Grids http://www.spd.org/ en Copyright 2013 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:40:39 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow: Redesigning Cycle World It's been a busy few months for the award winning design and photo teams over at Bonnier's Outdoor Group. Design Director Sean Johnston is the head of design for the group which includes SPD faves Field & Stream and Outdoor Life. Since taking over in 2009 Sean and his crew have given both titles fresh new looks with 2 great redesigns and now his team add a third to their portfolio with their retooling of classic american motor cycle mag: Cycle World.  

Bonnier acquired Cycle World from Hearst back in 2011 describing it as the "Number 1 motorcycle brand in the industry" so when Bonnier's Editorial Director for the Men's Group Anthony Licata proposed a redesign Sean's team embraced the challenge. 

The new look (which includes the lyrical tag-line for it's "Ignition" section: "Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow"!) was officially unveiled last night and after the jump Deputy Art Director Pete Sucheski gives us his exclusive guided tour. 
]]> http://www.spd.org/2013/05/cycle-world-another-redesign-f.php http://www.spd.org/2013/05/cycle-world-another-redesign-f.php Redesigns Fri, 17 May 2013 09:40:39 -0500 Shortcuts to Success: Zip through Panels
Sure, there are huge lists of InDesign keyboard shortcuts out there, but are you going to sit down and memorize them all? We're here to help you learn some handy new ones, one by one, making it easier to add them to your mental list. Each week, we'll highlight a different shortcut to help you work faster, better and smarter.
 
SPD-U SHORTCUT OF THE WEEK
 
Move to Next Field in a Panel
tab

Move to Previous Field in a Panel
shift + tab

This week's shortcut is a twofer. Let's say you're entering info in a field of a panel, and you want to move to the next field. Type the Tab key to jump to the next field of the panel you're working in. Need to go back? No problem. Hold down Shift and type Tab to jump to the previous field of the panel. Remember, though, that Tab is also a text character, so make sure you've moved your cursor out of live text, and into the panel you want to work with, or you'll end up with a typo.

HOT TIP: This works across Adobe applications, and beyond. Use it in Microsoft Office, in a web browser, and pretty much anywhere.


PS: If you haven't done it yet, download a free poster with our first 25 Shortcuts to Success!

Got a favorite keyboard shortcut you'd like to share with everyone? Email it to us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com and we'll include it in our series, along with your own commentary if you'd like.

This week's shortcut brought to you by Joseph Caserto. 
]]> http://www.spd.org/student-outreach/2013/05/shortcuts-to-success-zip-throu.php http://www.spd.org/student-outreach/2013/05/shortcuts-to-success-zip-throu.php Tips and Tricks Adobe InDesign Joseph Caserto Keyboard Shortcut Panels Shift + Tab Shortcuts Tab Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:00 -0500 Congratulations to the PUB 48 Gold & Silver Medal Winners! The Society of Publication Designers is proud to announce the Gold and Silver Medal Winners of our 48th Annual Design Competition held in February of this year. A total of 83 Gold Medals and 79 Silver Medals for Design, Photography, Illustrations and Digital work were presented at the 2013 SPD Awards Gala, Friday, May 10th. The night was hosted by PUB 48 Chairpersons Courtney Murphy, Creative Director, Good Housekeeping; Marshall McKinney, Art Director,  Garden & Gun.

Celebrating its 48th anniversary, the SPD Competition yields only the highest examples of editorial design, photography and illustration excellence across all platforms. 

Click Here for Gold and Silver Medal Winners

In addition to these awards, more than 600 Merit winners will appear in SPD's publication design annual, PUB 48. The annual is distributed free to all SPD members, and will be available around November 2013.

