April 21, 2009

Post your winning pages

So you’re a winner, huh? We’d love for you to share your page online for everyone to see.
Here’s how:

Go to Flickr and log in with username: ssnd.missouri@yahoo.com
And password: design

There are two sets for this year’s contest: daily and non-daily. Upload your pages to the right set and title it with the entry category and place. You can add your name/publication/school in the photo description.

You can see the winning pages at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssnd/.

Thanks for all the great entries!

April 21, 2009

A4 features page design winners

First place: Indiana Daily Student; designer Ellis Latham Brown; main headline Not your grandma’s Shakespeare

Second place: The State News; designer Chad Powell; main headline The best of your entertainment 2008

Honorable Mention: The State News, designer Chad Powell; main headline Pretty Pleasing

Honorable Mention: The Ball State Daily News; designer Shelby Murphy; main headline 50 years of Ramen noodles

April 21, 2009

Audio: Advice and note from judges

Listen as the judges share their thoughts on the elements of design that students most often struggle with.

April 21, 2009

Comments on portfolios

As is often expected, many of the portfolios had weak spots that were paired with strong ones. There was a struggle in discussion on a purely design versus functional design standpoint.

The discussion of magazine versus newspaper designs in the portfolio categories also came up, and again, typography was a big topic that was discussed. The challenge of doing great design in a newspaper format showed through in some of the portfolios.

Editing was brought up yet again this year in the portfolio categories. When weaker pieces showed up in strong portfolios, they are noticed.

April 21, 2009

Feedback on multimedia winners

Category E1: Best Overall College Newspaper web site

First Place: The Collegian, University of Richmond

Second Place: The Daily Collegian Online, Penn State University

Third Place: The Miami Hurricane, University of Miami

**Judges noted that some of the most important aspects of the winning sites were the balance achieved between photos, graphics and text, as well as a clean look throughout. There are ways that these sites utilized traditional web site organizational formatting while making it seem new as well.

Category E2: Best Mini-site/spcial section of a web site

First Place: Film Festival 2008, Savannah College of Art and Design

Second Place: Voters Guide 2008, University of Missouri

**Judges noted that content was strong in some of these, while others were lacking integral multimedia elements that had the opportunity to wow audiences.

Category E3: Best Interactive Infographic

Honorable Mention: The Gold Standard, University of Missouri

**Judges noted that conveying information is just as important as creating a useful interactive media piece. Some entries lacked the information aspect. Readability issues were also brought up as hurting some entries.

Category E4: Best Multimedia Slideshow

First Place: LBC Gospel Choir, University of Missouri

Second Place: Memories of the Depression, University of Missouri

**Judges noted that certain entries had stronger photography while others did better in integrating the supplemental multimedia elements into the slideshows. Technical issues rules out some entries in this category.

April 21, 2009

A7 photo page design winners

Honorable Mention: Columbia Missourian; designer Lauren Keirsey; main headline Bruins

April 21, 2009

A8 Editorial or commentary page design

No winner

April 21, 2009

A15 Overall design of newspaper, submit 3 issues

Honorable Mention: The Daily Orange; design staff; main headlines Vice President Joe Biden to deliver commencement address, Campus faces loss of ‘endearing’ student, SU changes MayFest name

April 21, 2009

Comments on feature page design

Photo toning caused one concept to feel as if it were lacking. Another page was said to have an air of a professional paper that we didn’t often see in the student publications. Execution problems seemed to be the thing that distinguished the winners from honorable mentions. The first place concept seemed to be well thought out and well executed at the same time.

April 21, 2009

A16 hand-drawn, computer-generated or photographic illustration winners

Honorable Mention: Indiana Daily Student; designer Mark Koenig; main headline A basketball world gone mad

Honorable Mention: Vox Magazine; designer Meredith Purcell; main headline Boone’s Biopsy;

Honorable Mention: Vox Magazine; designer Meredith Purcell; main headline All the president’s people