As you may know, I have a day (usually more) job editing Worth magazine. (I downplay it here since I’m quite professional about Worth and sometimes less-so on Shots in the Dark.)

But I do want to share some terrific news regarding the day job: Worth has won the Society of Publication Designer’s award for best magazine redesign of 2009. We beat out, among others, the New York Times Magazine and Maxim—some high-powered competition in the mag world.

As the top dog says,

“The SPD competition yields thousands of entries from around the world to find the best examples of design, photography and illustration represented in the editorial work of 2009,” said Adam I. Sandow, CEO, Sandow Media. “This year, from among a total of 48 magazines submitting ‘before and after’ issues for redesign consideration, only four finalists—Maxim, The New York Times Magazine, Tennis and Worth—were chosen by the judges as the representatives of the very best work and possible Medal Finalists for Redesign. We could not be more thrilled that Worth received the Gold award.”

Here’s our forthcoming cover:

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