Cog•nate Collective: Regionalia wins Honorable Mention in annual AAM Awards

Cognate Collective: Regionalia | Designed by: Stephen Serrato / ELLA

Fifty-two museum publications have gained accolades in the 29th annual Museum Publications Design Competition, presented by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). This competition recognizes and encourages superior execution and ingenuity in the graphic design of museum publications and is the only national, juried competition of its kind.

Cog•nate Collective: Regionalia, co-published with Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, won Honorable Mention under the Exhibition Catalogues Category.

“Despite the 2020 global disruption, the breadth and quality of this year’s publication submissions were excellent,” said Bennett DeOlazo, juror for the Museum Publication Design Competition and principal of Studio B. “The common thread through all the work was the designers’ vision for quality and creativity to transform museum publications into tangible and compelling experiences. The judges were impressed to see aesthetic and printing choices that thoughtfully provoked and engaged viewers through their visual and tactile nature, without excessive flourish or flashiness.”

Read the original article and full list of winners here.