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Excellence Awards

November 10, 2016

ARIA, MINNEAPOLIS

| 2015 EXCELLENCE AWARDS2

WELCOME TO THE 2016 EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Brandon FavreTouchpoint Media

Krista TrempeMSP Communications

Liz Keener*EPG Media & Specialty Information

Laura Michaels*Franchise Times Corp.

2016 PLANNING COMMITTEE

*Committee Co-chairs

for attending the Minnesota Magazine & Publishing Association’s 20th Annual

Excellence Awards Gala!

The Excellence Awards competition was created to recognize and foster outstanding publishing achievement. The gala also serves as an opportunity to be inspired and visit with

colleagues from across the state.

The judges who determined the winners were selected and assigned to categories based on

their expertise, experience and ability to judge entries fairly.

The MMPA Board of Directors and the Excellence Awards Committee would like to

offer sincere thanks to those who volunteered their time to serve as judges and make this

year’s contest possible.

Congratulations to the 2016 winners

Magazine of the Year 3

Overall Excellence 4

Cover Design 6/7

Multi-Media Storytelling 7

Digital Media: Blog 8

Digital Media: E-Newsletter 8

Digital Media: Website 9

Directory 9

Feature Design 10/11

Single Page or Spread Design 12/13

Typography 14

Profile Article 14/15

Feature Article 16/17

How-To Article 18

Technical Article 19

Single-Topic Issue, Special Section or

Special Supplement 20

Regular Column 21

Editor’s or Publisher’s Editorial or

Letter to the Readers 22

Overall Design 23

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Lisa MarekFat Cat Art Studio

2016 EXCELLENCE AWARDS DESIGN CONTEST WINNER

MINNESOTA MAGAZINE & PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION WWW.MMPA.NET | 3

2016 MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

LAVENDER MAGAZINE

CONGRATULATIONS

Sherry ShiffletPresidentSwirlwind Media, Inc.

Kevin DunnPast-President MSP Communications

Brent TevhanTreasurerSpotlight Media

Chris Meier DirectorRoyale Printing Company

Ellington Starks DirectorThe Wagazine

Gayle GoldenDirectorUniversity of Minnesota

Jamie FlawsDirectorGreenspring Media

Jared PfeiferDirectorGrand View Media Group

Steve HedlundDirectorThe Hedlund Group

Steve SchiffmanDirectorIndustrial Fabrics Association International

Tim MorganDirectorStar Tribune

2016 MMPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Download this awards booklet

@ mmpa.net

4 I 2016 EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Association Over 30,000

GOLD s Viking SILVER USA Hockey Magazine BRONZE Virginia Golfer

Association Under 30,000

GOLD s American Craft SILVER Specialty Fabrics Review BRONZE Minnesota Medicine

Business/Trade Over 30,000

GOLD s Twin Cities Business SILVER IBM Systems Magazine, Power Systems Edition BRONZE Corn+Soybean Digest

Business/Trade Under 30,000

GOLD s Franchise Times SILVER EXHIBITOR BRONZE Foodservice News

Education

GOLD s Macalester Today SILVER Minnesota Alumni BRONZE St. Olaf Magazine

General Interest Over 60,000

GOLD s Minnesota Monthly SILVER Mpls.St.Paul Magazine BRONZE Cambria Style

General Interest Under 60,000

GOLD s Architecture MN SILVER The Growler BRONZE Lake Time Magazine

Special Interest Over 60,000

GOLD s Rider SILVER Minnesota Conservation Volunteer BRONZE Woodworker’s Journal

Special Interest Under 60,000

GOLD s Midwest Home SILVER Minnesota Parent BRONZE Lavender Magazine

OVERALL EXCELLENCE

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GOLD s EXHIBITOR February 2016 SILVER Cheers January/February 2016 BRONZE Archery Business January/February 2016

Education Over 30,000

GOLD s Macalester Today Spring 2016 SILVER Minnesota Alumni Spring 2016 BRONZE St. Olaf Magazine Spring 2016

Education Under 30,000

GOLD s NEXT 2016 SILVER Legacy Winter 2016 BRONZE Legacy Spring 2016


GOLD s Mpls.St.Paul Magazine April 2016 SILVER Delta Sky Magazine April 2016, Twitter BRONZE Mpls.St.Paul Magazine June 2016


