The Society of Publication Designers is excited to announce the Gold and Silver Medal Winners of our 56th Annual Competition. Ninety-four categories were awarded Gold Medals and 83 categories were awarded Silver Medals for print and digital excellence. The 56th Annual SPD Awards are a virtual celebration of the best work of 2020 and are available to watch until Saturday, July 17th. Tickets can be purchased on the SPD site here.
This year’s competition was chaired by the SPD Board of Directors and the awards featured appearances from board members and the SPD 56 Jury. In a series of five episodes, all Medal Finalists were presented with special introductions from Keisha Dean, Executive Director of SPD; SPD President, Mike Schnaidt, Creative Director of Fast Company; Lauren Brown, Senior Visual Editor, Glamour and Allure; Natalie Gialluca, Visuals Director + Producer; Jana Meier Roberts, Head of Experience Design & Art Director, GQ Germany; Corliss Elizabeth Williams, Creative Director + Proprietor, The Lowry Estate; Katie Belloff, Art Director, Popular Science; Raymond Ho, Creative Director, Women’s Health; Chelsey Lamwatt, Freelance Communications Director, SPD; Eve Binder, Design Manager, Grubhub; Emem Offong, VP, User Experience Design Lead, Chase; Robert Newman, Creative Director, This Old House; and David Matt, VP Creative, Content & Strategy, Foundry 360 @ Meredith.
Special thanks to B&A Reps, the exclusive sponsors of our SPD-U Student Competition Winner Scholarships, and to Pigeonhole Live for our interactive chat rooms during the awards!
