2025 Design of the Year

2025 Design of the Year winners

Newspaper Front Page • Newspaper Page/Spread • Magazine Cover • Magazine Page/Spread • Yearbook Cover • Yearbook Page/Spread • Informational Graphic • Illustration

Oct. 18, 2025

Associated Collegiate Press salutes the winners of its 2025 Design of the Year competition.

ACP’s Individual Awards are among the top prizes in collegiate media, and the awards are a showcase of journalistic excellence.

Winners were announced during MediaFest25, Oct. 18 in Washington, D.C.

MediaFest25 awards

Newspaper Front Page

First Place
Rivalry Rebooted
Mathias Cubillan, Pranay Dhoopar, Noah Ruiz, Nikhil Vadi
The Battalion
Texas A&M University

Second Place
Breaking the Mold
Jessica Bergfors, Titus Slaughter
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University (IN)

Third Place
“Based On the Color of My Skin?”
Betsy Burrow
The Graphic
Pepperdine University (CA)

Fourth Place
Restoring the Old Ball Game
Savannah Nagy, Grant Richa
The Daily Gamecock
University of South Carolina

Fifth Place
University of Miami Turns 100
Charlotte DeAngelis, Sovannreach Po
The Miami Hurricane
University of Miami (FL)

Honorable mentions

The Nobody’s Are Coming
Brandon Rowley
el Don
Santa Ana College (CA)

LGBTQ History Month
Roxanne Alsop
Technician
North Carolina State University

Breaking the Cycle: The Fight for Menstrual Equity
Naomi Brown, Kelsey Mason
The Arbiter
Boise State University (ID)

Nation Divided
Alex Hoben
The Collegian
Tarrant County College (TX)

Remembering Lives Lost
Emma Wilks, Taliyah Winn
The Sunflower
Wichita State University (KS)

Newspaper Page/Spread

First Place
Everything Students Should Know if UOSW Votes to Strike
Eva Andrews, Sam Butler
Daily Emerald
University of Oregon

Second Place
Los Angeles Wildfires
Luis Castilla, Ethan Cohen
Long Beach Current
California State University, Long Beach

Third Place
The Five Best Shows from Each Day of Treefort Music Fest
Kelsey Mason
The Arbiter
Boise State University (ID)

Fourth Place
Heal the Soil, Heal the Soul
Alex Hoben
The Collegian
Tarrant County College (TX)

Fifth Place
Life & Arts: From Front Event
Meg Boles, Kate Maddison, Nathan Moya
The University Star
Texas State University-San Marcos

Honorable mentions

The Science of Love
Paige Jackowski, Zoey Lawrence, Ben Westerhof
Central Michigan Life
Central Michigan University

The Power of a Signature
Ryan Ehrhart
Daily Emerald
University of Oregon

Fall 2024 Undergraduate Poll
Scott Hwang, Paloma Leone-Getten, Danny O’Grady
Daily Northwestern
Northwestern University (IL)

100 Years On the Field
Brenden Rowan
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University (IN)

Massachusetts Ballot Measure Results
Emma Liu
The Huntington News
Northeastern University (MA)

Magazine Cover

First Place
The Soul of Iowa State
Caitlin Hess
Iowa State Daily
Iowa State University

Second Place
Winter 2025
Javier Angulo, Tyler Diltz, Zoey Ryan, Keaton Weyer
Pulse
Central Washington University

Third Place
Winter 2025
Guen Ramirez Platon
Ke Alaka’i
Brigham Young University-Hawaii

Fourth Place
Spring 2025
Staff
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
University of Kentucky

Fifth Place
Fall 2024
Kamryn Fleischer
Manhappenin’
Kansas State University

Honorable mentions

Fall 2024
Eve Kelly
Drake Mag
Drake University (IA)

All Heaven Breaking Loose
Alfonso Julián Camacho, Alexa Lima, Nicolette Monique Luna, Ivan Medida
El Sol
Southwestern College (CA)

Anchored in Community
Staff
Flux
University of Oregon

Fall 2024
Staff
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
University of Kentucky

Skate FSU
Erika Castro
The Collegian/Paw Print
California State University, Fresno

Magazine Page/Spread

First Place
Trixie Mattel’s College Survival Guide
Ashleigh Jones
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
University of Kentucky

Second Place
Prize Picked Apart
Matthew Erboza
Inside Fullerton
Fullerton College (CA)

Third Place
The Heart of Storytelling: Compiling Kula Manu
Cho (Ben) Yong Fai, Moevai Tefan
Ke Alaka’i
Brigham Young University-Hawaii

Fourth Place
Shadow of My Grey Grandma
Ruiyu Chen
SCAN
Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta (GA)

Fifth Place
Faith in Fashion
Ma. Gisela Ordenes
Warrior Life
El Camino College (CA)