]]> http://www.spd.org/2013/05/congratulations-to-the-pub-48.php http://www.spd.org/2013/05/congratulations-to-the-pub-48.php 48 Gala 48 Gold Medal Medal Winners Silver Medal Wed, 15 May 2013 17:27:34 -0500 Cover of the Day: Wednesday Edition
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Welcome to SPD's Cover of the Day, a portfolio of brilliant magazine and newspaper cover design from around the world.
Texas Monthly, June 2013
Creative director: T. J. Tucker
Photo editor: Leslie Baldwin
Photographer: Wyatt McSpadden
Lettering design: Jon Contino
Sauce lettering: T. J. Tucker

Click over to see the video of TJ hand-lettering in BBQ sauce!


Want to submit your cover to be considered for our Cover of the Day? Send us a jpeg of your cover with credit info to coveroftheday@spd.org
]]> http://www.spd.org/2013/05/cover-of-the-day-wednesday-edi-43.php http://www.spd.org/2013/05/cover-of-the-day-wednesday-edi-43.php Cover of the Day bbq lettering Texas Monthly tj tucker Wed, 15 May 2013 07:07:00 -0500 My Favorite Magazine ... Benefiting the Friends of Bob Newman Fund Jeremy Leslie is making a magazine along side Andrew Losowsky...and he wants YOUR help! 

This fast, one-off publication with the working title "My Favorite Magazine" will be published as a print-on-demand project through magcloud and every single penny of profit will go to the 'Friend's of Bob Newman" Fund. (You can read more about Bob's situation here)

The brief is simple, figure out what your favorite magazine is and why, write a few words, take a few pics and send it all over to Jeremy at magculture 
The plan is to produce a wonderful published piece, give exposure to some amazing work and to raise as money as much as possible for a deserving cause. 

Says Leslie: "If you know anyone in magazine publishing (designers, editors, others) who would like to participate, particularly anyone with a large following that might help increase the book's press coverage and sales, please invite them to take part"...

Get more info and the answers to all your questions here! 

The deadline is May 30, 2013, we'll keep you up to date on Jeremy's progress!

]]> http://www.spd.org/2013/05/my-favorite-magazinebenefiting.php http://www.spd.org/2013/05/my-favorite-magazinebenefiting.php bob newman friends of bob newman magculture my favorite magazine Tue, 14 May 2013 15:37:29 -0500 Birth of a Magazine: Houstonia Chris Skiles got this past winter when he returned to Houston to launch Houstonia, a completely new magazine that just sent it's third issue to the printer. We had to a chance to catch up with Chris and hear about this once in a lifetime opportunity.
]]> http://www.spd.org/2013/05/birth-of-a-magazine-part-1.php http://www.spd.org/2013/05/birth-of-a-magazine-part-1.php New Work Chris Skiles City and Regional Magazines Houstonia Tue, 14 May 2013 07:00:00 -0500 SPD 48: Magazine of the Year: GQ SPD is proud to announce this year's Gold Award winner for MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR is GQ Magazine. This is Design Director Fred Woodward's record-breaking fourth win for Magazine of the Year while leading GQ's design team. Over the last decade GQ has won Magazine of the Year for work produced in 2002, 2006, 2010 and now 2012 (Pub 38, 42, 46, and 48, respectively). 

Once again, we have had a truly inspiring collection of contenders from all over the world for SPD's highest award for publishing: Magazine of the Year. Gongrats to Fred and the GQ team.

(Above): GQ, November 2012. Design Director: Fred Woodward.
]]> http://www.spd.org/2013/05/spd-48-magazine-of-the-year-00.php http://www.spd.org/2013/05/spd-48-magazine-of-the-year-00.php 48 48 Andre Jointe Benjamin Bours Chelsea Cardinal Dora Somosi Fred Woodward GQ Jason Sfetko John Muñoz magazine of the year MOY Pub 48 Pub48 SPD 48 SPD48 Mon, 13 May 2013 05:47:31 -0500 Congrats to Our 2013 Student Design Competition Runners-Up! 2013 Student Design Competition with this year's Runners-Up. We had an awesome group of finalists, making those top placement positions an extra-hard decision. Congrats to these talented students for their great work ... check it out after the jump.

