This is the winter 2017 edition of The Bridge, Messiah College's alumni magazine. The Bridge It is a quarterly magazine sent to alumni, donors and friends of the college. The size is 9 x 10.5 in. and printed on uncoated Rolland FSC paper. It is also available to be viewed as an online magazine below.
This issue won a 2017 American Inhouse Design award from Graphic Design USA (GDUSA). It is a national design competition with over 6,000 entrants. This piece was among the top 15 percent. The American Inhouse Design Awards is the premier showcase for outstanding work by inhouse designers. It is a unique opportunity for inhouse design, marketing and communications departments within corporations, publishing houses, non-profits, universities and government agencies to be recognized for their creativity, for the special challenges they face, and for their contributions to their businesses and institutions.
This issue won a 2017 American Inhouse Design award from Graphic Design USA (GDUSA). It is a national design competition with over 6,000 entrants. This piece was among the top 15 percent. The American Inhouse Design Awards is the premier showcase for outstanding work by inhouse designers. It is a unique opportunity for inhouse design, marketing and communications departments within corporations, publishing houses, non-profits, universities and government agencies to be recognized for their creativity, for the special challenges they face, and for their contributions to their businesses and institutions.
The cover of the winter 2017 issue of The Bridge also won a prestigious 2018 merit award from theSociety of Publication Designers. With thousands of entries worldwide, the SPD’s annual editorial design competition is the largest in the world. Judged by a jury of leading designers, the show produces a unique overview of the year’s best work across print, web, mobile and video mediums. This competition includes not only the best collegiate magazines but the best newsstand magazines worldwide.
Here is a list of the company we were included in: 2018 SPD winners
The falcon is the Messiah College athletics mascot. When the Messiah College women's field hockey team won their first national championship and the women's soccer team was a national runner-up, we were looking for a way to honor the strength of both of our winning teams. Our editor, Anna Seip, discussed incorporating a falcon into the cover. The elegant strength and tenacity of an actual falcon was the perfect way to give a unique twist to our athletic cover. Working with Valerie Buller of Rough Coat Photography, we captured photos of a young Gyr/Saker falcon on a winter afternoon in a Lancaster field. He was a raptor-in-training named So Far. (As in, So Far he's come back. ha ha.) The falconer worked with us to get numerous photos of him perched, spreading his wings and turning various directions. We also wanted a few photos of him in flight and landing. Once we were convinced we had enough photo options of him perched, we set him free to take off and land. Thankfully, we got this shot because So Far had had enough of our shenanigans and flew away. All night he was gone. Of course, Valerie and I were worried until we heard from the falconer that he returned to the place he left early the next morning. It's never easy working with animals (or children) but this one was definitely worth it. #SPD53
This photo was carefully art directed with a Gyr/Saker falcon in Lancaster, Pa. It represents our mascot and the strength of our athletics without showing the winning teams on the cover as we have in the past. Read all about the photo shoot in the editor's letter on the table of contents.
