2024 Design of the Year finalists
Sept. 5, 2024
Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2024 Design of the Year competition.
Individual Award winners will be announced at the Fall National College Media Convention at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Sheraton New Orleans.
A gallery of winners will be posted after the Nov. 2 announcement.
Finalists below are listed in alphabetical order by school.
Please join us at the National College Media Convention in New Orleans Oct. 30 – Nov. 2. Register online.
This convention provides a unique opportunity to network with industry professionals, learn from seasoned journalists, and gain valuable insights into the ever-evolving world of media and journalism.
Individual Award finalists
Multimedia Story of the Year
Cartoon of the Year
Newspaper/Newsmagazine Front Page
Meghan Holt
The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University (IN)
Inheriting The Mess
Jamie Kim, Lillian Ali
Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University (IN)
“We will not move”
Chloe Wolfe, Dylan Hembrough
The Alestle, Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville Men’s soccer shuts out SLU, takes Bronze Boot
Morgan Jacobson, Zeke Watson, Alexa Lima, Yanelli Z. Robles
The Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern College (CA)
Winless And Wonderful
Emmy Martin, Caitlyn Yaede, Carson Elm-Picard
The Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Are your safe? Where are you?
Mallory Schmitz
Northern Iowan, University of Northern Iowa
Champ
Sophia Liu
The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
$90,000 ‘missing’ for charity
Clay Laucella
The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina
Out of Time
Abbas Ghor
The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
Eclipse of a lifetime
Thy Vo
The Sunflower, Wichita State University (KS)
Identity
Newspaper/Newsmagazine Page/Spread
Kyle Peterson
The Clarion, Bethel University (MN)
To her baby brother
Liz Ridley
Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
It’s not enough food
Natalie Ammari
Daily Sundial, California State University, Northridge
Digitizing the Past
Staff
Foghorn News, Del Mar College (TX)
Neighborhood under attack
Michelle Meyer
The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College (WI)
Ahan: A hidden gem of cozy cuisine
Bridget Overby, Rosina Boehm
The Daily Orange, Syracuse University (NY)
Dark Side of the Moon
Katie Stute
The Miami Hurricane, University of Miami (FL)
A Guide to the 2024 Student Government Elections
Abbas Ghor
The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
Black History Month
Mia Hennen
The Sunflower, Wichita State University (KS)
TBT Rewind
Sascha Harvey
The Sunflower, Wichita State University (KS)
Boycotting opinion page
Magazine Cover
Emma Lovell, Abbigail Bates
Textura, Bethel University (MN)
Stories of Despair, Devotion & Dignity
Madison Kirkland, Abigail Bello, Charissa Graves, Josselyn Guillen
Pursuit, California Baptist University
Rugar the Great
Lily Eckenrode
Drake Mag, Drake University (IA)
GEN Zya
Cora Jones, Katharine Spanberg
Windhover, North Carolina State University
Volume 58
Chaya Barratt, Abigael Craig, Grace Johnson
DAMchic, Oregon State University
Cultural Clothing
Gustavo Hernandez, Devin Dean, Ella Lerissa
Xpress, San Francisco State University (CA)
Peering Back Through the Prism
Ta’Kyla Bates, Tyler Hogan, Sidney Todd, Dani Brown
Nineteen Fifty-Six, University of Alabama
Blackology
Marita Gaviota, Valeria Barbaglio, Sal Puma
Distraction, University of Miami (FL)
Out of Office
Staff
Midas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
My American Life
Staff
Flux, University of Oregon
The Comeback
Magazine Page/Spread
Emma Lovell
Textura, Bethel University (MN)
Far from home
Maddie Kruse
Drake Mag, Drake University (IA)
Savoring Summer
Maddie Selack
Warrior Life, El Camino College (CA)
Trapped
Mireille Blond, Sydnee Hale, Yulia Graham
The Bleed, Lane Community College (OR)
Overlooked Artists in History
Rida Kauser
