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Parenting Media Association awards top honors to Kids VT
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hen Seven Days bought Kids VT in December, 2010, we redesigned the magazine to give it a fresh look and filled it with lots of local content. We’ve heard from readers that they like the changes we’ve made, but it was especially gratifying to get positive feedback from our peers in the Parenting Media Association. Last month, in San Antonio, Texas, the PMA announced the winners in its annual Editorial and Design Awards Competition. Kids VT competed against other publications with a circulation of 30,000 and under. We won six awards, including:
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1. Best Overall Writing 2. Best Overall Design 3. Best Illustration Cover, Newsprint (February 2011) 4. Best Service Feature (“Toy Story,” November 2011) 5. Best Briefs/Short Stuff (The Kids Beat) 6. Best Special Series (Vermont “Day-cations,” June-August 2011) 11
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“The magazine isn’t afraid to dedicate the space to a solid piece of reporting. But the publication also succeeds in mixing it up, offering a nice balance of shorter and longer pieces.” “Kids VT has a fresh appeal with its simple, bold presentation and appealing use of illustrations. The inside layout was very strong: consistent use of white space, successful hierarchy of font usage and a well-designed calendar. It was the little things that stood out: recipe N DESIG design, use of rules, NOTES labels, bold-face leadins. This show designers who put a lot of attention into the small details on each page for reader service.”
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“This three-part series ... provides readers a wonderful ‘how-to’ buffet of places to go and things to do in Vermont.”
“The ‘Kids Beat’ sections are bright and easy to read with fun headlines.”
Thanks to our talented and passionate staff, our dedicated readers, and our fantastic advertisers for making our first year so successful.
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