GOLD s Architecture MN November/December 2015 SILVER Lake Minnetonka Magazine May 2016 BRONZE Saint Paul Magazine October 2015


GOLD s Bowhunting World Hunt the Rut SILVER Rider March 2016 BRONZE Real Food Summer 2016


GOLD s Renew Issue 11 SILVER Minnesota Hockey Journal March 2016 BRONZE Minnesota Golfer Directory 2016


GOLD s American Craft June/July 2016 SILVER American Craft April/May 2016 BRONZE Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Journal May/June 2016


GOLD s Twin Cities Business April 2016 SILVER Twin Cities Business September 2015 BRONZE FenderBender May 2016

COVER DESIGN



GOLD s Lavender Magazine Winter Fashion & Holiday Gift Guide November 2015 SILVER Lake Bride Minnesota Spring 2016 BRONZE Midwest Home September/October 2015

All Publications

GOLD s Woodworkers Guild of America Fundamentals of Furniture Making SILVER Midwest Home Luxury Home Tour 2015 Package BRONZE PowerSports Business Bad Boy Stampede Launch

COVER DESIGN

MULTI-MEDIA STORYTELLING

THANK YOU SPONSORS

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

COPPER SPONSORS


All Publications

GOLD s mspmag.com Ali Shops SILVER Minnesota Monthly Journeys Blog BRONZE mspmag.com Foodie File

All Publications Over 60,000

GOLD s Corn+Soybean Digest CSDExtra SILVER Woodworker’s Journal Woodworker’s Journal eZine BRONZE mspmag.com SWAG

DIGITAL MEDIA: BLOG DIGITAL MEDIA: E-NEWSLETTER

All Publications Under 60,000

GOLD s Minnesota Hockey Journal Minnesota Hockey Email Newsletter SILVER MNSights MNSights eNewsletter BRONZE EXHIBITOR ExhibitorOnline Update


DIRECTORY

DIRECTORYDIGITAL MEDIA: WEBSITE

All publications over 60,000

GOLD s Mall of America & Bloomington, MN Visitors Guide Mall of America & Bloomington, MN Visitors Guide 2016 SILVER Minnesota Golfer Directory 2016 BRONZE ICBA Independent Banker ICBA MarketPlaceNOW

All Publications

GOLD s Woodworker’s Journal woodworkersjournal.com SILVER Experience Life ExperienceLife.com BRONZE Outdoor Photography Guide OutdoorPhotographyGuide.com

Loring Social Minnesota History Centernoah wolf

Imaginative Cuisine Impeccable Service

Intriguing Venues Impressed Guests

Calhoun Beach Club

International Market Square

McNamara Alumni Center

Metropolitan Ballroomand Clubroom

Museum of Russian Art

Loring Social

Pique Travel Design

Sovereign Estate Winery

Mill City Museum

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minnesota History Center

612.238.4444 damicocatering.com

All publications under 60,000 GOLD Twin Cities Living Relocation Guide Twin Cities Living Relocation Guide, 2016 SILVER EXHIBITOR Find It Marketplace BRONZE Geosynthetics Specifier’s Guide Geosynthetics Specifier’s Guide



GOLD s Viking Crazy for Cardamom SILVER Minnesota Hockey Journal Natural Habitat BRONZE Renew Home Is Where Your Health Is


GOLD s American Craft Always Unfolding SILVER American Craft Free Form BRONZE Specialty Fabrics Review Textiles in Space


GOLD s Twin Cities Business The Great Migration SILVER Beverage Dynamics The Reign of Spain BRONZE Ratchet+Wrench Power Shift


GOLD s EXHIBITOR EXHIBITOR Magazine’s Expo 2015 Awards SILVER IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe Edition Industry Improvements BRONZE Franchise Times Sweet Lorraine’s in the Gritty City


GOLD s St. Olaf Magazine La Geographie Musicale de Paris 1924 (The Musical Geography of Paris 1924) SILVER Gustavus Quarterly In Good Company BRONZE Minnesota Alumni Grub. Chow. Sustenance.


