The Verge wins its first ASME Award
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Illustration by Micha Huigen The Verge was recognized yesterday by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) with an ASME Award for Photography and Illustration for Best Digital Illustration" for its Verge 10" illustration by Micha Huigen. Our Verge 10" series celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Verge and included more than 20 stories looking back at our last 10 years and ahead to the future. One of those stories, What The Verge Covered in Our First 120,000 Stories" by Jacob Kastrenakes, received an additional nomination for Best Illustrated Story" for the art by Kristen Radtke.
This is our first ASME award, and we couldn't be happier it was for the incredible illustration that accompanied Verge 10,'" says Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel. The...