2019 Design of the Year
Announced at the Fall National College Media Convention, Nov. 2, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
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Newspaper front page
First
Madeline Deabler
The Sunflower
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas
Second
Antilica Xiong
The Clarion
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, Wisconsin
Fifth
Maddie Ceglecki, Taylor Humby
The Arbiter
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
Honorable Mention
Isaiah Johnson
Iowa State Daily
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Honorable Mention
Brandon Edwards
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Honorable Mention
Joseph Palmer
The All State
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee
Honorable Mention
Rena Li
The Daily Texan
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Honorable Mention
Christa Jarvis
The Collegian
Tarrant County College
Hurst, Texas
Newspaper inside page/spread
First
Lily Jackson, Nathan King
The Auburn Plainsman
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
Second
Austin Linthicum
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Third
Shelby Mullis
The Franklin
Franklin College
Franklin, Indiana
Fifth
Elena Ramos
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard College
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Honorable Mention
Marci Suela
Spartan Daily
San Jose State University
San Jose, Calfornia
Honorable Mention
Diego Devia
el Don
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, California
Honorable Mention
Christian Edwin
Arrow
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Honorable Mention
Staff
The Kent Stater
Kent State University
Kent , Ohio
Honorable Mention
Leah Heidemann
The Clarion
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, Wisconsin
Magazine cover
Second
Sarah Duvivier
Envision
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan
Third
M.K. Holladay
Alice
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Fourth
Madeleine Kidd
The Burr
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
Fifth
Ryan Rich
Amendment Literary and Arts Journal
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Honorable Mention
Grace Kruse, Milan Loiacono
Currents
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
Honorable Mention
Stephanie Amador, Shannon McCloskey
Ball Bearings
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Honorable Mention
Chris Kohley, Braden VanMeter
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Honorable Mention
Jenna Solomon
Blush
The Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, New York
Honorable Mention
Staff
Two
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
Magazine page/spread
First
Meredith Wagner
Focus Magazine
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
Second
Teddy Willson
Distraction Magazine
University of Miami
Miami, Florida
Third
Lauren Gramley
MPJ Magazine
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Fourth
Meca Brown-Sanders, Anna Tripolitis
Stephens Life
Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri
Fifth
Michael Radliff
The Bleed
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon
Honorable Mention
Nichole Landon
The Point
Biola University
La Mirada, California
Honorable Mention
Ellie Detweiler
Drake Magazine
Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa
Honorable Mention
Braden VanMeter
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Honorable Mention
Jenna Solomon
Blush
The Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, New York
Honorable Mention
Ava Cruz
34th Street
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yearbook cover
First
Davian Hopkins
La Ventana
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
Second
Anthony Pangonas
Aggieland
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Third
Ashley Read, Alex Todd
Royal Purple
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Fourth
Casey Lue
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Fifth
Andrew Williams
Arbutus
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Honorable Mention
Autumn Hassell
Kentucky Kernel Year in Photos
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Honorable Mention
Bethany Vonseggern
The Griffon
Missouri Western State University
St. Joseph, Missouri
Honorable Mention
Katie Tart
Agromeck
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Honorable Mention
Laurel Wind
Phi Psi Cli
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina
Yearbook page/spread
First
Casey Lue
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Second
Katie Harbert
Royal Purple
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Third
Davian Hopkins
La Ventana
Texas Tech University
Lubbuck, Texas
Fourth
Katie Tart
Agromeck
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Fifth
Matt Begala, Andrew Williams
Arbutus
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Honorable Mention
Katherine Mattocks
The Tower
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
Honorable Mention
Christopher Johnston
Angelos
California Baptist University
Riverside, California
Honorable Mention
Autumn Hassell
Kentucky Kernel Year in Photos
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Honorable Mention
Kaelee Koranda
Tower
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri
Honorable Mention
Anthony Pangonas
Aggieland
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Infographic
First
Amy Lowe
Ka Leo O Hawai’i
University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii
Second
Morgan Thomson
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Third
Mary Cate Long
Pepperdine Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
Fourth
Etty Grossman
Distraction Magazine
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Fifth
Allen Pham
Daily Trojan
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Honorable Mention
Michelle Dudley
The Knox Student
Knox College
Galesburg, Illinois
Honorable Mention
Sarah Estes
Iowa State Daily
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Honorable Mention
Lauren Gewirtz
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Honorable Mention
Morgan La Casse
Minnesota Daily
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honorable Mention
Thomas Munch
The Bleed
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon
Illustration
First
Sarah Estes
Iowa State Daily
Iowa State Daily
Ames, Iowa
Second
Christian Gutierrez
The Prospector
University of Texas-El Paso
El Paso, Texas
Third
Casey Lue
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Fourth
Jeb Milling
The Daily Texan
University of Texas
Austin, Texas
Fifth
Hengguang Li
SCAN Magazine
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Honorable Mention
Madeline Deabler
The Sunflower
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas
Honorable Mention
Hannah Cheung
Envision Magazine
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan
Honorable Mention
Laura Grigorieff
Daily Emerald
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Honorable Mention
Gracie Newton
Garnet & Black
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Honorable Mention
Karly Andersen
Pwatem Literature and Art Journal
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia