At the 2025 SSP EPIC Awards, Editage Digital Media Solutions (DMS) was awarded Silver in the Open Access Digital Media category. A recognition that affirms the power of communication in driving systemic change.
The award-winning project? Our work with the OA Switchboard, a solution designed to simplify, align and scale Open Access workflows across publishers, funders and institutions.
Open Access has seen exponential growth but for many, the communication around it hasn’t kept up. Complex language, unclear processes and inconsistent messaging have made it difficult for stakeholders to truly engage with OA systems.
The OA Switchboard offers a robust solution. But like any system, it needed buy-in and for buy-in, it needed clarity.
The Solution: Design That Drives Adoption
Enter our Editage Digital Media Solutions team. We translated the system’s value into visuals, narratives and formats that made the Switchboard’s benefits instantly understandable and widely shareable.
Our work included:
- Infographics that explained the platform’s purpose in seconds
- Explainer videos that walked users through real-world use cases
- Outreach kits that enabled institutions to share the message across their networks
The result? Better alignment. Wider adoption. And a stronger foundation for OA implementation at scale.
Why This Win Matters
Winning in the Open Access Digital Media category isn’t just about great design. It’s about impact and the ability to bridge communication gaps in high-stakes, high-complexity spaces.
This win affirms the central role communication plays in publishing transformation not as an add-on, but as an engine for understanding, alignment and action.
For Us, This is Just the Beginning
At Editage DMS, we believe in the power of visual-first storytelling to elevate research, accelerate adoption, and amplify voices that matter. Whether it’s a new system like OA Switchboard or a journal’s most important findings, we’re here to translate complexity into clarity and help important ideas travel faster, further and more effectively.
Thank you to the SSP and the EPIC Awards committee for this recognition.
Huge congratulations to the Paperpal team on their Silver win at SSP EPIC Awards. Read more about the win here: Paperpal Wins Silver at the EPIC Awards 2025 – CACTUS
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