Cover of the Year (Consumer Media)

Criteria

This Award recognises excellence in style for a front cover of a consumer magazine.

The judges will be looking for high quality design in a style appropriate to the magazine’s audience.

The winning cover will show evidence of imagination, style, originality and flair, together with the ability to captivate the reader.

Please note that no more than one front cover may be entered from any one publication.

Requirements

Tell us in a few bullet points, why you should win this award. Ensure you answer the individual category criteria, as that’s what the judges will be marking against. (Guide word count – 200 words)

Please feel free to upload one additional document with supporting information (can be Word or PDF, max 5Mb). The judges find the following information useful when judging. Please include, if relevant and available:

> Circulation by size and type (free, controlled, newstrade, subscription)

> Audit method (if applicable)

> Relevant revenue / profit figures

> Growth statistics

> Other performance statistics and results / evidence of success

> Website data: page impressions (monthly / yearly), monthly unique users

> Any additional online data

Each submission must consist of the following:

> One entry form

> One front cover of a Magazines Ireland member title, carrying a cover date from the last 12 months and where possible in its original form

> One issue of the whole magazine, carrying a cover date from the last 12 months

Each submission should contain a high resolution print quality scan (300 dpi jpeg) of the front cover.

Please submit the magazine cover or relevant image to represent this entry (min. 300 dpi, max. 5Mb) along with a copy of your company logo to: https://www.wetransfer.com/

Please do not submit any other material – it will not be sent to or considered by the judges

Once the online entry form has been completed please make sure you send us all the hard copy material relevant to the category entered (including magazines, examples of work) to Grace Aungier, Magazines Ireland, 63 Patrick Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

IMA Cover of the Year – Consumer Magazines Nomination Form