At the 15th Annual Excellence Awards Gala of the Minnesota Magazine & Publishing Association, Nov. 3rd, Specialty Fabrics Review was one of three ATA publications to take home honors for the night, winning one bronze award (third place), three silver awards (second place), and two gold awards (first place), including the award for “Overall Excellence.” All ATA publications were entered in the “Association, Under 30,000” publication category.

Fabric Architecture magazine took the silver award for “Best Single-Topic Issue, Special Section, or Special Supplement,” and Geosynthetics magazine was also awarded silver in “Best Directory” for the 2011 Specifier’s Guide.

A complete list of the 2011 MMPA winners:

Single Page or Spread Design
Gold: Specialty Fabrics Review, “The evolution of interactive textiles” (September 2010)

Technical Article
Bronze: Specialty Fabrics Review, “More than shelter” (June 2011)

Best Typography
Silver: Specialty Fabrics Review, “2011 State of the Industry” (February 2011)

Best Feature Article
Silver: Specialty Fabrics Review, “Interior motives” (October 2010)

Single-Topic Issue, Special Section, or Special Supplement
Silver: Fabric Architecture, “H₂O Control” (July/August 2010)

Best Directory
Silver: Geosynthetics, 2011 Specifier’s Guide (December 2010)

Overall Design
Silver: Specialty Fabrics Review

Overall Excellence
Gold: Specialty Fabrics Review