]]> http://www.spd.org/student-outreach/2013/05/congrats-to-our-2013-student-d-5.php http://www.spd.org/student-outreach/2013/05/congrats-to-our-2013-student-d-5.php Student Design Competition runners-up student design competition Mon, 13 May 2013 05:00:00 -0500 #SPDGALA Unfiltered http://www.spd.org/2013/05/spdgala-thanks-for-sharing.php http://www.spd.org/2013/05/spdgala-thanks-for-sharing.php 48 Gala 48 SPD 48 Sun, 12 May 2013 22:31:43 -0500 Live! From the Gala: Bespoke Music Big Mamou and Sarlin Levine Ganz who performed for over 600 of us at the 48th Annual SPD Gala on Friday.]]> http://www.spd.org/2013/05/bespoke-music-headline.php http://www.spd.org/2013/05/bespoke-music-headline.php 48 48 band bespoke iTunes music Pub 48 Pub48 SPD 48 SPD48 Sat, 11 May 2013 19:01:32 -0500 SPD 48: App of the Year: Katachi SPD is proud to announce this year's Gold Award winner for APP OF THE YEAR is Katachi Magazine. Once again, we have had a truly inspiring collection of contenders from all over the world for SPD's highest award for tablet publishing: App of the Year. 

(Above): Katachi, for iPad, Fall 2012. Creative Director Ken Olling.
]]> http://www.spd.org/2013/05/spd-48-app-of-the-year-ooo.php http://www.spd.org/2013/05/spd-48-app-of-the-year-ooo.php 48 48 AOY app of the year Katachi Pub 48 Pub48 SPD 48 SPD48 Sat, 11 May 2013 06:48:54 -0500 http://www.spd.org/2013/05/post-7.php http://www.spd.org/2013/05/post-7.php Fri, 10 May 2013 11:11:50 -0500 Inside the Men's Health Redesign This year, Men's Health turns 25. As humans age, we begin to evaluate our ourselves, think about the past, and what we can change for the future. The magazine is no different. MH has expanded over the years into a beast. On a good month, Men's Health has 105 edit pages, 60 of which form the Front of Book. Within that, there are six sections, each jam-packed with tips on everything from heating up a quick chicken dinner to cooling down persistent erections. In layman's terms, that's a lot of sh#!+. MH CD Robert Festino walks us through their redesign process. 


Above: Men's Health, featuring Star Trek's Chris Pine, June 2013.
Creative Director: Robert Festino, Photographer: Ture Lillegraven. 


]]> http://www.spd.org/2013/05/inside-the-mens-health-redesig.php http://www.spd.org/2013/05/inside-the-mens-health-redesig.php Redesigns Akzidenz Grotesk men's health redesign robert festino Fri, 10 May 2013 06:35:31 -0500 SPD-U Spotlight Q&A: Is It Free? Q.jpg
I am interested in entering the SPD-U Spotlight gallery show and am curious if there is an entry fee. I don't see anything mentioning one on the Call for Entries. --Colton Schools, Susquehanna University
]]> http://www.spd.org/student-outreach/2013/05/spd-u-spotlight-qa-is-it-free.php http://www.spd.org/student-outreach/2013/05/spd-u-spotlight-qa-is-it-free.php SPD-U Spotlight gallery show SPD-U spotlight Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 -0500 Congrats to the Members' Choice FINALISTS Gala.   Congratulations to the following Members' Choice Finalists:

Bon Appétit
Gather Journal
Men's Health

Check out the nominees, after the jump...
]]> http://www.spd.org/2013/05/congrats-to-the-members-choice.php http://www.spd.org/2013/05/congrats-to-the-members-choice.php 48 Bon Appétit Gather Journal Members' Choice Men's health Thu, 09 May 2013 11:55:51 -0500