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Best of the Year
The publications and newsletters that won a GDUSA award in 2017, each with the firm and the designers credited.
81 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.

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Uncommon Design, LLC

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Taylor Design

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Grand Valley State University

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Sharon and Guy

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Humane Society of Southern Arizona

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NJ Designs

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Performance Racing Industry

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Performance Racing Industry

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Tufts Medical Center

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Medi-Weightloss®

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NJ Designs

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National Gallery of Canada


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Plex Systems

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Plex Systems

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BC The Magazine

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Alight Solutions

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ETS

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Garrison Hughes Inc.

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Open Door Design Studio (ODDS)

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Kingsborough Community College

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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Sarott Design

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University of La Verne


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BC The Magazine

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Nationwide Children's Hospital

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SVP Partners

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Allegheny College

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Alight Solutions

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Children’s Hospital Colorado

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Southern Poverty Law Center

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Southern Poverty Law Center


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HB Design

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Citi

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The Port Authority of NY & NJ - Creative Services

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ACS Publications

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AKF Group

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Bi-State Development

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Georgia System Operations Corporation (GSOC)

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National Apartment Association (NAA)

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National Apartment Association (NAA)

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Southwest Research Institute

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2 Fish Company, LLC

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2 Fish Company, LLC


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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

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502 Media Group

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Seed Company

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Grand Valley State University

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College of William & Mary Advancement Communications

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GM Financial

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Shutterstock

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Northeastern Retail Lumber Association (NRLA)

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Towson University Creative Services

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Towson University Creative Services

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American Bar Association
