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44 PUB 44: First Deadline This Friday, January 9th at 5PM

01.05.09posted by
The Editors

PUB 44: First Deadline This Friday, January 9th at 5PM

Download instructions, entry & payment forms here.

Best of luck to everyone!!
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44 MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR: Can You Honestly Afford NOT to Have Your Best Work Seen By a Roomful of Today's Top Creatives?!

01.06.09posted by
Bruce Ramsay

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR: Can You Honestly Afford NOT to Have Your Best Work Seen By a Roomful of Today's Top Creatives?!

There. I've brazenly pointed out something so obvious that many of us may have missed it. … MORE
Appreciation

01.06.09posted by
Florian Bachleda

"Are You Doing the Makeup On My Page?"

It's been over 15 years since I worked with and "designed" Nat Hentoff's often controversial column at the Village Voice, but I was still very saddened to hear that he was laid off last week after 50 years of service. Hentoff, Robert Christgau, Stan Mack, and an army of other giant writer-editors there made it such an exciting office to work in.

I'll never forget the first words he said to me, shortly after I had been hired. "Are you doing the makeup on my page?"

In some ways, I always thought that term was better than "layout".

Good luck Nat.


(Yeah, yeah, I know: that's not a Voice cover -- but it's just so perfect!)

44 Even Fido Votes! (If he's a member, of course.)

01.06.09posted by
Nathalie Kirsheh

Even Fido Votes! (If he's a member, of course.)

Don't forget about the Members' Choice award! It's the only Gold Medal where every member of SPD gets to vote. The creative directors, art directors, designers, photo editors, assistants, terriers, spaniels, sheepdogs: ALL VOTE. It's another $35 SPD gives you as a member. So choose your fave, burn it on a disc, and don't forget to add it to your entries package! Download the entry form here.

Careers Second Act

01.05.09posted by
Gail Anderson

Second Act

Perhaps you've just been laid off--or maybe you're starting to wonder what else is out there beyond the now-scary world of magazines. I took the plunge almost seven years ago and have come out on the other side better for the journey.

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Nazis, Alcoholics and Potty-mouthed Rats: It's the Best Comics of 2008!
New+Notable

01.05.09posted by
Amid Capeci

Nazis, Alcoholics and Potty-mouthed Rats: It's the Best Comics of 2008!

The timeless power of black ink on white paper to graphically present great stories, characters and humor has been compiled in a great new anthology "The Best Comics of 2008" edited by Lynda Barry. Recent work from Chris Ware, Jason Lutes, Seth and Kaz and 25 other talents is presented as they appeared in the NYT mag, The New Yorker and other mags and alternative weeklies. As comics continue their decades-long struggle for respect and exposure, this year's artists create a varied portfolio of visual styles from raunchy depression era pen-and-ink to impressionist sketchbook.

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44 Member vs Non Member

01.05.09posted by
Nathalie Kirsheh

Member vs Non Member

Question: If I were entering PUB 44 (and I am)--would I want to pay for my entries as a non member, or get smart and save lots of $$ as a member?

I think we all know the answer to this one!
This is the community in which we work and which we are, believe it or not, members. So why not recognize this, save ourselves $10 on every entry and become a member? A few benefits to keep in mind: Get a copy of the annual FREE ($55 value); Save $5 on every speaker event (and there are quite a few); get the News & Notes and be part of the news yourself; save $200 at the Gala; be part of the Members' Choice (both entering and voting); get to know your peers; spread and hear the word of mouth; and GET INVOLVED--shape your own destiny, really.

Sign up as a member while submitting your entry form which can be downloaded here.
Photography Jason Eskenazi's Wonderland

12.31.08posted by
Catherine Talese

Jason Eskenazi's Wonderland

Every so often, a body of work interrupts daily life and helps us see the poetry and pathos of living. Jason Eskenazi's recent book Wonderland: A Fairytale of the Soviet Monolith is this catalyst.
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44

12.29.08posted by
Nathalie Kirsheh

Throw A Dog A Bone
Beside this year's competition being a special one... ...More
44

12.23.08posted by
Nathalie Kirsheh

We are the world...
Oh, but PUB 44 is for your magazine.As... ...More
Websites

12.22.08posted by
Paul Schrynemakers

Spotlight on 'The Big Picture' from Boston.com
MediaShift has done a profile of both The... ...More
Green Pages

12.22.08posted by
Catherine Talese

The Paper Principle
Earlier this year, I produced a panel on... ...More