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2011 Results – Digital

 800 508 Society for News Design

The Best of Digital Design competition received 470 entries for the 2011 competition year. Two portfolio categories were introduced: Individual and Organizational, as were categories for Special Events and Continuous…

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2010 RESULTS – digital

 150 150 Society for News Design

The Society for News Design reinvented its Best of Digital Design competition in 2010, and received more than 500 entries under the new format. Sixty-five awards were given: 1 Gold…

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SND Digital: Five short-listed for World’s Best

 Society for News Design

Digital design cues change every day as new ways to experience the news crowd the landscape. Time is the variable that has not changed, which makes it more precious than…

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SND Digital: Silver to NY Times for ‘Bieber, Diplo and Skrillex make a hit’

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What the judges said: “This is a perfect example of breaking down a cultural phenomena in a sophisticated manner. The graphics on the side almost invent a new way of hearing, it’s all so coordinated. It took an extremely creative approach to dealing with audio. Super innovative in blending video and motion graphic that is fresh and engaging and pulls you through what is a fairly long video.”

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SND Digital: Silver to Wall Street Journal for ‘Demographic Destiny’

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What the judges said: “The different assets use a variety of technology, and it all has a purpose. They didn’t just do 360 video, they annotated what is in NYC. The way they approached the navigation and thought about the packages is really interesting.”

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SND Digital: Silver to NY Times for ‘A New Whitney’

 Society for News Design

What the judges said: “The animations were focused in such a way that it gave you a sense of place. They work beautifully on mobile, and are really tightly edited.”

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SND Digital: Silver to National Geographic for stop-motion

 Society for News Design

What the judges said: “I love it. Visually it’s incredible. It’s delightful. It’s informative. The piece was phenomenal and the animation was incredible. The visuals are more than a ten. There is nothing like this. Nobody in news is doing stop-motion like this. Technically the explanation is impressive. It’s a wonderful thing.”

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SND Digital: Silver to NPR for ‘Rain Forest Was Here’

 Society for News Design

What the judges said: “Unique and excellent visual journalism. It shows, it teaches, it explains. The translations were well done. The narrative arc was well-paced and the graphics were deftly integrated. NPR has set their own high bar for this type of storytelling and this project shines. Deceptively simple and seamless; it was totally immersive and poetic. It makes you lean forward and back. The experience works thoughtfully across devices and screen sizes. This caliber of storytelling requires great photography, which this delivers.”

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