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Team CMYK make it a hat-trick!

Published: 1 December, 2011 by Neil in Events.

Team CMYK. Photos: Mike Wilkinson. http://mike-wilkinson.photoshelter.com

There was much excitement last night as CMYK scooped three awards at the PPA Scotland Magazine ceremony.

Aurora, the magazine for Highlands and Islands Airports won Customer Magazine, and FYi, produced for the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland took Best Magazine Design in the business & professional category.

Neil Braidwood, centre, accepts the award for aurora magazine

Matt McArthur, centre, accepts the award for FYi

The much coveted Member Magazine award went to Surgeons’ News, published on behalf of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

John Duncan, editor of Surgeons' News, centre, accepts the award

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A brush with celebrity

Published: 3 December, 2010 by Matt in Events and WeMakeMags.

We’re delighted to say that Scotland Outdoors, the magazine we design for Big Bend Publishing won the award for Best Magazine From a Small Publisher at the PPA Scotland awards in Glasgow on Wednesday night for the second year running.

The team at Big Bend really do put heart and soul into this title and we’re absolutely delighted their efforts have been recognised – although sad that they couldn’t make it to the awards ceremony in person. Instead, Matt got the honour of rubbing shoulders with the event host, comedian Craig Hill!

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CMYK win at PPA Scotland Awards!

Published: 27 November, 2009 by Neil in Events.

Photograph: Tina Norris

Last night the team from CMYK were celebrating in style after winning Member Magazine of the Year at the PPA Scotland Awards 2009.

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CMYK nominated in PPA Scotland Awards

Published: 16 October, 2009 by Neil in Events.

The shortlist is out, and CMYK Design is nominated in five categories of the PPA Scotland Awards to be announced on 26 November at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh.

FYi is up for best magazine design in the business & professional category

Scotland Outdoors is a contender for best magazine design in the consumer area

Our work on Scotland in Trust magazine is being recognised in the Best small publisher category and also as best membership magazine

Jostling for best customer magazine is our wee baby aurora – launched in the teeth of the recession, but still bringing in the advertising, and looking fab. But we would say that wouldn’t we.

Obviously, chuffed to bits to be recognised for all our efforts over the past year.

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PPA Scotland visit to DC Thomson in Dundee

Published: 24 September, 2009 by Neil in Events and Stuff we like.

Artwork for the Obstinate Donkey circa 1940

Artwork for the Obstinate Donkey circa 1940

Plaque at the Courier Building in Dundee

Plaque at the Courier Building in Dundee

As members of PPA Scotland we have occasional meetings where we discuss the future of publishing in Scotland and all that. Yesterday’s meeting had an extra gloss however, as the venue was the hallowed DC Thomson offices in Dundee. The building itself reminded me of the Scotsman offices in North Bridge, Edinburgh – lots of floors, tiny offices, wood panelling, labyrinth-like corridors and even little fireplaces in some rooms!

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PPA Scotland at the Parliament

Published: 30 March, 2009 by Neil in Events.

PPA Scotland had a meeting on Thursday 26 March at the Scottish Parliament with a number of MSPs present. The object was to lobby MSPs and make them aware of the problems we small publishers face. I spoke about the complicated procedures inherent in tendering for the public sector, Paul Begley from 55 North talked about the red tape that small businesses have to put up with, and Tom Lovering from PSP Publishing told MSPs about the difficulties we face when trying to get magazines onto the shelves in stores like WH Smith.

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