GOLD s Minnesota Monthly The Art of Travel SILVER Cambria Style Steven Tyler: “It’s the Thrills That Will Keep You Alive” BRONZE Cambria Style The Straight-Up Guide to Whiskey

FEATURE DESIGN



GOLD s Minnesota Parent Test stress SILVER Lake Bride Minnesota Modern Vintage BRONZE Lake Bride Minnesota Real Wedding: Rachel & Eric

FEATURE DESIGN


GOLD s Woodbury Magazine On the Fast Track SILVER St. Croix Valley Magazine Made With Love BRONZE Rochester Magazine A Day in the Life of Rochester International Airport


GOLD s Minnesota Conservation Volunteer The Woods SILVER Bowhunting World October Whitetails: Secret Spots BRONZE Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Let Nature Be Your Teacher


SINGLE PAGE OR SPREAD DESIGN


GOLD s Renew Feel the Heat SILVER Minnesota Hockey Journal Tufte’s Time BRONZE Minnesota Golfer Balancing Life & Golf


GOLD s Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Journal Oil Recycling: An Industrial Perspective SILVER American Craft Social Fabric BRONZE American Craft Clear Cut


GOLD s Twin Cities Business Threat-Rich Environment SILVER Twin Cities Business Who is Ned Abdul? BRONZE Ratchet+Wrench Maxed-Out Efficiency


GOLD s EXHIBITOR Dos and Don’ts for Twitter Success SILVER Minnesota Business Magazine The Food Ladder BRONZE Boating Industry The Millennial Machine

Education

GOLD s Macalester Today Hello, My Name Is... SILVER NEXT Crossing the Country, Connecting Alumni BRONZE St. Olaf Magazine Vintage Cuba


GOLD s Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Called Out SILVER Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Andrew Zimmern’s Totally Bizarre Obsession with the Minnesota State Fair BRONZE Delta Sky Magazine Rising Star


SINGLE PAGE OR SPREAD DESIGN


GOLD s Maple Grove Magazine Let the Games Begin SILVER The Growler Return of the Rapids BRONZE Lake Time Magazine A Better Version of Barefoot

Special Interest

GOLD s Lavender Magazine 2016 Spring Arts & Dining SILVER Minnesota Parent Six sweet scoops BRONZE Lake Bride Minnesota Decor

A few things

to be Thankfulfor this evening:Amazing fall colors this year.

No more election advertising!

This fantastic event celebrating excellence in publishing with our distinguished colleagues.

The 2017 MMPA Summit and Expo is right around the corner!

Mark Your Calendar for A Full Day of New Opportunities, Networking and Innovative Thinking!

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota

Have a GREAT IDEA for NEXT YEAR’S GALA?The Excellence Awards Committee is looking for volunteers like you to help plan the Excellence Awards program and gala for 2017. Volunteer as much or as little as you want! This is also your chance for mentorship and to become a leader in the MMPA. For more information, contact Liz Keener at [email protected] or Laura Michaels at [email protected].


EDITORIAL: PROFILE ARTICLE


GOLD s Viking Magic Makers SILVER Renew Step In Time BRONZE Renew A Life Well Built


GOLD s American Craft Free Form SILVER American Craft True Colors BRONZE American Craft Sublimely Sharp

Association/Education Over 30,000

GOLD s Renew Foods That Heal SILVER Viking On Top Of The World BRONZE Macalester Today Honest Messaging

Business/Trade

GOLD s EXHIBITOR Intel’s Main Event SILVER FenderBender How I Work Survey BRONZE EXHIBITOR How to Write Better RFP Questions

General Interest/ Special Interest

GOLD s Edina Magazine The Perfect Pair SILVER Mpls.St.Paul Magazine 50 Best Restaurants BRONZE Experience Life Hungry No More

TYPOGRAPHY


EDITORIAL: PROFILE ARTICLE


GOLD s Architecture MN High Modern SILVER Minnesota Good Age Impossible to define BRONZE Lake Superior Magazine Great Lakers

Special Interest

GOLD s bMagazine Convene Coordinate Collaborate: How the African American Leadership Forum is driving regional change SILVER Minnesota Conservation Volunteer The Shy Bear BRONZE Wagazine Jack of Hearts


GOLD s FenderBender Paving the Way SILVER Beverage Dynamics Progressive Drinking & Retailing BRONZE Ratchet+Wrench Following the Golden Rule


