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2016: Portfolios [Organization & Social]

Society for News Design

Organizational Portfolio Silver 1. The New York Times, Staff Portfolio 2. The Washington Post, Staff Portfolio Award of Excellence 1. FiveThirtyEight, Staff Portfolio 2. Vice News, Staff Portfolio 3. ProPublica, Staff Portfolio 4. The Guardian, Staff Portfolio 5. The Marshall Project, Staff Portfolio 6. Reuters, Staff Portfolio 7. Los Angeles…

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2016: Redesign

Society for News Design

Award of Excellence 1. The Dallas Morning News, Redesign —

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2014 Results – Digital

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More than 900 entries were received for the 2014 competition year of The Best of Digital Design. New information graphics categories were introduced. 230 awards were given: 6 Gold Medals, 20 Silver Medals, 203 Awards of Excellence, and 1 World’s Best-Designed™ award. Categories were judged by divisions based on average…

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2016: Product Design

Society for News Design

Silver 1. The New York Times, Watching 2. The Washington Post, Washington Post PWA app — Award of Excellence 3. The New York Times, NY Politics Chat Bot 4. ProPublica, ProPublica Data Store 5. The Intercept, Snowden Archive: The SIDtoday Files 6. The Washington Post, America’s National Heritage 7. The…

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2016: Experimental Design

Society for News Design

Silver 1. The Guardian, 6×9: A VR Experience of Solitary Confinement — Award of Excellence 2. Quartz, Map of the Internet 3. Jovrnalism (USC), Hell and High Water VR 4. The New York Times, Seeking Pluto’s Frigid Heart 5. NPR, Fact Checking the First Debate 6. The Washington Post, Feels…

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2013 Results – Digital

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Entries approached 700 for the 2013 competition year of The Best of Digital Design. Judges gave 243 awards: 2 Gold Medals, 12 Silver Medals, 225 Awards of Excellence, and 4 World’s Best-Designed™ awards. Categories were judged by divisions based on average monthly page views. Awards are listed here by category:Breaking/Daily…

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2010 Medal Comments – Digital

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WORLD’S-BEST DESIGNED Sites were nominated by members and nonmembers through the Best of Digital Design entry site, self-nominated via the same site, and from the digital judging teams. i. CNN, News Web Site (CNN.com) CNN.com’s redesign helped defined online journalism last year, experimenting with new and creative approaches to storytelling.…

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2012 Results – Digital

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In 2012 the Best of Digital Design competition grew to a record 600 entries. Judges gave out 180 awards, including: 5 Gold Medals, 19 Silver Medals, 152 Awards of Excellence, 1 Judges’ Special Recognition, and 3 World’s Best-Designed™ awards. Awards are listed here by category:Breaking/Daily News [Single-subject project]Breaking/Daily News [Data…

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A statement regarding SND Charlotte and HB2

Society for News Design

The Society for News Design announced in October 2015 it would bring its annual workshop and exhibition to Charlotte, N.C., in April 2017. We’re excited to welcome hundreds of visual journalists, artists, designers and developers to the Queen City. We’re also looking forward to working closely with local creatives to…

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2011 Results – Digital

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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 Use. Eighty-three awards were given: 2 Gold Medals, 8 Silver Medals, 69 Awards of Excellence, 3 Judges’ Special Recognitions, and…

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