Society of Publication Designers Applauds EarthWatch Section Layout NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction's GreenSource magazine has received a 2009 Merit Award from the Society of Publication Designers for its feature layout, "EarthWatch: A Wealth of Garbage" in the November/December 2008 issue. SPD's annual design competition reviews more than 6,000 entries to find those that represent the best editorial design and photography of 2008. Winners will be included in the SPD PUB 44 Annual book, in exhibitions on SPD.org, and at the SPD Annual Awards Gala on May 8, 2009. "We are honored to receive this significant design award for GreenSource," said Francesca Messina, senior group art director, McGraw-Hill Construction. "Editorial design plays an important role in documenting events and history, especially for architecture and design media, where so much can be said with pictures and layout. The collaborative efforts of our talented staff have truly ensured that GreenSource become and remain an essential resource for the sustainable design community," she added.
