2019 Design of the Year finalists

Sept. 20, 2019

From 523 designs submitted from 38 states and Canada, judges selected 70 finalists in the Associated Collegiate Press 2019 Design of the Year competition.

Ten finalists have been selected in seven different categories — newspaper front page, newspaper inside page/spread, magazine cover, magazine page/spread, yearbook page/spread, infographic and illustration.

“With an emphasis placed on packaging verbal and visual content in a reader-friendly way, the finalists demonstrate creativity with typography, white space and color,” Gary Lundgren, associate director and contest coordinator, said. “Design is definitely playing a key role in the evolution of print publications.”

All the finalists will be recognized and the winners announced for the first time at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2019, in Washington, D.C., on Saturday afternoon.

First- through fifth-place winners will be announced in each category with the designers receiving plaques. Five honorable mention winners will receive certificates.

The finalists are showcased below in alphabetical order by state.

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Newspaper front page

Maddie Ceglecki, Taylor Humby
The Arbiter
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

Isaiah Johnson
Iowa State Daily
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

Madeline Deabler
The Sunflower
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

Brandon Edwards
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Christian Edwin
Arrow
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Meghan Kimberling
The Pendulum
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

Joseph Palmer
The All State
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee

Rena Li
The Daily Texan
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

Christa Jarvis
The Collegian
Tarrant County College
Hurst, Texas

Antilica Xiong
The Clarion
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, Wisconsin


Newspaper inside page/spread

Lily Jackson, Nathan King
The Auburn Plainsman
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Marci Suela
Spartan Daily
San Jose State University
San Jose, Calfornia

Austin Linthicum
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Diego Devia
el Don
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, California

Shelby Mullis
The Franklin
Franklin College
Franklin, Indiana

Naomi Hofferber
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Elena Ramos
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard College
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Christian Edwin
Arrow
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Staff
The Kent Stater
Kent State University
Kent , Ohio

Leah Heidemann
The Clarion
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, Wisconsin


Magazine cover

M.K. Holladay
Alice
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Grace Kruse, Milan Loiacono
Currents
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

Stephanie Amador, Shannon McCloskey
Ball Bearings
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Chris Kohley, Braden VanMeter 
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Sarah Duvier
Envision
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan

Jenna Solomon
Blush
The Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, New York

Lindsey Epifano
Flux
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

Madeleine Kidd
The Burr
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio

Staff
Two
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

Ryan Rich
Amendment Literary and Arts Journal
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia


Magazine page/spread

Nichole Landon
The Point
Biola University
La Mirada, California

Teddy Willson
Distraction Magazine
University of Miami
Miami, Florida

Ellie Detweiler
Drake Magazine
Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa

Braden VanMeter
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Meca Brown-Sanders, Anna Tripolitis
Stephens Life
Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri

Lauren Gramley
MPJ Magazine
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Jenna Solomon
Blush
The Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, New York

Michael Radliff
The Bleed
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon

Ava Cruz
34th Street
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Meredith Wagner
Focus Magazine
Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Yearbook cover

Casey Lue
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Andrew Williams
Arbutus
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Ashley Read, Alex Todd
Royal Purple
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Autumn Hassell
Kentucky Kernel Year in Photos
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Bethany Vonseggern
The Griffon
Missouri Western State University
St. Joseph, Missouri

Katie Tart
Agromeck
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Laurel Wind
Phi Psi Cli
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

Davian Hopkins
La Ventana
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Anthony Pangonas
Aggieland
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas


Yearbook page/spread

Katherine Mattocks
The Tower
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

Christopher Johnston
Angelos
California Baptist University
Riverside, California

Casey Lue
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Matt Begala, Andrew Williams
Arbutus
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Katie Harbert
Royal Purple
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Autumn Hassell
Kentucky Kernel Year in Photos
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Kaelee Koranda
Tower
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri

Katie Tart
Agromeck
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Davian Hopkins
La Ventana
Texas Tech University
Lubbuck, Texas

Anthony Pangonas
Aggieland
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas


Infographic

Mary Cate Long
Pepperdine Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

Allen Pham
Daily Trojan
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Morgan Thomson
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Etty Grossman
Distraction Magazine
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Amy Lowe
Ka Leo O Hawai’i
University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

Michelle Dudley
The Knox Student
Knox College
Galesburg, Illinois

Sarah Estes
Iowa State Daily
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

Lauren Gewirtz
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Morgan La Casse
Minnesota Daily
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Thomas Munch
The Bleed
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon


Illustration

Casey Lue
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Hengguang Li
SCAN Magazine
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Sarah Estes
Iowa State Daily
Iowa State Daily
Ames, Iowa

Madeline Deabler
The Sunflower
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

Hannah Cheung
Envision Magazine
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan

Laura Grigorieff
Daily Emerald
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

Gracie Newton
Garnet & Black
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

Christian Gutierrez
The Prospector
University of Texas-El Paso
El Paso, Texas

Jeb Milling
The Daily Texan
University of Texas
Austin, Texas

Karly Andersen
Pwatem Literature and Art Journal
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia