ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The Society for News Design (SND) Best of News Design is a juried competition recognizing excellence in print and digital storytelling, graphics, and social media. The goal behind the awards is to identify the best visual journalism that propels innovation and defines the state of the art for our industry. By submitting, your entries support this mission.
LATEST NEWS
Check out the latest from the competitions. All SND news
SND 45 Q&A: Print Individual Portfolio winner: Steve Zimmerman
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SND 45 Q&A: Word’s Best Designer Finalist: Anna Boone
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SND 45 Q&A: World’s Best Designer Finalist Katty Huertas
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DIE ZEIT, Weekendavisen and The New York Times named World’s Best Designed
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Adolfo Arranz named World’s Best Designer in the Digital Creative Competition
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Best in show winners announced for SND45
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Finalists announced for World’s Best Designed in digital and print Creative Competitions
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Meet The 43 Judges For The 45th SND Creative Competition
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SND45 results
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SND44 results
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SND Student Design Competition at MSU!
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Tips for entering the creative competition
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How to make your entries shine in SND’s annual design competitions
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The Best of News Design Creative Competitions’ Call for Entries is live!
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Best of Digital News Design Categories for 2023
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Standard deadline
Standard deadline: Friday, Feb. 14, 2025
- Members: $25 for a single page, $40 for multiple-page entries. (World’s Best categories: free)
- Non-members: $50 for a single page, $80 for multiple-page entires. (World’s Best categories: $80)
- Students: $10 for a single page, $15 for multiple-page entries
Extended deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025
- Members: $30 for a single page, $45 for multiple-page entries. (World’s Best categories: free)
- Non-members: $60 for a single page, $90 for multiple-page entries. (World’s Best categories: $90)
- Students: $20 for a single page, $30 for multiple-page entries
Entries will be accepted here when the portal opens in January. Check the snd.org entries page for additional details around dates or follow on X (formerly Twitter) or the SND Instagram account
*Members, please login to the members-only portal on the SND website to obtain member entry codes
All entries must have been originally published during the previous calendar year, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. If a digital entry continues to have significant updates after Dec. 31, please include a note explaining the changes to help provide context for judges.
The awards
Winning entries will be recognized with Awards of Excellence as well as gold, silver and bronze medals. SND also names World’s Best for newspapers, news site and designers. Additional awards may include best in show.
Winners are selected by panels of judges who assemble in person during the first half of the year, with results announced live throughout the three-day competition. See previous year’s winners here.
About the competition
The annual Best of Newspaper Design Creative Competition started in 1979, and the contest was opened to magazines in 2009 as the name changed to the Best of News Design. Since 2002, SND has invited entries from all news sites published anywhere in the world (formerly known as the SNDies) to recognize skill, innovation and high-quality digital journalism.
What are the categories you can enter?
The Society for News Design is making extensive changes to its annual Best of News Design Creative Competition with the print, digital and student competitions merging this year into a single competition. Check out the rules, descriptions and what’s new.
Who can enter?
The creative competition is open to all media publications. For the first time, the competition will also accept entries from B2B organizations. You do not need to be a member of SND to participate in the competition. However, members receive a discount on entries. Becoming an SND member for just $55 allows you to join a community of peers for networking opportunities, and your membership also makes it possible for us to continue initiatives that celebrate and support our industry.
Annual Creative Competition
SND Annual Creative Competition
We’re so excited to return for an inspiring 44th year for our Best of News Design Creative Competitions! Starting today, you can now enter SND’s Best of Digital News Design and Best of Print News Design Creative Competitions! We can’t wait to see your best visual journalism from 2022!
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