NEWSPAPER PAGE ONE
1. Analyn Delos Santos
The Daily Pennsylvanian, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
2. Joy Li, Julie Orenstein
The Heights, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
3. Staff
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.
4. Emma Deardorff, Nicholas Gangemi, Sarbani Ghosh, Ashley Martinez
The Miami Hurricane, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
5. Brandy Coats, Andrew Golden
Highlander, Univ. of California, Riverside, Riverside, Calif.
HM. Anadaniela Garcia
The Reporter, Miami Dade College, North Campus, Miami, Fla.
HM. Lacey Hoopengardner
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind.
HM. Emily Andras
The Maroon, Loyola Univ., New Orleans, La.
HM. Mary Burke
The Daily Tar Heel, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
HM. Joey Rettino, Mackenzie Harris
The Loquitur, Cabrini College, Radnor, Pa.
NEWSPAPER PAGE/SPREAD
1. Jamie Leeds
El Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Calif.
2. Dylan Scott
Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
3. Anna Pryor
The Sun, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.
4. Griffin Leeds
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind.
5. Taylor Shuck
The Baker Orange, Baker Univ., Baldwin City, Kan.
HM. Brent Calver, Mikaela MacKenzie, Jennifer Hansen
The Weal, SAIT Polytechnic, Calgary, Alberta
HM. Lilian Cheng, Mitchell Fong
Ka Leo O Hawai’i, Univ. of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
HM. Carolyn Duff
DePaulia, DePaul Univ., Chicago, Ill.
HM. Katelyn Griffith, Tyler Woodward
The Oklahoma Daily, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
HM. Danielle Burch
Ledger, Univ. of Washington, Tacoma, Tacoma, Wash.
NEWSMAGAZINE/SPECIAL SECTION COVER
1. Jordan Martin
F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
2. Jonathon Wolfer
Envision, Andrews Univ., Berrien Springs, Mich.
3. Madeleine Isaacs
The Daily Bruin, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
4. Ian LaMarsh, Hamid Shah
The Mercury, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
5. Alyssa Rocherolle, Matt Rouse, Kristen Bitar
Rebel, East Carolina Univ., Greenville, N.C.
HM. Blanca Navarro
Tusk, California State Univ., Fullerton, Fullerton, Calif.
HM. Zoheb Bhutia, Cesar Sanchez
Guardsman, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
HM. Justin Smith, Logan Nelson, Dustin Higginbotham
The Vista, Greenville College, Greenville, Ill.
HM. Kelsie Netzer
The Daily Collegian, Pennsylvania State Univ., State College, Pa.
HM. Damian Balderrama
Minero Magazine, Univ. of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
YEARBOOK/MAGAZINE PAGE/SPREAD
1. Greta Gillen
Drake Magazine, Drake Univ. School of Journalism, Des Moines, Iowa
2. Michelle Lock
Distraction, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
3. Deron Millay
Talisman, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, Ky.
4. Ana Duncan
Panorama, Univ. of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, Texas
5. Carol Martinez
The Point, Biola Univ., La Mirada, Calif.
HM. Maria Oswalt
Mosaic, Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
HM. Raine Paul
Pursuit, California Baptist Univ., Riverside, Calif.
HM. Justin Groeger
Expressions, East Carolina Univ., Greenville, N.C.
HM. Alyssa Rocherolle, Matt Rouse, Kristen Bitar
Rebel, East Carolina Univ., Greenville, N.C.
HM. Taylor Griffin, Travis Taylor
Focus, Baylor Univ., Waco, Texas
INFOGRAPHIC
1. Analyn Delos Santos
The Daily Pennsylvanian, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
2. Katherine Lee
Ibis, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
3. Ananya Tmangraksat
The Daily Bruin, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
4. Staff
Razorback, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
5. Miguel Perez
The Mercury, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
HM. Claudia Fernandes-Hernandez
Distraction, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
HM. Nicholas Smith
Ka Leo O Hawai’i, Univ. of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
HM. Staff
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.
HM. Corey Futterman, John Linitz
Pipe Dream, Binghamton Univ., Vestal, N.Y.
HM. Amanda Pearlswig
Agromeck, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, N.C.
ILLUSTRATION
1. Madeleine Isaacs
The Daily Bruin, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
2. Claudia Fernandes-Hernandez
Distraction, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
3. Emerald Klauer
Ethos, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa
4. Jesus Mesina
Las Positas Express, Las Positas College, Livermore, Calif.
5. Ashly Munoz
The Prospector, Univ. of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
HM. Lysander Romero
The Star, CC of Denver, Denver, Colo.
HM. Morgan Anderson
Inside, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind.
HM. Emily Howard
The Appalachian, Appalachian State Univ., Boone, N.C.
HM. Addy Peterson
The Temple News, Temple Univ., Philadelphia, Pa.
HM. Jonathan Wences, Matthew Rohan
The Et Cetera, Eastfield College, Mesquite, Texas
Judge’s Comments
Newspaper Page One
Winning entry looks like a professional front page. It has a high item count but is well organized and on a grid. Wonderful balance of typography, color and an obvious style guide. A good Top 10 in this category, but overall a lot of publications not doing a great job with the previously mentioned points. Study these winners, especially the Top 3.
Newspaper Page/Spread
Somewhat underwhelmed by this category, which had a lot of over and/or poorly designed pages. But the top two stood out for vastly different reasons. The overall winner had special section properties that included a good and well-played cover illustration and nicely designed elements that helped tell a great feature story. The second-place finisher displayed poise under pressure with good graphics on a tight deadline.
Newsmagazine/Special Section Cover
Impressive field that could have run 15 deep. Top 5 all share similar characteristics: Minimalistic approach without being over simplified (it’s a fine line), elegant and sophisticated visuals, typography and color palette, and smartly executed concepts.
Yearbook/Magazine Page/Spread
Top two finishers are polar opposites yet both executed at a very high level. The winning entry used a beautiful photo illustration and smart typography to set the tone for a hard-hitting news story. The runner-up had some fun with Halloween candy for a by-the-number buffet. Study these two closely. Superb work.
Infographic
Winning entry had a balance of smart graphics and good design, with just the right amount of information. It was well organized, clever and clear. Two key takeaways for this category: 1) Graphics should be relentlessly edited and boiled down to key concepts. Readers shouldn’t have to work too hard to figure out what’s going on. And 2) Graphics should be designed. It’s not enough to have good data and/or visuals. You have to apply great typography, color and organization to bring it all together.
Illustration
Strong and impressive field with solid range of styles and solutions. Winning entry had a mix of fantastic elements to rise to the top spot: Great idea and execution, sophisticated whimsy, elegant presentation and eye-pleasing color palette. A superb Top 10.