Examples of excellent work in category 4 – magazines
This document shows examples of magazines that were awarded at the 7th, 8th and 9th ICMA. The examples come from the following countries: Luxembourg, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Canada, Singapore, Spain and Germany.
Esse · Arts + Opinions, Les éditions esse, CN, Silver Award 8. ICMA
Category 4.1.1. Magazines Print · Art, Architecture, Design and Music
“esse arts + opinions” is published in Montreal, Canada. The magazine is bilingual and deals with contemporary art. The jury said: “Minimalist consistent design. Relaxed layout.
Archiduc, Maison Moderne, LUX, Gold Award 8. ICMA
Category 4.1.1. Magazines Print · Art, Architecture, Design and Music
“Archiduc” is published twice a year in Luxembourg. The edition shown here has as cover story the Architecture Biennale in Venice. The jury praised the excellent overall concept in terms of print finishing, front page design and layout.
Geo Adventure, Gruner & Jahr GmbH, D, Silver Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.1.4. Magazines Print · Travel and Photography
The magazine Geo has a subtitle: “Seeing the world with different eyes“. The magazine is very successful and therefore other titles from the same publisher are associated with the name Geo. Geo Adventure is an example. The jury said: “Fresh and varied magazine with very good photographs”.
We show the first double pages here. A short story is told for each photo. The text with headline is always on the photo.
Bier Bars & Brauer, Editienne Kommunikationsdesign, D, Silver Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.1.9. Magazines Print · Food and Drink
The website says: „We accompany the beer industry critically, analytically and trans-parently, want to promote beer knowledge and actively shape beer culture.“ The magazine has a format of 29.7 x 23 cm. A very high-quality uncoated paper is used and the cover is also matt.
Jury statement: “‘Zischend‘ – sizzling – made magazine, with high utility value and clear, modern design.”
The Peak Selection, No 17, SPH Magazines Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG, Silver Award 8. ICMA
Category 4.1.9. Magazines Print · Food and Drink
Neo Neustadt, Designbüro Möhlenkamp & Schuldt, D, Silber Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.1.12. Magazines Print · Lifestyle and Fun
The agency writes: “NEO is a magazine for the district Neustadt in Bremen. The magazine combines zeitgeist with time-lessness, punk with street rap, pop with literature and a stylish design with high-quality texts, photos and illustrations“.
Jury statement: “Lively and experimental mix of portraits and news. Lovingly and professionally prepared”.
The Johnnie Walker House Edit, SPH Magazines Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG, Gold Award 7. ICMA
Category 4.1.12. Magazines Print · Lifestyle and Fun
Luxembourg Times, Luxemburger Wort, LUX, Bronze Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.1.15. Magazines Print · Politics and Science
The publisher writes on the website: „The Luxembourg Times is a digital news service providing comprehensive business and political journalism
for the English-speaking community of Luxembourg. The Luxembourg Times strives to tailor all content to the specific needs of the English-speaking community so that our readers can quickly grasp the nuances of life in the Grand Duchy without prior knowledge“.
There is also a printed magazine matching the website, which was awarded here. Jury statement: „Clear, dramaturgically prepared reader guidance and very neatly crafted“.
Seven double pages describe the elections in Luxembourg. The parties are introduced and their opinions on various topics such as economy, work, education and family, infrastructure, etc. are presented.
Markt, Studio Piraat, NL; Deutsch-Niederländische Handelskammer, D, Gold Award 7. ICMA
4.1.16. Magazines Print · Economy and Finance
Info Lab, Czech News Center a.s., CZ, Silber Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.1.16. Magazines Print · Economy and Finance
About the magazine: „Info Lab is a new magazine based on a news website. The magazine focuses on the most important events in politics, business and beyond. In addition to the regular news, it contains new perspectives, analyses and comments.“
Jury statement: “Powerful design combined with modern typography. Many topics are very well visualized. Alternative story forms are used very well.”
