Competitions

All Competition related content post-merger and other industry competition announcements

2019 Best in Show and Medal Winners – Digital

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For three days, judges from around the world secluded themselves in the basement of a downtown D.C. building with thousands of digital entries, coffee and a shocking amount of snacks.…

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2019 judges

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The annual SND Best of Digital Design competition brought 14 professionals to Washington, D.C., to judge the best work of 2019. The judges are broken into four groups — news, features, graphics…

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SND41 Best of Digital Design recap

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Judging for SND’s Best of Digital Design competition wrapped up on Feb. 8, and all awards tallies are complete. World’s Best finalists will be announced Monday, Feb. 10, and the…

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Meet the Best of Digital Design judges

Society for News Design

The annual SND Best of Digital Design competition brought 14 professionals to Washington, D.C., to judge the best work of 2019. The judges are broken into four groups — news, features, graphics…

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Best of Digital Design judging begins Feb. 6

Society for News Design

SND received a record number of entries this year. A group of 14 judges from around the world will meet in Washington, D.C. from Feb. 6-8 to review the entries and recognize winners with Awards of Excellence and medals. Finalists for World’s Best-Designed™ Digital News Experience will be announced at the end of the judging.

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2019 categories and FAQ

Society for News Design

The 41st Edition Creative Competition: Best of Digital Design is a juried competition sponsored by the Society of News Design to recognize journalistic excellence in storytelling, graphics, social media and product…

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Tip sheet: How to give your digital contest entry the best shot at winning

Society for News Design

The Digital Design Competition Committee is selecting judges and updating categories. Watch for live medal results from DC the weekend of Feb. 6-8; World’s Best will be announced by the 2020 SND Workshop. Entries must be submitted here by Friday, January 24, 2020 at 11:30 p.m.

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Q&A with Russel Herneman, Art Director of The Sunday Times

Society for News Design

Earlier this year, The Sunday Times, a weekly British national newspaper, was named one of SND’s World’s Best-Designed™ Newspapers. The paper’s design team, known for their bold typography and innovative…

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World’s Best winners in print and digital honored at SND41 opening reception

Society for News Design

The Society for News Design announced three World’s Best-Designed™ Newspapers — La Nación (Argentina), The Sunday Times (United Kingdom) and The New York Times (United States) — and one World’s Best-Designed™ winner from the digital design competition — Reuters — at the opening reception of its 41st annual workshop.

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SND Chicago: The Type Workshop

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#SNDChicago started off with a showcase of type mastery with type experts Roger Black, Eduardo Danilo and Lucas Czarnecki. The speaker spent the day with participants unearthing headline schedules from…

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