{"id":96945,"date":"2023-01-17T13:01:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T18:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?page_id=96945"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:34:11","slug":"cfa-magazine-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/cfa-magazine-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"CFA Magazine Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>We&#8217;re proud to say that every issue of <em>CFA<\/em> magazine since the inaugural issue of <em>CFA <\/em>has been award-winning!<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><em>CFA <\/em>magazine has won Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Grand Gold at CASE District Awards<\/li>\n<li><em>CFA <\/em>magazine Fall 2020 issue was awarded the highly-acclaimed Grand Gold at CASE Nationals<\/li>\n<li><em>CFA<\/em> magazine has also received SPD Awards, UCDA Awards, IHAF Awards, and a HATCH Award<\/li>\n<li><em>CFA<\/em> magazine was a finalist for the Robert Sibley Magazine of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more about the specific award-winning issues of <em>CFA<\/em> magazine below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><em><span>CFA <\/span><\/em><span>All-Time Awards <\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span>2024<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>CASE Circle of Excellence <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>CFA Magazine: Winter 2024, <em>Design: Periodicals and Magazines <\/em><strong>(Gold)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine: Summer 2023, <\/span><em>Design: Periodicals and Magazines <\/em><strong>(Gold)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span>2023<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>UCDA Design Awards<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The UCDA Design Awards recognizes the best of the exceptional design and creative work done by communication professionals to promote educational institutions (secondary, vocational, or higher education) and supports the exchange of ideas and information relating to the unique role of these creatives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Winter 2023, <em>Magazine &#8211; Complete Unit <\/em><strong>(Award: Excellence)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Winter 2023, <span>Magazine &#8211; <em>Editorial Spread-Series of Spreads<\/em> <strong>(<\/strong><\/span><strong>Recognition: Honorable Mention)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>CASE Circle of Excellence <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>Announced June 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CFA Magazine: Winter 2023, <em>Design: Periodicals and Magazines <\/em><strong>(Gold)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/circle-excellence\/2023\/cfa-magazine-design\">Spring 2022<\/a><\/span>, <em>Design: Periodicals and Magazines <\/em><strong>(Gold)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"xmsolistparagraph\"><span>\u201cThis issue of\u00a0<i>CFA<\/i>\u00a0magazine stands out for its excellent use of typography, photography, and illustration. The work is simply beautiful and it&#8217;s evident that the designer has a great understanding of how to use the grid to create a visually appealing publication. What&#8217;s even more impressive is that each section is distinct, but still feels cohesive and not disjointed from the whole experience. The restrained use of illustration adds a nice touch and enhances the overall design.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span>2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>CASE Circle of Excellence <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>Announced June 23, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/robert-sibley-magazine-year-award\">Finalist for Robert Sibley Magazine of the Year<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine<\/span> Spring 2021 and Fall 2021, <span>Design: Periodicals and Magazines (Gold) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Spring 2021 and Fall 2021, Magazines: Alumni\/General Interest, Targeted Audience (Gold) <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>CASE Circle of Excellence &#8211; Best of District 1 <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>Announced October 25, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Boston University <em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Spring 2021 and Fall 2021, Design, Magazines &amp; Periodicals, 6 winners (3 from BU) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine; Spring 2021 and Fall 2021, Magazines, Alumni\/General Interest: Any Institution Type (Targeted Audience, 4 winners)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>UCDA Awards <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>Announced August 29, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Fall 2021, Cover Design \u2013 Magazine (Silver)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Fall 2021, Magazine \u2013 Editorial Spreads, series of spreads (Silver)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>SPD Awards <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>Announced April 25, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine<span> \u201cPainting with Purpose\u201d, Feature: Profile, Non-Celebrity Story (Merit) <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>IHAF Awards <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>Announced November 18, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>Gold: <\/span><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine \u2013 at 6:43 mark \u2013 for publications B2C<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span>2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>Case District 1<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine, Magazines (print): Alumni\/General Interest 2x per year (Grand Gold)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine, Spring 2020 issue Design (print): Periodicals and Magazines (Gold)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>CASE Nationals <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/circle-excellence\/2021\/cfa-magazine-fall-2020-issue\"><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine, Fall 2020<\/a>, Design: Magazines &amp; Periodicals (Grand Gold)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>UCDA Awards<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Fall 2020, Magazine, Complete Unit (Excellence)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>IHAF Awards<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine F20, Publications B2C (Gold)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span>2020<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>Case District 1<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span>CFA <\/span><\/em>Magazine<span> (Fall 2018 &amp; Spring 2019), Magazines, Circulation under 50K (Bronze)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>SPD Awards<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span>CFA<\/span><\/em> Magazine<span> Spring 2019 \u201cSaving the Classical Ecosystem\u201d, Story \u2013 Illustration (Honorable Mention)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>UCDA Awards<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span>CFA <\/span><\/em>Magazine<span> (Fall 2019), Magazine &#8211; Complete Unit (Award of Excellence)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span>2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>HATCH<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine, Business Communications: Corporate Communications (Merit)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>IHAF\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine, Publications B2C (Gold)<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span>2014 <\/span>(<em>Esprit<\/em>)<\/h3>\n<h5><span>Case District I<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span>CFA <em>Esprit<\/em>, Print: Publication Package (Gold)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re proud to say that every issue of CFA magazine since the inaugural issue of CFA has been award-winning! 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