Awards

Valkea Media sweeps magazine design competition  
In this year’s edition of the ‘Szpalty Roku’ competition, recognizing the best in custom magazine design, Valkea Media won awards in every category in which our publications competed, including the Grand Prix, Gold and Silver awards! No other competitor achieved the same level of success!






Our trophies:
  1. Grand Prix for "House mag" -  for exceptionally original photography and writing, for being in tune with the latest trends in culture and fashion, for its compelling features on blogs (category: “external magazine, circulation of 10 001-50 000 copies”);
  2. Gold Szpalty for "Trendy by Wisła" -  for perfect balance of content and glamour, for grace, intelligence and a keen sense of the times (category: “external magazine, circulation above 50 000 copies”);
  3. Silver Szpalty for "Galeon Control" - for verve and a taste of the wide world (category: “external magazine, circulation up to 10 000 copies”).

The “Szpalty Roku” competition is organized annually by Stowarzyszenie Prasy Firmowej (Custom Publishing Association). Independent experts in publishing design, public relations, journalism and photography select the best custom publishing magazines. Editor Tomasz Raczek once again presided over the jury. The results of this year’s competition were announced during a gala ceremony held on 2 June 2011.


 

Awards in 2010 year

Grand Prix for “House mag” and the Silver Column for “Klif Gdynia” go to Valkea Custom Publishing in this year's prestigious COLUMN OF THE YEAR Competition. The jury found Valkea Custom Publishing's magazines professional, lively and excellently designed.

  

“House Mag” produced for the House fashion brand won the top prize in the “External Magazine, circulation 10001–50000 copies” category. In awarding the magazine the competition's Grand Prix, the jury lauded its excellent layout, the articles' liveliness, and bold fashion editorials. In the “External Magazine, circulation more than 50 000 copies," category, “Klif Gdynia” magazine, produced by Valkea Custom Publishing for Klif Shopping Center, received the Silver Prize for its dynamic covers and professional fashion shoots.



In its three-year history, the COLUMN OF THE YEAR competition endeavors to reward the best branded magazines to further high standards in internal and external consumer magazines. This year, branded content publishers submitted 80 projects for review. As every year, these were evaluated by experts in press design, typography, photography, infographics, PR, and journalism. The jury, headed by renowned Polish film critic Tomasz Raczek, consisted of Dariusz Ćwiklak, Joanna Delbar, Dominik Kaznowski, Jacek Piotrowski, and Katarzyna Trzeszczkowska.