American Massage Therapy Association^®

mtj Wins Folio’s Gold Ozzie Award

Evanston, IL – The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) publication mtj^® (Massage Therapy Journal^®) has won Folio magazine’s gold Ozzie award, the highest honor, for best overall design for a non-profit/association publication.  

mtj was also the awarded a bronze Ozzie for illustrations for the article “Hidden Hardware” from the Spring 2007 issue. 

“The design was a mirror of not only the concept and idea but the overall message of the publication,” the Ozzie judges noted.  “Each article felt comfortable in the design and flowed together from column to review to feature with ease.  A veritable eye massage.”

Folio magazine’s Ozzie awards recognize excellence in magazine design and are judged by a distinguished panel of publishing professionals.  A record breaking 3,000 entries were submitted this year with only 153 Ozzies awarded.   The awards are open to all magazines including consumer, association and business-to-business. 

“We are extremely proud of the redesign of mtj and are honored to receive these prestigious awards,” said Valerie Danner, mtj managing editor.  “This is a great accomplishment for our magazine, our members, and for the massage therapy profession.”    

mtj was also the recipient of three national awards from the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) in 2007 for general excellence, most improved and outstanding innovation in association publishing.

The American Massage Therapy Association is a non-profit, professional association with more than 57,000 members throughout the United States and in some 27 other countries.  The association is directed by volunteer leadership chosen through its national election and fosters ongoing, direct-member-involvement through its 51 chapters.

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