28 June 2006
Herald Honored by Associated Church Press
For the third time in the past four years, the Herald has been honored
in the annual “Best of the Christian Press” awards competition sponsored by
Associated Church Press, the oldest religious press association in North
America. The announcement was made at the annual ACP convention held in Orlando,
Florida, April 23–26.
Two awards were given for the March 2005 Herald, both for outstanding
design, with specific commendations for Herald art director Jack Martin
and executive art director Clint Metcalf. An Easter resurrection theme prevailed
throughout the issue, from artwork of the empty tomb by Matt Mills on the front
cover, to inside illustrations by Jack Martin to accompany the scripture feature
“Can These Bones Live?” and an Endnotes illustration on magazine redesign by
Clint Metcalf. One award of merit was given in the category “magazine design,
entire issue, 1- or 2-color.” The second award was an honorable mention in the
category “publication redesign.”
The yearly competition draws more than 1,000 entries from approximately 150
publications and news services in the United States and Canada with a combined
circulation of several million, including Christian Century,
Sojourners, and Horizons. The ACP honor reflects the professionalism
of an international association “brought together by faithfulness to their craft
and by a common task of reflecting, describing, and supporting the life of faith
and the Christian community.”
The Herald received a first place and two honorable mentions in ACP’s
2002 competition, and an honorable mention in the 2004 competition.
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Read about the 2002 Herald ACP awards.
