One hundred and four books, catalogues, posters, invitations, press kits and other materials have been selected as winners of the 27th annual AAM Museum Publications Design Competition (Pub Comp). The competition, which acknowledges excellence in the graphic design of museum publications, is the only national, juried event involving publications produced by museums of all kinds and sizes. This year’s contest drew 1,040 entries. Twenty-six received a first prize, 20 received a second prize, and 57 received an honorable mention.

Competing institutions were divided according to budget: museums with annual operating budgets of $750,000 or more and those with budgets of less than $750,000. Within each budget division, entries competed in 15 categories, including books, educational resources, newsletters, fund-raising materials and scholarly journals. Entries in all 15 categories were eligible for the Franny.

Two teams of judges chose the winners. Comprising the first team wereJudy Metro, editor-in-chief, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; W. Ralph Eubanks, director of publishing, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; and Robert Wiser, art director, Archetype Press, Silver Spring, Md.Serving on the second team wereJane Lusaka, editor, Freer Gallery + Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Rodney Williams, RCW Communications Design, Alexandria, Va.; and Bennett DeOlazo, creative director, Studio B, Alexandria, Va.

A selection of the winners will be displayed at our Annual Meeting, which takes place in Chicago, May 13-17, and the competition results will be featured in the July/August 2007 issue of AAM’s national magazine, Museum News.

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For further information, please contact Managing Editor Susan Breitkopf at sbreitkopf@aam-us.org.