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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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