GOLD s Minnesota Business The FutureDude is Now SILVER EXHIBITOR Automatic Transmission BRONZE EXHIBITOR Clothing Ceremonies

Education

GOLD s Macalester Today Honest Messaging SILVER St. Olaf Magazine The Power of Story BRONZE Minnesota Alumni The Task at Hand


GOLD s Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Still Kickin SILVER Mpls.St.Paul Magazine The Agitator BRONZE Cambria Style Steven Tyler: “It’s the Thrills That Will Keep You Alive”



GOLD s Viking Your Own Bunad SILVER Viking Beyond Boom and Bust BRONZE Renew Rise Above


GOLD s Specialty Fabrics Review Making the Rounds SILVER Minnesota Medicine Equity Rx BRONZE Marine Fabricator Made in the Shade


GOLD s FenderBender Committed to Service SILVER Twin Cities Business Not Playing the Odds BRONZE Twin Cities Business The Great Migration


GOLD s Minnesota Business Shall We Annex Western Wisconsin? SILVER Franchise Times How 6 Hotshots Aim to Change the World BRONZE Landscape & Irrigation A New Breed of Hero


GOLD s St. Olaf Magazine La Geographie Musicale de Paris 1924 (The Musical Geography of Paris 1924) SILVER Macalester Today High Anxiety BRONZE St. Olaf Magazine Room For Debate

Education Under 30,000

GOLD s Legacy True story SILVER Legacy Free speech BRONZE Legacy Imagine This


GOLD s Minnesota Monthly The Great (Urban) Outdoors SILVER Delta Sky Magazine Straight to the Source BRONZE Experience Life The Sipping Point

EDITORIAL: FEATURE ARTICLE


EDITORIAL: FEATURE ARTICLE


GOLD s The Growler Return of the Rapids SILVER Lake Superior Magazine Farm (& Fishing Boat) to Table BRONZE Lake Superior Magazine A Night to Remember


GOLD s Minnesota Conservation Volunteer A Burning Problem SILVER Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Mapping Subterranean Waters BRONZE Bowhunting World Our First hunt ... Spring At Croton Creek


GOLD s Lavender Magazine (PrEP)are Yourself: Demystifying HIV Prevention SILVER Snow Goer Riding With Snowmobiling’s Marathon Man BRONZE Wagazine All is Bright

NXTBOOKMEDIA.COM

Magazines | Catalogs | Apps | Handbooks | Manuals

DIGITAL PUBLISHING SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY BUSINESS


Association/Business/Trade Over 30,000

GOLD s Ratchet+Wrench Seven Steps to Becoming a ‘Yes’ Company SILVER Virginia Golfer 10 Tips for Planning a Memorable Golf Trip BRONZE Viking The Name Game


GOLD s EXHIBITOR International Exhibiting Guide SILVER EXHIBITOR Last-Minute Exhibiting BRONZE Boating Industry Planning Your Exit Strategy

General Interest

GOLD s The Growler Minnesota Spoon: Halibut with Mike DeCamp of Monello SILVER Experience Life The Conscientious Carnivore BRONZE Experience Life How to Do 3-Part Breathing


GOLD s Lavender Magazine How To Capture Your Wedding Day in Photography SILVER Lavender Magazine How To Harbor View BRONZE Snow Goer 2-Stroke Top End Teardown & Rebuild Tips


GOLD s Woodworker’s Journal Family-Made Adirondack SILVER Woodworkers Guild of America How to Build a Bat House BRONZE Woodworker’s Journal Wine Rack

EDITORIAL: HOW-TO ARTICLE


EDITORIAL: TECHNICAL ARTICLE

Association

GOLD s Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Journal Oil Recycling: An Industrial Perspective SILVER Minnesota Medicine The Opioid Epidemic and the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice BRONZE Geosynthetics Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway frost heave prevention and results


GOLD s Ratchet+Wrench Power Shift SILVER Powder and Bulk Engineering Controlling your plant’s combustible dust hazards BRONZE Powder and Bulk Engineering An introduction to uniaxial shear cell testing


GOLD s Franchise Times What to do when rent’s sky high SILVER Sports Turf Managing Infield Ball Speed BRONZE Tablets & Capsules The advantages of alternative solid dosage forms


Association

GOLD s Specialty Fabrics Review November 2015 SILVER Viking The Travel Issue BRONZE Minnesota Medicine The Arts Issue

