The American Alliance of Museums announced the winners of its 2013 Museum Publications Design Competition, which identifies the best in graphic design in fifteen different categories.  This is a juried competition and we send our congratulations to all, but especially to (given the bias of this blog):

• Drake Well Museum for their journal, Oilfield
• Kentucky Historical Society for educational resources.
• US Holocaust Memorial Museum for their 2011-12 annual report
• Museum of Flight (Seattle) for their 2011 annual report
• Museum of the City of New York for the journal, City Courant
• National Archives for their Girl Scout Welcome Activity Badge Cards
• Peabody Essex Museum for their members magazine, Connections
• Peabody Essex Museum for invitations to the Cultural Conversation and Ansel Adams events
• Peabody Essex Museum for educational resources
• Shaker Museum (Mount Lebanon) for the 2012/13 annual journal

I love good design and I applaud all the winners.  One thing about design contests, however, is that they’re only about design Continue reading →