Honorable mentions

Doge’s Wake of Destruction
Insia Haque, Melody Zhang
34th Street Magazine
University of Pennsylvania

Existing is Power
Kaitlin Dou
Dig Mag
California State University, Long Beach

Bigfoot Seekers
Staff
Flux
University of Oregon

A Fight for Change
Staff
Flux
University of Oregon

Masai Russell: More Than a Medal
Aubrey Riddick
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
University of Kentucky

Yearbook Cover

First Place
Never Quite Like
Ashleigh Anema
Baylor Roundup
Baylor University (TX)

Second Place
Ibis 2025
Jake Sperling, Ava Stroshane
Ibis
University of Miami (FL)

Third Place
Unveiled
Violet Beesley, Jermaine Hudson, Emma Scott
Agromeck
North Carolina State University

Fourth Place
Signature
Jenna Fiscus
Royal Purple
Kansas State University

Fifth Place
Legacy in Burnt Orange
Yasmin Garcia
Cactus
University of Texas at Austin

Honorable mentions

While You’re Here
Cara Hudson, Avery Kramer, Rachel Reyes
Aggieland
Texas A&M University

Essence
Staff
Angelos
California Baptist University

Michiganensian 129
Mishal Charaina, Carly Nicholas
Michiganensian
University of Michigan

Tower 2025
Sophia Sanchez
The Tower
Loyola University (CA)

In Motion
Staff
Tower
Northwest Missouri State University

Yearbook Page/Spread

First Place
Journey Through Africa
Carly Nicholas
Michiganensian
University of Michigan

Second Place
Turning 21
Grace Paliseno, Jake Sperling
Ibis
University of Miami (FL)

Third Place
Dream Big, Focus Small
Carly Nicholas
Michiganensian
University of Michigan

Fourth Place
Don’t You Forget It
Ashleigh Anema
Baylor Roundup
Baylor University (TX)

Fifth Place
Meet the Divine Nine
Jermaine Hudson
Agromeck
North Carolina State University

Honorable mentions

The Great Divide
Adriano Espinosa, Hannah Harrison, Cara Hudson, Avery Kracmer, Chris Swann
Aggieland
Texas A&M University

Queen Of The Campus
Adriano Espinosa, Hannah Harrison, Theresa Lozano, Rachel Reyes
Aggieland
Texas A&M University

Red or Blue? NC Elections
Kennedy Knight
Agromeck
North Carolina State University

Finals Fuel
Gianna Bolla
Baylor Roundup
Baylor University (TX)

Kentucky Kernel YIP 2
Ashleigh Jones
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky

Informational Graphic

First Place
Got Weed?
Kim McGill
The Union
El Camino College (CA)

Second Place
Who Owns Downtown Iowa City?
Marandah Mangra-Dutcher
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa

Third Place
Avigating Korea: K-Drama Filming Locations
Ashley Heeseon Choi, Gina Namkung
Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles

Fourth Place
Elite Eight
Jakob Arnarsson, Ian Kapsalis, James Sevilla
The Express
Las Positas College (CA)

Fifth Place
Widespread Influence
Jake Sperling
Ibis
University of Miami (FL)

Honorable mentions

Demographics
Jake Sperling
Ibis
University of Miami (FL)

Amid Ring Day’s 25th Anniversary, Four Editors Get Their Bling
Zoe Rich
The Battalion
Texas A&M University

Baseball Stats
Robert Vertiguel
The Et Cetera
Dallas College Eastfield Campus (TX)

Eating for the Seasons
Lizzie Kristal
Distraction
University of Miami (FL)

Hays County Polling Locations Deemed Inaccessible for Disabled Voters
Madeline Carpenter
The University Star
Texas State University-San Marcos

Illustration

First Place
The Cycle of Paris and Helen
Gillian Grunenfelder
Pwatem
Virginia Commonwealth University

Second Place
Sports Better Illustration
Lukas Petrina Morrison
Inside Fullerton
Fullerton College (CA)

Third Place
Trans Girls Love Slint
Aisha Virk
M: Ink
Virginia Commonwealth University

Fourth Place
Situationships Illustration
Lukas Petrina Morrison
Inside Fullerton
Fullerton College (CA)

Fifth Place
Election Guide 2024
Flynn Ledoux
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University (NY)

Honorable mentions
Howdy, Big Tex
Bao Duong
Richland Chronicle
Dallas College Richland Campus (TX)

My Twenty Seconds of Courage This Week
Laura Garcia Gomez
SCAN
Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta (GA)

Connection Horoscopes
Nika Harrington
Talisman
Western Kentucky University

I Can’t Afford to Regret My Abortion
Killian Goodale Porter
The Commonwealth Times
Virginia Commonwealth University

Poem For Kiah Duggins
Wren Johnson
The Sunflower
Wichita State University (KS)

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2025 Design of the Year