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Best of the Year
Best Publications & Newsletters of 2016
The publications and newsletters that won a GDUSA award in 2016, each with the firm and the designers credited.
98 award-winning projects
A member magazine is the one piece an association ships on a schedule, and for many organizations it is the main reason the dues get paid. The designer builds a grid and a hierarchy that an editorial team will stress every issue, then sets a cover formula that has to stay fresh for years. The winners here are readable on page one and recognizable on issue fifty. The American Bar Association's design group has won 63 times with publications no other team in the category approaches, and the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV took a full page for its summer 2025 magazine. The best publication designers in the awards are on this page. Open any issue to page through it and learn what makes it hold up.
Standouts of 2016
- June 2015 PRI Magazine Cover - Land Speed Racingby Performance Racing Industry Industry Magazine · 2016
- Philadelphia’s Urban Retail Reportby CBRE, Inc. · 2016
- Diplomatic Security Service, Then & Now Bookby U.S. Dept. of State, Diplomatic Security, Office of Public Affairs · 2016
- Zhe - n Bàng! Second Edition Chinese Seriesby EMC Publishing, LLC · 2016
- New York Archives Magazine, Fall 2015by 2k Design for New York State Archives Partnership Trust · 2016
- PSBA Bulletin April 2015 Editionby Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) · 2016
Firms named most
- 1American Bar AssociationChicago, IL4
- 2Ministry of Defence, Singapore, Defence Media Centre3
- 3National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)Alexandria, VA3
- 4Tufts Medical CenterBrookline, MA3
- 52 Fish Company, LLCZeeland, MI2
Best Publications & Newsletters firms of 2016, by award wins →
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June 2015 PRI Magazine Cover - Land Speed Racing
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Performance Racing Industry Industry Magazine
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Philadelphia’s Urban Retail Report
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CBRE, Inc.
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2016
Diplomatic Security Service, Then & Now Book
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U.S. Dept. of State, Diplomatic Security, Office of Public Affairs
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2016
Zhe - n Bàng! Second Edition Chinese Series
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EMC Publishing, LLC
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New York Archives Magazine, Fall 2015
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2k Design
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2016
PSBA Bulletin April 2015 Edition
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Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA)
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The Avonian, Fall 2015
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2k Design
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2016
MediLiving Patient Magazine
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Medi-Weightloss®
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2016
Avenue 6 Spring 2016 Issue
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Elias/Savion Advertising
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Elias/Savion Capabilities and Corporate Profile
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Elias/Savion Advertising
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2016
ISMs In Action: Eastern Market Edition
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Quicken Loans Creative Team
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2016
Liftoff - W&M Alumni Magazine Article, Winter 2016
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College of William & Mary Advancement Communications
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2016
Ground Forces (Feature Design)
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National Association of REALTORS
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2016
Venetian Masquerade 2016 Ball Journal
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Working Dog Press
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2016
America’s Pharmacist - The Business of Nutrition
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National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
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America’s Pharmacist - Pet Prescriptions
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National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
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America’s Pharmacist - 2016 Buyer’s Guide
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National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
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2016
Perspectives Q3/Q4 2015 Magazine
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Citi Business Communications
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2016
Gear Patrol Magazine: Issue 2
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Gear Patrol
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2016
Kentucky Retirement Systems PREP Handbook
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Kentucky Retirement Systems
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City News - Winter/Spring 2016
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City of Hope Creative Services
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2016
S.O. Connected Magazine
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Association Management Group/Creative Design Studio
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2016
Aluminator Winter 2016
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Anne Ink
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2016
Turf Care Handbook and Trash Management and Recycling Handbook
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Central Park Conservancy
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2016
Insider - Central Park Conservancy Newsletter
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Central Park Conservancy
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2016
The Diplomat Observer Q3, 2015
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Diplomat
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Enough - Orlando Attack Special Edition - June 17, 2016
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Azer Creative
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2016
MS Links Newsletter
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Barnett Design, Inc.
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2016
IEBC Email Invite
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ETS
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2016
Opportunity in America Report
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ETS
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WRA Magazine
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Blue Star Design
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2016
Navigate: Exploring College and Careers
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
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2016
Equation of Time Photography Book
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LIK USA
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2016
Clever CrEATive Cookbook
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Clever Creative
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2016
Realtor Partner Promo Book
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SecurityNational Mortgage Company
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2016
Premier Properties Magazine Design
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Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty
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Dermatology World June 2015 - Dangers of the Deep
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American Academy of Dermatology
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The San Diego Zoo - The First Century 1916-2016
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Design Perspective, Inc.
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Oswald Magazine Cleveland
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DeSimoni Graphic Design, LLC
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DxD, Differentiate by Design, Nos. 4 & 5
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Pratt Institute
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AKF Group Brand Book 1.0
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AKF Group
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AKF Client Newsletter
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AKF Group
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2016
Pharmacy Today, Annual Meeting Edition
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American Pharmacists Association
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2016
Historical Buildings of Yale Divinity School
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Yale Printing & Publishing Services
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State Champion Trees of Ohio
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Megan E Gannon
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2016
CBIA News Cover Design - July/August 2015
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CBIA - Connecticut Business & Industry Association
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CBIA News Cover Design - May 2016
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CBIA - Connecticut Business & Industry Association
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Market 42 Offering Memorandum
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Holiday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF)
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O&P Almanac, December 2015
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Marinoff Design LLC
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Marine Corps History, Vol. 1 No. 2 Winter 2016
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Marine Corps History Division, Editing & Design Section
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The Bridge Magazine Design
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Oak Street Funding
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2016
Rutgers CAIT Transportation Today Newsletter
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Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT)
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2016
Newsletter Covers
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Giant Eagle Advertising Department
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2016
Joint Force Quarterly Magazine (JFQ)
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GPO Creative Services, U.S. Government Publishing Office
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War in the Shallows Book Design
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GPO Creative Services, U.S. Government Publishing Office
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Good Medicine
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Tufts Medical Center
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2K at 15 Book Design
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John McNeil Studio
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Syracuse Engineer Magazine
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Leibowitz
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Grow Smart Newsletter
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Liaison Design Group
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No Labels Policy Playbook
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Marine Lane
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Common questions
- How many publications and newsletters won GDUSA awards in 2016?
- The gallery lists 98 winners from 2016 in this category, out of 819 across all years. Each one appears here with its firm and designer credits.
- Which firms won the most GDUSA awards for publications and newsletters in 2016?
- American Bar Association leads with 4 of the 2016 winners, ahead of Ministry of Defence, Singapore, Defence Media Centre (3), National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) (3), Tufts Medical Center (3), 2 Fish Company, LLC (2), 2k Design (2). The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work. Best Publications & Newsletters firms of 2016, by award wins.
- Who are the clients on the 2016 publications and newsletters?
- Clients named on this work include PepsiCo, Ulysses Press, ACH Child and Family Services, Airbus Group Corporate Technical Office, American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association. The credit comes from the firm that entered the work.
- How do I enter next year's awards?
- Entries go through the GDUSA entry platform. A single entry costs $120 as of October 2026, and packages bring the price per piece down to $400 for ten to twenty entries. Winners who publish get a project page here with full credits, and publication is the paid step. How the awards work.