Rhön Magazin, heldenzeit GmbH & Co. KG, D, Silber Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.1.19. Magazines Print · Region, City and Nature
About the magazine: “In authentic experience reports and reportages the editors dedicate themselves both to the special flora and fauna and to the people who live in the Rhön.” In addition to the printed magazine, which is published four times a year, there is also a website: www.rhoen-magazin.de
Jury statement: „Attractive, fine and cautious aesthetics, very valuable visual language. Good rhythm from large photos in contrast to smaller picture blocks.”
viactiv · NOW-Medien GmbH & Co. KG, D, Silver Award 8. ICMA
Category 4.2 Trade Magazines Print
effzett, Forschungszentrum Jülich, SeitenPlan GmbH, D, http://effzett.fz-juelich.de/2-18/, Silber Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.4. Trade Magazines Online
The agency writes: “With its research magazine “effzett“, Forschungszentrum Jülich dares to take the step into the popular scientific presentation of its cutting-edge research. The complicated material is transformed editorially and visually into strong storytelling. In particular, the title and main theme are told in a surprising and extremely eye-catching way each time.“
Jury statement: “Very good functionality on the screen and on the smartphone. Intuitive reader guidance works very well. The covertopic Alzheimer‘s has a very good structure in the text and references to scientific backgrounds.“
#, studio ilse van klei & Rianne Petter, NL, Gold Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.6. Concept
The # Magazine is published by retail specialist Tchai International. With this magazine, the company shows what drives it, from the work of the artists to the retail concept and lifestyle. The magazine is a lookbook, but one with content. To highlight the images, it is large format and contains two paper formats. Image and text are separated. The large pages contain only photos and the small pages contain the texts.
Jury statement: “Excellent concept, very innovative design and feel. Very elaborate implementation.”
Q-Magazin, Dagmar Reiche, designreiche, D, Gold Award 8. ICMA
Category 4.6. Concept
The “Q-Magazine” was created as a final thesis within the context of a two-year further training course. The idea: to develop a magazine that focuses on only one single letter. The jury says: “Exceptionally courageous, creative and surprising creation. Outstanding in idea, realization and print finishing.
GEO Epoche, Gruner & Jahr, D, Bronze Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.6. Concept
The editorial staff writes: “GEO Epoche – that is six times a year a time travel into the nearer or further past, with thoroughly researched texts and grandiose pictures. Historical reconstructions, often loosened up by maps and info boxes, as well as opulent picture essays bring the respec-tive epoch to life – all packed into varied layouts.”
Jury statement: “The timetable is a highlight in every issue. It is printed on uncoated paper, which sets it apart from the rest of the magazine. It contains the facts in chronological order. Typographically perfectly solved, thought through down to the smallest detail. The bookmark is part of it, because on one side the actors are introduced, on the other a short chronology.”
JS Magazin, Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik gGmbH, D, Bronze Award 8. ICMA
Category 4.6. Concept
The jury is impressed by the concept of the JS magazine, because it is no easy task to reach young soldiers with “official” media. The skilful mixture of private and official topics is what makes JS Magazine so appealing. Example: Issue 11/2016: “What else no one talks about” is the headline. Topic: Military priests explain how they talk to soldiers about killing. The story is not presented visually with photos, but with illustrations.
Reflex, Czech News Center a.s., CZ, Gold Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.7. Front Pages
Left: The Brexit triggered a wave of dry humour in the British, a species well known to the Czechs.
Centre: Trump‘s triumph. White House politics as spaghetti westerns.
Right: Angela, you can‘t do it! Topic: People from Chemnitz have their say. “We are not Nazis, we are only afraid of immigration and the small lies of German media.”
E15 Premium, Czech News Center a.s., CZ, Award of Excellence 9. ICMA
Category 4.7. Front Pages 
Chrismon, Hansisches Druck und Verlagshaus, HDV GmbH, D, Silver Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.8. Cover and Coverstory
This cover story is about traveling. Headline: “If you want to tell something, you have to go outside.” Opening credits: “What is the perfect holiday against a mastered adventure? Our authors know travel disasters only too well and state: “Mostly it was nice anyway!”
