007, "Manga Conquers America" WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director; December 2007, "Your Life Decoded" CIRCULATION OVER 1 MILLION Key, The New York Times Real Estate Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director; Arem Duplessis, Dirk Barnett & Jeff Glendenning, Art Directors; Spring 2007 Key, The New York Times Real Estate Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director; Arem Duplessis, Dirk Barnett & Jeff Glendenning, Art Directors; Fall 2007 The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director; April 15, 2007, "The Greening of Geopolitics" T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Sr. Art Director; May 6, 2007, "LivingSpring" TIME, Arthur Hochstein, Art Director; July 30, 2007, "Pulling Out of Iraq" DESIGN: FRONT PAGE The Boston Globe, Dan Zedek, Design Director; May 6, 2007, "BioHub" The Guardian, Richard Turley, Art Director; May 3, 2007, "Surrealism" The New York Times, Arts & Leisure section, Tom Bodkin, Design Director, Paul Jean, Art Director; December 23, 2007 The New York Times Book Review, Tom Bodkin, Design Director, Nicholas Blechman, Art Director; May 6, 2007, "Bad for You" DESIGN: ENTIRE ISSUE CIRCULATION UNDER 500,000 Blueprint, Deb Bishop, Design Director; March/April 2007 Conde Nast Portfolio, Robert Priest, Design Director; November 2007 GOOD, Casey Caplowe, Creative Director, Scott Stowell, Design Director; November/December 2007, "High Tech, Low Tech" New York LOOK, Chris Dixon, Design Director; Fall 2007, "The Fashion of Spring 2008" Print, Kristina DiMatteo, Art Director; July/August 2007, "The Consumption Issue" CIRCULATION 500,000 TO 1 MILLION GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director; October 2007, "50th Anniversary Issue" GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director; December 2007, "Men of the Year" PC World, Barbara Adamson, Art Director; December 2007, "Secrets of the New Web" Runner's World, Kory Kennedy, Design Director; December 2007, "Heroes" WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director; November 2007, "Manga Conquers America" CIRCULATION OVER 1 MILLION Martha Stewart Living, Eric A. Pike, Creative Director; March 2007, "Special Gardening Issue" The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director; September 30, 2007, "The College Issue" The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director; October 14, 2007, "The New York Issue" Play, The New York Times Sports Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Dirk Barnett, Art Director; September 2007 T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Sr. Art Director; September 16, 2007, "Men's Fashion Fall" REDESIGN Fortune, Robert Perino, Design Director Golf Digest, Ken DeLago, Design Director TIME, Arthur Hochstein, Art Director WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director DESIGN: FEATURE, SPREAD/SINGLE PAGE CIRCULATION UNDER 500,000 Atlanta, Hector Sanchez, Design Director; January 2007, "Gone Flat" Blueprint, Deb Bishop, Design Director; March/April 2007, "100 Reasons" Texas Monthly, T.J. Tucker, Art Director; December 2007, "Big Red" W, Dennis Freedman, Creative Director, Edward Leida, Design Director; May 2007, "Hot Betty" W, Dennis Freedman, Creative Director, Edward Leida, Design Director; October 2007, "Voodoo" CIRCULATION 500,000 TO 1 MILLION GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director; January 2007, "She's Not There" Premiere, Rob Hewitt, Art Director; March 2007, "The Ascension" Premiere, Rob Hewitt, Art Director; April 2007, "Chill Will" WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director; March 2007, "A Shock to the System" WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director; December 2007, "The Funded" CIRCULATION OVER 1 MILLION ESPN the Magazine, Siung Tjia, Creative Director; May 21, 2007, "Hell of a Life" ESPN the Magazine, Siung Tjia, Creative Director; June 4, 2007, "Caught Looking" Menâ€™s Health, George Karabotsos, Design Director; September 2007, "Testosterone Under Attack" The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director; September 23, 2007, "Little Britain" Play, The New York Times Sports Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Dirk Barnett, Art Director; November 2007, "The Kick" DESIGN: FEATURE, STORY CIRCULATION UNDER 500,000 Conde Nast Portfolio, Robert Priest, Design Director; November 2007, "Masters of Invention" New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director; November 