2016 Azbee Awards of Excellence
Category
Design > Magazine Design > Southeast
Awarded to
John Riester, Publisher; Becky Riester, Director of Operations; Christina Koch, Editor in Chief; Vilija Krajewski, Art Director
Entry details
Magazine Design
Issue date (if applicable):
Publication name: retrofit
Publishing company: Fisher Media
Website home page: www.retrofitmagazine.com
Please describe the publication's mission and readership:
retrofit is dedicated to providing the information, tools and insight to help building professionals—architects, contractors, remodelers, facility managers and building owners—renovate existing commercial, institutional, and industrial structures into cost-effective, energy-efficient spaces that meet the dynamic needs of today’s owners and tenants.
Please describe the enterprising work that went into this entry and its significance or impact on readers:
retrofit's publisher has always believed in the importance of beautiful design and quality paper to help support solid editorial. As such, the magazine is very visually pleasing and its art director, Vilija Krajewski, is a creative force. For example, in our March-April issue, Vilija conjures Frank Lloyd Wright's own Prairie Style in the treatment of the cover feature, pages 28-38, which is about FLW's last-standing hotel. However, not every story is going to have beautiful photographs; it is those instances in which her ability truly shines. In "Trend Alert", pages 82-88, May-June issue, Vilija found a stock image that exemplifies the article's focus and then created complementary call outs and bullets to draw the reader into the story. As you flip through the pages of the magazine, you'll see Vilija's goal is to lure readers' eyes into stories with bold, readable call outs; colorful sidebars; and highly visible captions. She also is the rare designer who enjoys recreating tables and graphs and it shows.
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Magazine Design
Category
Design > Magazine Design > Southeast
Description
Publication name:
retrofit
Company:
Fisher Media
Winner Status
- Regional Bronze Award
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