In the print magazine design category 44 (Publication Redesign), does the redesigned issue submitted have to be the very first issue of the redesign?
Yes. It must be the first issue of the redesign. The design may have been tweaked in subsequent issues. If everyone enters the first redesigned issue its a fairer comparison. The exception would be if the first redesigned issue were a special issue or directory (see next question). Q. Regarding the Publication Redesign category, the rules say to enter the first issue of the redesign and the issue immediately prior to the redesign. It also states that if the issue prior to the redesign is a directory, the issue before that should be submitted instead. If the first issue of the redesign was a special issue in which certain departments and other content don’t match what is in the issue immediately prior to the redesign, should I enter the last issue before the redesign and the second issue of the redesign (the first issue after the special issue)? Or should I just enter the first issue of the redesign, even though it was a special issue? A. The purpose of this category is to be able to ju