12, 2007, "Gridlock at 30,000 Feet" New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director; December 17, 2007, "The Culturati Caucus" Print, Kristina DiMatteo, Art Director; July/August 2007, "The Obsessives" Print, Kristina DiMatteo, Art Director; November/December 2007, "Regional Design Annual 2007" CIRCULATION 500,000 TO 1 MILLION Gourmet, Richard Ferretti, Creative Director; July 2007, â€œFreeze Frameâ€ GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director; August 2007, â€œGQ Eatsâ€ GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director; November 2007, â€œLondon 007â€ WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director; July 2007, â€œIron Giantsâ€ WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director; November 2007, â€œJapan, Inkâ€ CIRCULATION OVER 1 MILLION Entertainment Weekly, Geraldine Hessler, Design Director; November 30, 2007, "Entertainers of the Year" Entertainment Weekly, Geraldine Hessler, Design Director; December 28, 2007, "Trend Spotting" The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director; September 30, 2007, "The College Issue" The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director; October 14, 2007, "The New York Issue" Popular Mechanics, Michael Lawton, Design Director; June 2007, "Mega Engineering Projects" PHOTOGRAPHY: COVER CIRCULATION UNDER 500,000 Conde Nast Portfolio, Robert Priest, Design Director, Lisa Berman, Director of Photography, Scott Peterman, Photographer;May 2007 Conde Nast Portfolio, Robert Priest, Design Director, Lisa Berman, Director of Photography, Robert Polidori, Photographer;October 2007 Details, Rockwell Harwood, Creative Director, Hali Feldman, Photo Editor, Steven Klein, Photographer; October 2007, "Brad Pitt" New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography, Ho-Yeol Ryu, Photographer; November 12, 2007, "Airport Hell" New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography, Vincent Laforet, Photographer; December 24, 2007, "Reasons to Love New York" CIRCULATION 500,000 TO 1 MILLION Fast Company, Dean Markadakis, Art Director, Meghan Hurley, Director of Photography, Platon, Photographer;February 2007, â€œMusicâ€™s Secret Money Machineâ€ Gourmet, Richard Ferretti, Creative Director, Mikkel Vang, Photographer; July 2007, â€œCherry Pieâ€ GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography, Peggy Sirota, Photographer;September 2007, â€œAbove the Frayâ€ GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography; December 2007, â€œMen of the Yearâ€ Marie Claire, Michael Picon, Creative Director, Kristen Schaefer, Director of Photography, Mark Abrahams, Photographer;October 2007, â€œJennifer Garnerâ€ CIRCULATION OVER 1 MILLION Entertainment Weekly, Geraldine Hessler, Design Director, Fiona McDonagh, Director of Photography, Martin Schoeller,Photographer; November 2, 2007, â€œAmerican Gangsterâ€ The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director ofPhotography, Horacio Salinas, Photographer; May 6, 2007, â€œMiddle Agesâ€ The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director ofPhotography, Sasha Bezzubov, Photographer; August 26, 2007, â€œNational-Catastrophe Casinoâ€ Vanity Fair, David Harris, Design Director, Susan White, Director of Photography, Annie Leibovitz, Photographer;July 2007, â€œAfricaâ€ PHOTOGRAPHY: ENTIRE ISSUE The Fader, Phil Bicker, Creative Director; May/June 2007, â€œPhoto Specialâ€GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography; October 2007, "50th Anniversary Issue" GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography; December 2007, "Men of the Year" New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography; August 27, 2007, "Fall Fashion" The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan,Director of Photography; February 11, 2007, "Great Performers" PHOTOGRAPHY: FEATURE, SPREAD/SINGLE PAGE CIRCULATION UNDER 500,000 Best Life, Brandon Kavulla, Art Director, Ryan Cadiz, Director of Photography, Mary Ellen Mark, Photographer; June 2007,â€œThe Hero Figureâ€ Cookie, Kirby Rodriguez, Design Director, Darrick Harris, Photo Editor, Horacio Salinas, Photographer; July/August 2007,â€œBouncing Backâ€ New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography, Hans Gissinger, Photographer; January 22, 2007,â€œThe I Changâ€ New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography, Levi Brown, Photographer; September 24, 2007,â€œGumâ€ W, Dennis Freedman, Creative Director, Edward Leida, Design