The Society of Publication Designers, SPD, announced the finalists for its yearly magazine design awards. This year's entrants are terrific eye candy. The awards are considered one of the industry's premier laurels. There are too many to list in a single blog post, so we've culled some highlights for you:

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New graphic charter of the Paris Visitors Bureau. Design of the logotype, the graphic charter and the publishing documents, art direction for the illustrations created by Séverin Millet.

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A zine filled with the stories of undegrad students at UofT Scarborough in 2018. Project led and organized by Nana Frimpong. Designed by Sahar Ullah.

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After a spectacular increase in entries for our Diversity NOW! Initiative, in association with i-D Magazine and supported by Arts Thread and Graduate Fashion Week, All Walks Beyond the Catwalk is delighted to announce our 50 shortlisted students picked from the work of 37 colleges and universities across the UK. This time, after broadcasting our lecture via You TUBE we extended our reach to India, Israel and Russia. Our categories: Design, Illustration, Photography and Styling, Graphic Design and Journalism attracted so many great creations and we are supremely proud of the work tutors and their students are engaging in, in pursuit of DIVERSITY INNOVATION. Finalists From here we will select our top 15 finalists for feature within in i-D Magazine to be published online 19th of May. IT COULD BE YOU! To help with Diversity Innovation and spreading the message of FASHION FOR ALL, please network this page to your community and add your thoughts about why you think this issue is important in fashion. Get the debate going and help us continue to challenge the current fashion dynamic. ARTS THREAD is proud to be partner with All Walks Beyond the Catwalk for Diversity NOW! 2015. For this third edition, the categories are Garment Design / Photography / Styling / Illustration / Graphic Design / Journalism. March 21 2015 is the final deadline for entries for All Walks 2015 campaign to be uploaded onto ARTS THREAD - this edition it's the top 3 entries per course/program. See the work of last year’s finalists on the Diversity Now! posts on ARTS THREAD and on our Pinterest Diversity Now! board and see the winners on All Walks. IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH YOUR ENTRY ON MARCH 21 - AS LONG AS YOU HAVE UPLOADED YOUR ENTRY FORM OR CONTACTED US - YOU WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE COMPETITION ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Who can Enter Entry to Diversity NOW! is open to any student in full time or part-time education on any fashion, graphic design, photography, journalism and illustration course. Please note students can collaborate to create one entry. How to Enter STEP A Already got an ARTS THREAD portfolio? To enter, simply log into your account, upload your design as a new project, return to this page and select your project into the Competition box above. New to ARTS THREAD? To enter, register to create an ARTS THREAD account and go to your email and click on the activation link sent to your email Inbox. Then log into your account, upload your project, then return to this page and select your project into the Competition box above. STEP B Confirm your entry by completing our Diversity NOW Entry Form - here you will be able to add the names of any team members involved in your entry, as well as completing our Diversity NOW! questionnaire. Entry: Free Recognition: Entries will be considered for Diversity NOW! 2015 Campaign and showcased on allwalks.org and arts thread.com. The co-founders will highlight chosen students who best portray the excitement of diversity. A single student will be announced as The Co-Founders Choice for 2015. The Brief Link to the complete Diversity NOW! brief Can you collaborate on an alternative fashion future, where the individual is celebrated, where fashion works to emphasise the distinctive beauty of the unique human form? Since 2009 we have been encouraging DIVERSITY INNOVATION. Naomi Campbell is calling for change, visionaries like Nick Knight, Rick Owens and Donna Karen, are taking action. So go on, be inspired by the likes of Chen Man, Vivienne Westwood or any of the campaigns by All Walks Beyond the Catwalk to show us what YOUR UNIQUE FASHION FUTURE looks like. “We believe Diversity can enhance Creativity not impede it. Like the multitude of silhouettes our industry creates, beauty is also individual. It's not restricted by age, shape, skin-tone, size or body difference. Let’s celebrate inclusivity and normalise difference.” Debra Bourne, Caryn Franklin and Erin O’Connor, Co Founders All Walks Beyond the Catwalk

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