Beaver’s Digest, Oregon State University
Engaging Technologies Behind Modern Printers
Diego Higuera, Laney Norman
The Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern College (CA)
Unsaintly Persecution
Patrick King
Salt, Syracuse University (NY)
Behind the Badge
Staff
Flux, University of Oregon
A Furry Future
Michael Castellanos, Vrinda Das, Zongyi Wang
Haute, University of Southern California
Heart
Amelia Curry
Talisman, Western Kentucky University
Pasture to plate
Yearbook Cover
Josh McSwain
Baylor Roundup, Baylor University (TX)
We Are Baylor
Kassidy Blount, Evelyn Melgoza
Angelos, California Baptist University
Glory
Julianne Baker
Petit Jean, Harding University (AR)
100 Years 1924-2024
Sophia Sanchez
Tower, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
The Tower 2024
Jermaine Hudson
Agromeck, North Carolina State University
Under The Lights
Cassie Ford
Tower, Northwest Missouri State University
Signature
Hannah Bell
The Grassburr, Tarleton State University (TX)
More Than a University
Cara Hudson, Emily Escobedo
Aggieland, Texas A&M University
Long Story Short
Jake Sperling, Carolina Camus
Ibis, University of Miami (FL)
Ibis 2024
Carly Nicholas, Mishal Charania, Maura Puro
Michiganensian, University of Michigan
Michiganensian 2024
Yearbook Page/Spread
Cayli Clack
Baylor Roundup, Baylor University (TX)
It’s time to Be Baylor
Josh McSwain
Baylor Roundup, Baylor University (TX)
Big BrAIns
Kendra Kemp
Royal Purple, Kansas State University
Spurs and Stetsons
Delaney Birkett
Tower, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Humans of the Jesuit Community
Mike Martin
Red Cedar Log, Michigan State University
Battle For The Bunyan
Nicole Tan, Jermaine Hudson
Agromeck, North Carolina State University
A Look Behind the Curtain
Cara Hudson, Chris Swann, Ishika Samant
Aggieland, Texas A&M University
Out of Office-Kraus impeachment
Grace Paliseno
Ibis, University of Miami (FL)
Back on the Court
Carolina Camus
Ibis, University of Miami (FL)
We’re eating on campus
Maura Puro
Michiganensian, University of Michigan
Where Fashion and media meet
Informational Graphic
Josh McSwain
Baylor Roundup, Baylor University (TX)
The state of AI in 2023
Forrest Christensen, Linda Laulu
Ke Alaka’i, Brigham Young University-Hawaii
That’s my spot
Erin Martin, Sarah Moore
The Pendulum, Elon University (NC)
Elon’s Black History
Trebor Maitin
The Lafayette, Lafayette College (PA)
Does Lafayette have a turnover problem?
Jeannie Jedlicka, Ella Rivera
The NewsHouse, Syracuse University (NY)
85 Miles of Murals
Meagan Walters
The University Star, Texas State University-San Marcos
Party Safety
Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Jami Martin-Trainor
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Coaches Salaries
Lizzie Kristal
Distraction, University of Miami (FL)
Breaking The Bank
Sophia Liu, Emmi Wu, Katrina Itona, Janine Navalta
The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
2/3 of Penn trustees are male
Grace Cowger
The Mercury, University of Texas at Dallas
The Case of FAFSA
Illustration
Meghan Holt
The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University (IN)
Inheriting The Mess
Griffin Mancuso
The Lumberjack, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Humboldt drag artists slay outside the box
Jose Mosqueda
The Poly Post, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Chasing NIL dreams
Kevin Silva
Daily Sundial, California State University, Northridge
Yesterday’s news: looking back on society’s ideal body types
Kim McGill
Warrior Life, El Camino College (CA)
Raised by dogs
Catherine Feng
The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University (MA)
Harvard and the Effort to Bring Back the Wooly Mammoth
Sydnee Hale, Theron Zlata
The Bleed, Lane Community College (OR)
Design Hunt Frenzy
Julianna Lawrence
Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State University
Mental Health 988
Marita Gavioti
Distraction, University of Miami (FL)
Summer Lovin’
Lita Cruz
The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
American dream