Director, Nadia Vellam, Photo Editor, Mario Sorrenti,Photographer; May 2007, â€œSerraâ€ CIRCULATION 500,000 TO 1 MILLION Gourmet, Richard Ferretti, Creative Director, Megan Re & Amy Koblenzer, Photo Editors, Romulo Yanes, Photographer;December 2007, â€œHome Sweet Homemadeâ€ GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography, Jill Greenberg, Photographer; June 2007,â€œA Guide to Being a 21stCentury Dadâ€ GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography, Nathaniel Goldberg, Photographer;December 2007, â€œKanye West: Graduateâ€ Inc., Blake Taylor, Creative Director, Travis Ruse, Director of Photography, Raimund Koch, Photographer; December 2007,â€œSpace Xâ€ Travel + Leisure, Nora Sheehan, Creative Director, Katie Dunn, Director of Photography, FrÃ©dÃ©ric Lagrange, Photographer;February 2007, â€œMongoliaâ€ CIRCULATION OVER 1 MILLION Entertainment Weekly, Geraldine Hessler, Design Director, Fiona McDonagh, Director of Photography, Danielle Levitt,Photographer; November 30, 2007, â€œTina Feyâ€ ESPN the Magazine, Siung Tjia, Creative Director, Catriona Ni Aolain, Director of Photography, Dan Winters, Photographer;November 5, 2007, â€œThe Man Who Thinks He Can Flyâ€ National Geographic, David Whitmore, Design Director, David Griffin, Director of Photography, Christian Ziegler,Photographer; June 2007, â€œBatsâ€ The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director ofPhotography, Horacio Salinas, Photographer; March 25, 2007, â€œWashington Back Channelâ€ The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director ofPhotography, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Photographers; June 3, 2007, â€œNot So Silentâ€ PHOTOGRAPHY: FEATURE, STORY CIRCULATION UNDER 500,000 CondÃ© Nast Portfolio, Robert Priest, Design Director, Lisa Berman, Director of Photography, Leonard Freed & CornellCapa, Photographers; December 2007, â€œParty Like Itâ€™s 1959â€ New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography; May 14, 2007, â€œMarilyn Monroeâ€ New York LOOK, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography, Paolo Pellegrin, Photographer;Fall 2007, â€œFrom Every Angleâ€ W, Dennis Freedman, Creative Director, Edward Leida, Design Director, Mario Sorrenti, Photographer; November 2007,â€œJohn Baldessariâ€ W, Dennis Freedman, Creative Director, Edward Leida, Design Director, Matthew Barney, Artist; November 2007,â€œMatthew Barneyâ€ CIRCULATION 500,000 TO 1 MILLION Fortune, Robert Perino, Design Director, Greg Pond, Director of Photography, Francesco Zizola, Photographer;September 3, 2007, â€œCarbon Tradingâ€Gourmet, Richard Ferretti, Creative Director, Amy Koblenzer, Photo Editor, Marcus Nilsson, Photographer; October 2007,â€œHungry Heartâ€ GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography, Richard Burbridge, Photographer;October 2007, â€œLegacyâ€ WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director, Carolyn Rauch, Photo Editor, Phillip Toledano, Photographer; April 2007,â€œGame Facesâ€ WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director, Carolyn Rauch, Photo Editor, Daniel Stier, Photographer; September 2007,â€œThis Is Only a Testâ€ CIRCULATION OVER 1 MILLION The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director ofPhotography, Finlay MacKay, Photographer; November 11, 2007, â€œCoen Brothers Countryâ€â€ Play, The New York Times Sports Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Chris Martinez, Art Director, Kira Pollack,Photo Editor, Vincent Laforet, Photographer; June 2007, â€œA Really Big Showâ€ T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Sr. Art Director, Kathy Ryan,Director of Photography, Jason Schmidt, Photographer; March 25, 2007, â€œConcrete Jungleâ€ T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Sr. Art Director, Kathy Ryan,Director of Photography, Raymond Meier, Photographer; November 18, 2006, â€œSnow Boundâ€ Vanity Fair, David Harris, Design Director, Susan White, Director of Photography, Annie Leibovitz, Photographer;March 2007, â€œHollywood Portfolioâ€ ILLUSTRATION: COVER The Fader, Phil Bicker, Creative Director, Steven Wilson, Illustrator; December 2007, â€œ50thAnniversary Issueâ€ The New York Times Book Review, Tom Bodkin, Design Director, Nicholas Blechman, Art Director; May 13, 2007, â€œIn God, Distrustâ€ The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Leo Jung, Illustrator;January 28, 2007, â€œThe Age of Nutritionismâ€ WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director, Armstrong White, Saddington & Baynes, Illustrators; June 2007, â€œRocket Boomâ€ WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director, Yoichiro Ono, Illustrator; November 20007, â€œManga Conquers Americaâ€ ILLUSTRATION: SPREAD/SINGLE PAGE Entertainment Weekly, Geraldine Hessler, Design Director, Brian Cronin, Illustrator; November 2, 2007, "Out of Sight" The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Jillian Tamaki, Illustrator;December 2, 2007, "Kill the Cat" O, The Oprah Magazine, Carla Frank, Design Director, Balint Zsako, Illustrator; October 2007,"How to Take Care of Your Beautiful Mind" Rolling Stone, Joseph Hutchinson, Art Director, Benjamin Marra, Illustrator; November 15, 2007, "Indie Rock Universe" Texas Monthly, T.J. Tucker, Art Director, Eddie Guy, Illustrator; November 2007, "Keep Out!â€ ILLUSTRATION: ENTIRE STORY Golf Digest, Ken DeLago, Design Director, Dan Winters, Illustrator; April 2007, "Golf Tech" Golf Digest, Ken DeLago, Design Director, Christian Northeast, Illustrator; November 2007, "Golf in the Geezerdom" The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Brian Rea, Illustrator;January 14, 2007, "Child Soldier" The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director; April 15, 2007,"The Power of Green" WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director, Atsuhisa Okura, Illustrator; November 2007, "How Manga Conquered America" PHOTO-ILLUSTRATION Rolling Stone, Joseph Hutchinson, Art Director, Matt Mahurin, Illustrator; April 5, 2007, "E. Howard Hunt" T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Sr. Art Director, Joseph Heideck,Illustrator; November 4, 2007, "Parlor Tricks" Vanity Fair, David Harris, Design Director, John Blackford, Illustrator; October 2007, "Billions Over Baghdad" WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director, Dan Winters, Photographer; April 2007, "Mixed Feelings" WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director, John Clark, Photographer; August 2007, "Hollywood's Massive Rewrite" INFORMATION GRAPHICS ESPN the Magazine, Siung Tjia, Creative Director; November 19, 2007, "Been There" Fortune, Robert Perino, Design Director, Hiram Henriquez, Illustrator; August 6, 2007, "Carrying a Tune" Men's Health, George Karabotsos, Design Director, Julia Hoffmann, Illustrator; November 2007, "A Matter of Life and Death" The New York Times, Tom Bodkin, Design Director, Brian Rea, Art Director; February 4, 2007, "31 Days in Iraq" The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Yokoland, Illustrator;September 30, 2007, "Don't Worry, Be Students" OF BOOK/BACK OF BOOK Cookie, Kirby Rodriguez, Design Director New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director Real Simple, Eva Spring, Design Director T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Sr. Art Director WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director NON-NEWSSTAND DESIGN Archives of American Art JournalREDESIGN, William Drenttel + Jessica Helfand, Design Directors; Fall 2007 Columbia Journalism ReviewCOVER,Alissa Levin & Benjamin Levine, Design Directors; November/December 2007, â€œOrwell â€˜08â€ Golf Digest IndexFEATURE SPREAD, Ken DeLago, Design Director; Fall 2007, â€œStyle Bulletinâ€MetropolisCOVER, Criswell Lappin, Creative Director; November 2007, â€œDubai Risingâ€See: The Potential of PlaceENTIRE ISSUE, Bill Cahan, Creative Director; May 2007, â€œIssue 6â€ NON-NEWSSTAND PHOTOGRAPHY American WayFEATURE STORY, J.R. Arebalo, Design Director, Beth Callahan, Photographer; October 2007, â€œGarbage In,Garbage Outâ€Corporate LeaderFEATURE STORY,Florian Bachleda, Creative Director, Dan Winters, Photographer; â€œMade in Americaâ€Golf Digest IndexFEATURE STORY, Ken DeLago, Design Director, Roxanne Lowit, Photographer; Fall 2007, â€œStyle Bulletinâ€TreadFEATURE STORY, Nancy Campbell, Creative Director, Jason Hindley, Photographer; July 2007, â€œUrban Spaceâ€UD & SEFEATURE STORY, Katinka Bukh, Design Director, Casper Balslev, Photographer; May 2007, â€œAsleepâ€ NON-NEWSSTAND ILLUSTRATION 02138STORY, Patrick Mitchell, Creative Director; Spring 2007, â€œFameâ€Institutional InvestorSTORY,Tom Brown, Creative Director, Nathan Sinclair, Art Director, Barry Falls, Illustrator; May 2007,â€œDead Plan Walkingâ€Intelligence ReportSPREAD, Russell Estes, Creative Director, Frank Stockton, Illustrator; Winter 2007, â€œBad Bloodâ€LingSPREAD, Ricardo Feriche, Creative Director, HeadsOnBoards, Illustrator; November 2007

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