2017 Design of the Year Finalists

Design of the Year winners will be announced at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention, Oct. 25-29 in Dallas.


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Lindsey Maeda

Daily 49er, California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California


Zack Spanier

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


Laura Garcia, Aurielle Weiss

el Don, Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, California


Anna Boone

Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana


Brenna Bast

Minnesota Daily, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota


Clare Ramirez

The Daily Orange, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Ananya Chandra, Tiffany Pham, Alex Graves, Ilana Wurman

The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Katie Gebauer

The Collegian, South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota


Joel Whetzel

The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia


Alexandra Christensen

The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College
Madison, Wisconsin


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Trevor Greenan, Dani Sundell, Willow Yang, Crystal Zhong

The Daily Californian, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California


Franky Renteria, Sara Pope

The Orion, California State University, Chico
Chico, California


Lindsey Maeda

Daily 49er, California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California


Barbara Harvey

The State Hornet, California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, California


Laura Garcia

el Don, Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, California


Mia Dorsey

The Sentry, University of Colorado Denver
Denver, Colorado


Bridget Doherty

The Daily News, Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana


Sam Flick

College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky


Finnian Saylor, Courtney Redmon, Sasha Lasakow

The Temple News, Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Glavine Day

The All State, Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee


Newsmagazine/Special Section Cover


Sara Edelstein, Yun Wu, Sean Karlin

Etc. Magazine, City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, California


Allie Pakrosnis, Asmae Fahmy, Jamie Shub, Sidney Sherman

Distraction, University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida


Lisee Pullara

The Red & Black, University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia


Sidney Parks, Rebecca Gerhard

Scan, Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia


Lauren McNeeley, Yulin Yu

Inside, Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana


Jessica Goldy

Ball Bearings, Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana


Madeline Hiatt

Drake Magazine, Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa


Alec Greaney, Abigail Paulson

The Heights, Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts


Kathryn Whitesides

Niner Times, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina


Vanessa Cruz

Pulse, Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Yearbook/Magazine Page/Spread


Casey Lue
Ibis, University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida


Megan Axsom, Jessica Goldy

Ball Bearings, Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana


Madisson Alexander, Alexandra Martin, Kalynn Coy

Stephens Life, Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri


Tony Curtis

MPJ, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Zellisse De Guzman, Quan Bui

Emerge, University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario


Destiny Stringer

The Bleed, Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon


Katie Leimbach

Flux, University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon


Marcus Maurer
Baylor Roundup, Baylor University
Waco, Texas


Ashley Moody

The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia


Vanessa Cruz

Pulse, Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington


Illustration


Nina Grossman

The Reflector, Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta


Cassidy Eldridge, Jillian Bradford

The Point, Biola University
La Mirada, California


Devon Manney

Daily Trojan, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California


Emma Sarappo

North by Northwestern, Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois


Isaiah Johnson

Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa


Madeline Guzzo

The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan


Nicholas Labate

The Kent Stater, Kent State University
Kent, Ohio


Sophia Espinosa

The Brookhaven Courier, Brookhaven College
Farmers Branch, Texas


Maddie Bush

Pulse, Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington


Nick Rhoads

The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia


Infographic


Sarah Wright

Mars’ Hill, Trinity Western University
Langley, British Columbia


Janet Liu

The Stanford Daily, Stanford University
Stanford, California


Allie Pakrosnis, Jamie Shub

Distraction, University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida


Casey Lue
Ibis, University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida


Stacie Kammerling

Ball Bearings, Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana


Linzi Murray

Drake Magazine, Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa


Tori Aerni

The Maneater, University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri


Olivia Adam

The Battalion, Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas


Emily Hicks
Baylor Roundup, Baylor University
Waco, Texas


Marcus Maurer

Focus Magazine, Baylor University
Waco, Texas