Multimedia/Digital designer of the year

No designers were awarded in this category.

Judges overall thoughts:

They were impressed with the magazine apps, the quality of videos and some of the overall news site designs. It seems like designs and information in digital projects don’t have a complete marriage and need to work together from the start. In some interactives, there’s the data, but not so much storytelling. The projects need more narrative structure instead of just focus in on data and web development.

And with that, our 2013 contest has come to a close! Thanks to everyone who entered. You all did some fantastic work and we look forward to next year’s competition!

Redesign of a news website

No entries were awarded in this category.

News products appearing on other digital platforms, including iPad, Android and iPhone applications

First place: Cassia Brooks, Syracuse University, The Newhouse School, “CNY32degrees.com”

Second place: Catherine Sum, Rachelle Branca, Kevin Uhrmacher, Molly Sutherland, Kaitlyn Cook, Cece Pascual, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “Homefront Magazine”

Third place: The Twenty What team, Syracuse University, Magazine, Newspaper & Online Program, “Twenty What”

Honorable mention: Alyssa Bailey, Alex McClelland, Meredith Cook, Kelsey Erdossy, Susie Mann, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, “Zeitgeist”

Judges based their decision on the navigation of apps. Some had confusing navigation and a lack of cues to tell the reader what to do. They appreciated clean designs that were interactive throughout and integrated multimedia.

Video or multimedia project

First place: Kathryn Carlson, University of North Carolina, Powering a Nation, www.livinggalapagos.org/en/girl-heels

Second place: Lily Bowers, Katherine Brown, Stephanie Bullins, Bryce Butner, Mika Chance, Ryan Cocca, Katherin Drye, Erin Hull, Christopher Lane, Andrew Mackenzie, Carter McCall, Patrick Mustain, Eric Pait, Vanessa Patchett, Lauren Russell, Ashton Songer, Julyssa Sosa, Michelle Tessier, Carolyn Can Houten, Julia Wall, Blair Warren, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, www.carolinaphotojournalism.org/cpjw/2012

Third place: Jon Kasbe, Josh Davis, Spencer Bakalar, University of North Carolina, Powering a Nation, www.100gallons.org

Honorable mention:

Nick DeSantis, Syracuse University, TheNewshouse.com, www.thenewshouse.com/story/roller-derby-lifestyle-cny-players

Sara Milledge, University of Alabama, Dateline Alabama, piperplace.ua.edu

Leah Cayson, University of Alabama, Dateline Alabama, whatisbeauty.ua.edu

Interactive or animated infographic

First place: Leon Lin and Aaron L. Scheinberg, MIT/The MIT Tech, http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N59/pressure/sleepinghours/index.htm

Second place: Kelly McHugh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/Powering a Nation, www.poweringanation.org/water/#whatdoes100gallonscost

Third place: Sara Coe, Stephen Suen, Joanna S. Kao, MIT/The MIT Tech, http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N48/foodinspections/index.htm?vol=132&iss=48&art=foodinspections

Mini-site/special section of a news website

Third place: Roman Kolgushev, University of Missouri, Columbia/Vox Magazine, “Against the Odds,” www.voxmagazine.com/media/multimedia/2012/AgainstTheOdds/inside/site.html

Honorable mention: The Newhouse Military Visual Journalism Program, Syracuse University/Working in 2012, http://2012.newhousemilitary.org/

Overall news website

First place: Lewis University/The Lewis Flyer, www.thelewisflyer.com

Second place: SCAD Atlanta/The Connector, www.scadconnector.com