Category: Best of Digital Design

  • 42nd Digital Judges Q&A

    42nd Digital Judges Q&A

    Every year, the Society of News Design invites professionals to Washington, D.C., to judge the best design work of the year. This year, due to the pandemic, we gathered via Zoom across timezones to discuss the best design work from…

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  • 42nd World’s Best Designer – Digital

    42nd World’s Best Designer – Digital

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    0:08/ 0:21 Gabriel Gianordoli, graphics/multimedia editor for The New York Times, was selected by a panel of 21 judges as the World’s Best Designer in the Society for News Design’s 42nd edition creative competition, the Best of Digital News Design. SND has awarded websites,…

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  • 42nd Best in Show – Digital

    42nd Best in Show – Digital

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    A group of 21 judges from around the world selected three stories from small, medium and large newsrooms for Best in Show honors in the Society for News Design’s 42 edition creative competition, the Best of Digital News Design. The Best…

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  • 42nd Digital Facilitators Q&A

    42nd Digital Facilitators Q&A

    Like most things, volunteering for the digital competition looked a little bit different this year. Here’s what three volunteers had to say about their experience. Courtney Kan is a projects editor at the Washington Post. This is her 4th time volunteering with the…

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  • 2020 competition facts and figures

    2020 competition facts and figures

    This year’s SND Best of Digital Design competition has attracted a record 1,764 entries from 29 countries. Last year judges worked through 1,315 pieces of immersive, interactive and visual journalism from 25 countries.  Like last year, the largest number of…

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  • 42nd Medal Winners – Digital

    42nd Medal Winners – Digital

    Unanimously voted upon entries were eligible for bronze, silver, and gold medals. These entries push the boundaries of design and technology and represent the cutting edge of the news design industry. Below are gold, silver and bronze medalists from the 2020…

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  • 2020 Medals – Digital

    2020 Medals – Digital

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    Unanimously voted upon entries were eligible for bronze, silver, and gold medals. These entries push the boundaries of design and technology and represent the cutting edge of the news design industry. Below are gold, silver and bronze medalists from the 2020…

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  • 42nd Digital Judges

    42nd Digital Judges

    The annual SND Best of Digital Design competition brought 21 professionals together across timezones using Zoom and other virtual platforms to judge the best work of 2020. The judges are broken into six groups — a features team, two graphics teams, two news…

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  • How Digital Judging Works

    How Digital Judging Works

    Every year, the Society for News Design hosts its Best of Digital Design competition and brings more than a dozen judges from across the United States and around the globe to review 1,000+ entries. Sisi Wei, who helps facilitate the program, sat…

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  • 2020 Categories and FAQ

    The 42nd Edition Creative Competition: Best of Digital Design is a juried competition sponsored by the Society for News Design to recognize journalistic excellence in storytelling, graphics, social media and product design. The goal of the contest is to identify the best…

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