TRENDS AT 50
Month of May Covers Through the Years
MAY 1978
The late 1970s were a fantastic time for graphic design and illustration on the cover of Apartment News , and this May issue stands tall among them . This cover perfectly encapsulates spring , that magical time of year when a young man ’ s fancy turns towards the upcoming golf and tennis tournaments .
While there were no details of the tournament itself included in this issue , it was a great season for events overall , -and the
Association ’ s energy was high in celebrating the success of the previous month ’ s trade show and seminar .
MAY 1971
The May 1971 cover featured a message of “ good design is ecology ” and unique illustration with two different styles of buildings blended with natural backgrounds of trees , mountains , and landscape . The concept of ecologically designing a development to minimize the environmental destructive impacts by integrating into the living environment … was and continues to be a noble and well accepted idea . Though the association at the time fell short as there was no mention of the topic inside the issue !
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MAY 1995
1995 Trade Show chair , Barbara Mitchell is surrounded by circus clowns as she promotes the annual Education Conference and Trade Show , with a “ circus extravaganza ” theme . The event featured two days of speakers & networking , anchored with a keynote address from Dr . Bob Ross , advisor to US Speaker of the House , Newt Gingrich . After the conference there was a circus themed cocktail party , but we ' re not sure which clowns were invited to attend ...
MAY 2017
This cover illustrated a critical point for AAMD to have even more emphasis on the development of the maintenance profession . Shining this spotlight on maintenance included launching the new Maintenance Apprenticeship Program ( MAP ), which nearly 200 people have completed to date with over 70 % of hired into a full time position . MAP led to other initiatives including the Hands On Maintenance Education program , where techs learn hands on skills through a variety of classes .
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