Business/Trade

GOLD s EXHIBITOR The 30th Annual Exhibit Design Awards SILVER Minnesota Business Young Entrepreneurs BRONZE Franchise Times Fast and Serious: FT ranks the smartest-growing brands

SINGLE-TOPIC ISSUE, SPECIAL SECTION, OR SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT


GOLD s Mpls.St.Paul Home & Design Magazine June 2016 SILVER Give Twin Cities Give Twin Cities 2016 BRONZE Ultimate Travel Guide Ultimate Travel Guide 2016


GOLD s Lake Superior Magazine The Guide SILVER The Growler March 2016: Conservation BRONZE The Growler December 2016: Holiday Survival Guide Special Supplement


GOLD s Lavender Magazine 2015 Fall Wedding Issue: Finders Keepers SILVER Mpls.St.Paul Weddings Magazine Spring/Summer 2016 BRONZE Lavender Magazine 2016 Spring Arts & Dining Issue


REGULAR COLUMN

Association

GOLD s Minnesota Medicine Perspective: The Writer’s Voice SILVER Minnesota Golfer Inside the MGA BRONZE Specialty Fabrics Review Perspective

Business/Trade

GOLD s Franchise Times Continental Franchise Review SILVER EXHIBITOR Plan B BRONZE EXHIBITOR Exhibiting 101


GOLD s Macalester Today Grandstand SILVER St. Catherine University Magazine Katies in Action BRONZE St. Olaf Magazine Almanac


GOLD s Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Dara in the City SILVER Delta Sky Magazine Fork and the Road BRONZE Minnesota Monthly Restaurant Rumble


GOLD s The Growler Food SILVER Rochester Magazine Random Rochesterite BRONZE Rochester Magazine 10 (or so) questions with...


GOLD s Woodworker’s Journal Finishing Thoughts SILVER Bowhunting World Back Country BRONZE Woodworker’s Journal Woodturning


GOLD s Lavender Magazine Skirting the Issues SILVER Minnesota Parent Toddler Time BRONZE Lavender Magazine Eat the Menu

MMPA Digital Committee OutreachMMPA has launched a new “digital lab” initiative to give significantly greater focus to digital publishers and digital publishing best practices. A committee is being pulled together and seeks to have representative participation in the areas of digital content, audience development, advertising sales and social media.

If you or someone within your organization has an interest in participating in this exciting new direction for MMPA, please contact Steve Hedlund at [email protected].



GOLD s Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Ways of Knowing SILVER Thunder Press Blue Dog Diaries BRONZE Bowhunting World From The Editor


GOLD s Wagazine Wheels! SILVER Minnesota Parent My birth story BRONZE Lavender Magazine Finders Keepers


GOLD s American Craft Intertwined SILVER American Craft Welcome Home BRONZE American Craft The Power of Place


GOLD s EXHIBITOR Equal Pay for Equal Work SILVER Minnesota Business What are you making with your life? BRONZE Minnesota Business Women leaders in business show amazing progress and success

Business/Trade/Education Over 30,000

GOLD s Minnesota Alumni Thoughts of an Area Woman SILVER Corn+Soybean Digest Will sustainability work? BRONZE Twin Cities Business The Migration of Minnesota’s Mojo

General Interest

GOLD s Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Editor’s Note May 2016 SILVER Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Editor’s Note June 2016 BRONZE Minnesota Monthly Everything’s Amazing

EDITOR’S OR PUBLISHER’S EDITORIAL OR LETTER TO THE READERS


OVERALL DESIGN

Association

GOLD s American Craft SILVER Renew BRONZE Specialty Fabrics Review


GOLD s IBM Systems Magazine, Power Systems Edition SILVER Twin Cities Business BRONZE Corn+Soybean Digest


GOLD s EXHIBITOR SILVER Minnesota Business Magazine BRONZE Franchise Times

Education

GOLD s Macalester Today SILVER Legacy BRONZE St. Olaf Magazine


GOLD s Cambria Style SILVER Minnesota Monthly BRONZE Mpls.St.Paul Magazine


GOLD s Architecture MN SILVER Lake Time Magazine BRONZE The Growler

Special Interest

GOLD s Drinks SILVER Midwest Home BRONZE Real Food

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