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Creators show off Google’s hyperlocal news app, Bulletin, at #SNDNYC

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By Madison Stevens What happens when you try to reinvent hyperlocal storytelling? You might come up with something like Google Bulletin, a new app that its builders tout as an “effortless” way to capture and instantly share stories to your local community. Screenshot from Google’s new Bulletin app Interaction design…

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John Maeda at #SNDNYC: ‘You cannot do design if you aren’t inclusive’

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By Yee M. Ng Design and technology veteran John Maeda opened SND’s 2018 annual workshop in New York City with a call for greater inclusion in design. In a wide-ranging talk, Maeda showed highlights from his 2018 Design in Tech report. Now in its fourth year, this annual report has become…

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A first-time facilitator, reinvigorated by SND39

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SND39 gave me life. By this I mean it gave me a renewed passion for my first love – print news design. This year I was blessed to be asked to facilitate (sort of for the first time) the Society for News Design’s annual Best of News Design competition, at…

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SND39: Announcing the 7 finalists for World’s Best-Designed Newspaper

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The five World’s Best judges have narrowed down entries to the final 7. Entries are evaluated on writing, visual storytelling, use of resources, execution, photography, headlines and “voice” – as well as overall design. The World’s Best Designed Newspaper/s will be announced at SND’s annual workshop. Until then, congratulate the finalists: In…

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SND39: A Message From the Chair

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My thoughts as the end of my final judging as competition committee nears.

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SND39: Portfolio Winners

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A selection of winners from our portfolio categories for SND 39. This page will be updated as more portfolios are awarded.     Why we need quantitative historical studies Yi Zhao The Economic Observer Award of Excellence 8E.c, Individual, Combination Portfolio     Warriors against cyber attacks Arwa Al Zajedi…

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SND39: Medal winners

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Gold and silver medal winners from SND39.

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SND39: Award of Excellence Winners

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Category 8Ac, Page Design Portfolio Publication: Memphis Business Journal Lead Designer: Ian Lawson Category 13I, Multiple Illustrations Publication: Vanity Fair Illustrators: Steve Brodner, Andre Carrillo, Joseph Darrow, Ross MacDonald, Edward Sorel, Barry Blitt Deputy Art Director: Kaitlyn Pepe Art Director: Tonya Douraghy Creative Director: Chris Dixon Category 13I, Illustration |…

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Meet the judges of SND39

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The annual SND Best of News Design competition brought 27 professionals to St. Petersburg to judge the best work of 2017. The judges are broken into five groups — News, Features, Long Form, Visuals, and World’s Best. There are also two conflict judges.

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