The judging of the SND Best of Digital Design competition is under way at Medill Northwestern University campus in Washington D.C., and for the seventh year in a row, the number of entries has exceeded those of the previous year. The team of judges is looking at 1,014 entries — marking the first time the number has exceeded one thousand. We’ll have updates on the winners over the weekend.
The tally:
| Category | Student | Small | Medium | Large | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Entry Total | 4 | 35 | 185 | 748 | 1015 |
| Features: Single-subject project | 0 | 8 | 61 | 192 | 271 |
| Graphics: Features and planned coverage | 2 | 18 | 27 | 178 | 235 |
| Features: Coverage | 1 | 2 | 16 | 59 | 83 |
| Portfolio: Individual | 0 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 77 |
| Portfolio: Organization | 0 | 2 | 17 | 39 | 58 |
| Graphics: Motion graphics | 0 | 0 | 16 | 36 | 55 |
| Graphics: Social media graphics | 0 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 55 |
| Breaking/Daily News: Single-subject project | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 42 |
| Graphics: Breaking news | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 39 |
| Breaking/Daily News: Planned coverage | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 36 |
| Product Design | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 21 |
| Experimental Design | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| Portfolio: News Sites and Redesigns | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Special event: Natural Disaster Coverage | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Breaking/Daily News: Non-planned coverage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |