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Design NJ Online

Editorial Submission Guidelines

HOW TO SUBMIT A PROJECT FOR CONSIDERATION

Each issue of Design NJ includes feature stories about homes of all shapes and sizes from all over New Jersey. If you have a great house or a beautiful space to share (indoors or out), please send a brief description and photos (beautifully styled professional photos are preferred but scouting shots will be reviewed).

Description Specifications
Please share with them the location of the project, any unique design challenges and a brief summary. They’re looking for great design as well as interesting stories behind the project.

Photography Specifications
They receive hundreds of submissions each year and review each one carefully.
They accept submission of photos through email, Dropbox or a file-sharing service such as WeTransfer.

Regardless of how you submit, include NO MORE THAN TWO PHOTOS PER ROOM or no more than five photos of a landscape. Please identify each space. If they accept the project for publication and you would like them to consider additional angles, they’ll discuss it at that point.

Please note that homes for consideration must be located in New Jersey and must not have appeared in a competing print or digital consumer publication, regardless of whether it was local, regional or national. If you have posted the project on Houzz or any other widely available digital platform other than your own website, you will be required to take it down until after the issue in which they have published it is off newsstands.

Please send projects for consideration to:
Marirose Krall, Assistant Editor
mkrall@designnewjersey.com

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO GET PUBLISHED

Each issue of Design NJ offers other excellent opportunities for publication. If you have a product, project or service you would like them to consider for publication, please send a photo and a brief description. Some regular departments cover the following topics:

New Products
Keep them up to date so they can effectively report on your products as well as industry trends. Please attach or send a link to high-resolution images with your press releases.

Trend Information
The editorial staff of Design NJ carefully monitors national and regional trends in several industries. This information helps them choose which projects to publish. If you have trend information that you would like to share, they’d be happy to receive it.

Well & Biophilic design
This increasingly important category is expanding from commercial to residential design in many ways. They’re interested in hearing about projects and products that take health and well-being into account.

Sustainable Living
Products or services that help homeowners decorate and care for their homes in an environmentally friendly way are welcome. The products or services can involve interiors, exteriors or landscapes, and they should demonstrate that homes can be beautiful and comfortable as well as eco-friendly.

Expert Opinion
Design NJ supports trend information with expert opinions from respected sources. If you are interested in being considered as a source for trend research or inclusion in our editorial content, please contact them for consideration.

Tablescapes
They’re always looking for beautifully designed tablescapes, especially those with seasonal and holiday themes.

Professional Photographers

High-quality photography is one of the best investments designers can make. They encourage the use of professional photographers for your portfolio. Here is a list of photographers whose work meets Design NJ standards. Of course, there are many others to choose from.

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