Jury statement: “The cover story has a surprising visualization, because the images are not photographs, but illustrations in a realistic style.“
Alpin, Redaktion Alpin, D, Silber Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.8. Cover and Coverstory
„Hoch hinaus“ – „High above“ is the headline. Opening credits: „Global warming knows no pardon. The Valais, the region with the most glaciers in the Alps, also has to sweat. However, the loss of ice creates new opportunities for hikers in particular. Between the Matter Valley and the Saas Valley, our author has reached undreamt-of heights“.
Jury statement: “Outstanding photographs are combined with a clear layout. The white room accentuates the images even more and creates
a relaxed atmosphere.”
Savour, May/June 2016, SPH Magazines Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG, Award of Excellence 7. ICMA
Category 4.8. Cover and Coverstory
GEO Epoche, Gruner & Jahr GmbH, D, Silber Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.9. Typography · Layout
Jury statement: “The Story is about witch-hunts. For visualization, copper engravings from the 16th and 17th centuries are used, which are partially dyed yellow. The colour tone runs through the article, because parts of the text are also coloured yellow. Very good font selection, very good page layout.”
e x, Hochschule Augsburg, D, Silver Award 8. ICMA
Category 4.9. Typography · Layout
The “e x Magazin” is developed and produced by students of the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences. Under the magazine’s motto “Think Big”, nine former students are portrayed at their places of work. The magazine has a very clear layout and uses a minimum of stylistic elements: Pastel shades, full-page pictures, left-justified texts, which are generously laid out. The makers allow themselves a single “gag” – a deviation from the purist style: the page numbers are very large and they are cut off at the bottom.
El Canon, TAU Diseño, ES, Award of Excellence 8. ICMA
Category 4.9. Typography · Layout
mare 122, mareverlag GmbH & Co. oHG, D, Gold Award 8. ICMA
Category 4.10. Photography in General
The Peak Selections, Gourmet & Travel, SPH Magazines Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG, Silver Award 7. ICMA
Category 4.10. Photography in General
Mare 124, mareverlag GmbH & Co. oHG, D, Award of Excellence 9. ICMA
Category 4.11. Photo Report
The life of a human being is reconstructed on the basis of the contents of a sailor‘s box. In the introduction it says: “These are the little things that had accumulated over time and which Manfred Renninger left behind when he disappeared from the Hamburg Seamen‘s Mission in 2008. Is it possible to characterise a person on the basis of what is in his sea chest? Can objects tell the story of a life and disappearance?” Objects from the box are placed on a white back-ground and photographed. Very exciting realisation. The objects start telling stories.
Mare 126, mareverlag GmbH & Co. oHG, D, Award of Excellence 9. ICMA
Category 4.11. Photo Report
The photo report is about the Antarctic station “Neumayer III”. The opening credits read: “It looks like a spaceship that landed in the snow: the station ‘Neumayer III‘. Here, in the midst of ice-cold nothingness, scientists are getting data that will help us understand the Earth better. The photographer shows the environment in the most delicate colours. Antarctica doesn‘t look like a dangerous place for people, but vulnerable and endangered.
Alpin, Redaktion Alpin, D, Award of Excellence 9. ICMA
Category 4.12. Visual Storytelling
rollingpin, 11/12 2015, Rolling Pin Media GmbH, A, Award of Excellence 7. ICMA
Category 4.12. Visual Storytelling
The Johnnie Walker House Edit, SPH Magazines Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG, Award of Excellence 7. ICMA
Category 4.13. Visualization
Lebensmittel Zeitung, Deutscher Fachverlag, D, Award of Excellence 9. ICMA
Category 4.13. Visualization
rollingpin No 195, Rolling Pin Media GmbH, D, Gold Award 7. ICMA
Category 4.14. Alternative Storytelling
GEO Epoche, Gruner & Jahr GmbH, D, Gold Award 9. ICMA
Category 4.16. Illustration
“The Soul Savior” is the headline. The theme is the inquisitor Bernard Gui, who passed hundreds of judgements at the beginning of the 14th century and sent dozens of people to the stake.
Jury statement: “Excellent handling of light and shadow, very emotional visual language.”
