{"id":29511,"date":"2026-10-30T20:47:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T01:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/?p=29511"},"modified":"2026-11-07T14:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T20:29:13","slug":"2026-design-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/2026\/10\/30\/2026-design-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Design of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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2026 Design of the Year winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Newspaper Front Page<\/a> \u2022 Newspaper Page\/Spread<\/a> \u2022 Magazine Cover<\/a> \u2022 Magazine Page\/Spread<\/a> \u2022 Yearbook Cover<\/a> \u2022 Yearbook Page\/Spread <\/a>\u2022 Informational Graphic<\/a> \u2022 Illustration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov. 7, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Collegiate Press salutes the winners of its 2026 Design of the Year competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACP\u2019s Individual Awards are among the top prizes in collegiate media, and the awards are a showcase of journalistic excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winners were announced during the National College Media Convention Nov. 7 in Kansas City, Missouri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fall 2026 awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2026 Pacemakers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broadcast
<\/a>Innovation
<\/a>Magazine<\/a>
Multiplatform
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2026 Individual Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story of the Year
<\/a>Reporter of the Year
<\/a>Multimedia Story of the Year
<\/a>Design of the Year
<\/a>Photo of the Year
<\/a>Cartoon of the Year
<\/a>Broadcast Story of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best of Show<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individual Recognition
<\/a>Staff Recognition<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Newspaper\/Newsmagazine Front Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>January 2026 issue
<\/a>Mark Hoover, Zoey Lawrence, Zoey Morse, Ben Westerhof
Central Michigan Life
Central Michigan University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>Friday, Jan. 9, 2026
<\/a>Adaleah Carman
Daily Emerald
University of Oregon
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Third Place
<\/strong>The Shot
<\/a>Grace Davidson
The Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Fourth Place
<\/strong>December 4, 2025
<\/a>Ilana Zahavy
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University (NY)
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Fifth Place
<\/strong>Stronger Together
<\/a>Mikah Herzberg
The Sunflower
Wichita State University (KS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention
<\/strong>Thin Ice
<\/a>Molly Hoglund, Rida Kauser, Jack Schuler
The Daily Barometer
Oregon State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsaper Front Page
<\/a>Andrea Aladin, Arianna Antillon, Josh Whitehead, Yanelli Zavina Robles
The Southwestern College Sun
Southwestern College (CA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cruel Summer
<\/a>Staff
el Don
Santa Ana College (CA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focused: Poe Hall
<\/a>Nicole Bharrat
Technician
North Carolina State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rodeo Roots: Legacy Lives on at Cal Poly
<\/a>Kennedy Ray
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Newspaper\/Newsmagazine Page\/Spread<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>Imposter Syndrome
<\/a>Camille LeDuc
The Express
Las Positas College (CA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>130 Years Timeline
<\/a>Zachary Ruth, Taliyah Winn
The Sunflower
Wichita State University (KS)
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Third Place
<\/strong>Chancellor Guide
<\/a>Ilana Zahavy
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University (NY)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place
<\/strong>An Outbreak of Peace
<\/a>Staff
The Southwestern College Sun
Southwestern College (CA)
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Fifth Place
<\/strong>Whitmer’s MSU Board Decision Looms
<\/a>Owen McCarthy, Alex Walters
The State News
Michigan State University
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Honorable Mention
<\/strong>In With the New
<\/a>Zoey Lawrence, Ben Westerhof
Central Michigan Life
Central Michigan University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keeneland: Day at the Races
<\/a>Audrey Arnold
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Heartbeat of UTA’s Running Programs
<\/a>Haley Walton
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ellie Garrison
<\/a>Staff
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University (NC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Schools, One City
<\/a>Rachel Kristen Lee Yokota
Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Magazine Cover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>The Avion
<\/a>Andrew Comparetta, Grace Hamilton
The Avion
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>Eagle Eye
<\/a>Rehannah Bartley
Eagle Eye
Tennessee Tech University
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Third Place
<\/strong>Drake Mag
<\/a>Jordan Wyer
Drake Mag
Drake University (IA)
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Fourth Place
<\/strong>Year in Focus
<\/a>Emma Calabro
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
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Fifth Place
<\/strong>Garnet & Black
<\/a>Brooklyn Brown, Sofia Milliner, Tara O’Toole
Garnet & Black
University of South Carolina<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention
<\/strong>The Auburn Circle
<\/a>Staff
The Auburn Circle
Auburn University (AL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
<\/a>Elizabeth Hunter, Ashleigh Jones
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
University of Kentucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LGBGTQ+MIA
<\/a>Julia Campbell, Elizabeth Kristal, Sal Puma
Distraction
University of Miami (FL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warrior Life
<\/a>Sydney Sakamoto
Warrior Life
El Camino College (CA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pwatem
<\/a>Staff
Pwatem
Virginia Commonwealth University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Magazine Page\/Spread<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>The Stones, the Bones, the Thrones and the Tones
<\/a>Marlowe Henderson
Roundabout
North Carolina State University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>International Student
<\/a>Mason Fischer, Phoebe Jerome, Matt Polk, Kasey Schuler
Beaver’s Digest
Oregon State University
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Third Place
<\/strong>A Home Reduced to Rubble
<\/a>Ella Monte
Currents
Pepperdine University (CA)
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Fourth Place
<\/strong>Against the Current
<\/a>Staff
Flux
University of Oregon
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Fifth Place
<\/strong>Isabel Hermann
<\/a>Aviv Kesar, Linnaea Marks
The Peak
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Honorable Mention
<\/strong>Homeless at 16, Crowned at 20
<\/a>Landyn DeSpain
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
University of Kentucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moth \u2014 Flytrap Moon
<\/a>Mattie Buckner
Windhover
North Carolina State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Touch the Stars
<\/a>Monica Gill
The Brookhaven Courier
Dallas College Brookhaven (TX)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Are Still Here
<\/a>Nemo Reveron
Foghorn News
Del Mar College (TX)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mountain Sightings
<\/a>Chloe Schmitz
Roundabout
North Carolina State University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Yearbook Cover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>Flourish
<\/a>Alora Bucey
Tower
Northwest Missouri State University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>The Tower
<\/a>Ravi Lal
The Tower
Loyola Marymount University (CA)
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Third Place
<\/strong>IBIS<\/a>
Jake Sperling
Ibis
University of Miami (FL)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place
<\/strong>Homage<\/a>
Kendra Kemp
Royal Purple
Kansas State University
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Fifth Place
<\/strong>Agromeck
<\/a>Kennedy Knight, Therese Purugganan
Agromeck
North Carolina State University
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Yearbook Page\/Spread<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>Humans of the Den
<\/a>Delaney Birkett
The Tower
Loyola Marymount University (CA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>Forged for Greatness
<\/a>Allison Schnelle
Baylor Roundup
Baylor University (TX)
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Third Place
<\/strong>Setting the Standard
<\/a>Martina Kiss Meyerfreund
The Tower
Loyola Marymount University (CA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place
<\/strong>By the Horns
<\/a>Madison Coulter, Zara Thomas
Royal Purple
Kansas State University
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Fifth Place
<\/strong>The Eye of the Storm
<\/a>Jake Sperling
Ibis
University of Miami (FL)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention
<\/strong>Victory Frames
<\/a>Haylee Haslett
Royal Purple
Kansas State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ambassadors Take the Stage
<\/a>Allison Verhulst
Tower
Northwest Missouri State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Probates<\/a>
Samaria Dowling
Agromeck
North Carolina State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art2Wear
<\/a>Kennedy Knight
Agromeck
North Carolina State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Would You Tell Your Freshman Year You?
<\/a>Ella Sparks
Baylor Roundup
Baylor University (TX)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Informational Graphic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>Artemis Orion Capsule Explainer
<\/a>Derek Ellis
Beach TV News
California State University, Long Beach<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>What’s on Your Plate?
<\/a>Leah Bahamonde
Distraction
University of Miami (FL)
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Third Place
<\/strong>6 Screenless Ways to Kill an Hour
<\/a>Aaliyah Gholamipour
The Express
Las Positas College (CA)
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Fourth Place
<\/strong>History of Disc Golf
<\/a>Hannah Kichline
The Clarion
Sinclair Community College (OH)
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Fifth Place
<\/strong>A Guide to Going Out Safely
<\/a>Kate Mann
SCAN
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta (GA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention
<\/strong>These Jewelry Trends Might Be Here to Stay
<\/a>Reaghan Chen, Deklyn DeSpain, Lily Foster, Ashleigh Jones
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
University of Kentucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remarkable Rookie Season
<\/a>Haley Walton
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAC 12
<\/a>Blake Leschber
The University Star
Texas State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baylor’s Basketball Player Map
<\/a>Jackson Posey
The Baylor Lariat
Baylor University (TX)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Propositions and What They Mean
<\/a>Malak Elkady
Richland Chronicle
Dallas College Richland (TX)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Illustration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First Place
<\/strong>Embracing the Culture
<\/a>Celeste Munoz
Warrior Life
El Camino College (CA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Second Place
<\/strong>Greenwood Care’s Executive Director Resigned
<\/a>Lily Ogburn
Daily Northwestern
Northwestern University (IL)
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Third Place
<\/strong>Feed the Soul
<\/a>Rae Hanzlik
Ponder
Black Hills State University (SD)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Place
<\/strong>Section Pages
<\/a>Rae Hanzlik
Ponder
Black Hills State University (SD)
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Fifth Place
<\/strong>Before You Go
<\/a>Aaliyah Gholamipour
The Express
Las Positas College (CA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Honorable Mention
<\/strong>Papa’s Treasure
<\/a>Ashleigh Jones
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
University of Kentucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dannye Powell
<\/a>Caitlin Hanson
Niner Times
University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penn Electric Racing
<\/a>Amy Luo
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hookup University
<\/a>Ella Wyman
The Nubian Message
North Carolina State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enchantment
<\/a>Nikki Yunker
Warrior Life
El Camino College (CA)

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