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Meet the Best of Digital Design 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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Best of Digital Design judging begins Feb. 6

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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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Michigan State’s Madison O’Connor named 2019-20 SND Foundation Scholarship winner

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Madison O’Connor, a senior at Michigan State University, is this year’s winner of the $2,000 SND Foundation scholarship. O’Connor, who is planning to graduate in December, 2020, is the Editor-in-Chief…

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How to make it work as a full-time freelance designer

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Around a year ago, Bethany Bickley decided to take a leap and become a full-time freelance designer. Bethany, who studied informational graphics and publication design at Ohio University, has worked…

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SND London student workshop

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Google London office Society for News Design (SND) invites UK students interested in journalism and design to a one off event we are running in collaboration with The Sunday Times…

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

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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

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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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Q&A with Deb Bishop of the 1619 Project

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This past August marked the 400th anniversary of the beginning of slavery in the United States. To observe this moment in American history, The New York Times Magazine created the…

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Saluting Tim Harrower, 2019 SND Lifetime Award recipient

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What a privilege to pay tribute to the one and only Tim Harrower. And what a challenge to properly capture all that we love and celebrate about his work here at the 40th anniversary of SND’s first workshop — and in the Midwest, close to where Tim’s journey began.

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