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SND Digital: Silver to Guardian for election coverage

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What the judges said: “It’s a great example of distilling information to a level of clarity without dumbing it down. There’s a variety of ways information is broken down, ability to filter to an impressive level of detail, and smart use of color to further the storytelling.”

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SND Digital: Silver to LA Times for San Bernardino coverage

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What the judges said: “You never get down the rabbit hole. This entry has a great mix of media types on deadline. It’s really elegant with nice attention to details, purposeful editing, and thoughtful integration of multimedia.”

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SND Digital: How the judging works

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A look at the criteria and judging process for the Best of Digital Design competition.

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SND37: Best in Show + Competition Summary

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The New York Times on Monday earned Best in Show at the SND Creative Competition, for its combination print/digital presentation of “The Displaced,” a series of stories highlighting the plight of refugee children around the globe. The package offered striking use of photography in print, and an immersive virtual reality…

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Trends noticed by the print judges: SND37

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SND37 judges noticed a few design trends as they look through more than 8,000 entries this weekend. At the end of the second full day of judging, here are a few of their observations: “In the winning papers I see that every part of (the design) has meaning and is…

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All that’s left of Sunday is the singing

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This morning, the temperature in sunny Syracuse was reported as low as -21 degrees Fahrenheit. Luckily for #SND37, we were inside all day. It being Valentines Day, judges and facilitators received a small token of our admiration, along with temporary pizza tattoos. Features judge Mike Rice was all too happy…

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SND37 The circular trend

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The Earth is round and so were some page designs that used the circular shape as main element. Comments from a few of the News Category judges: Bad things: There are a lot of circle graphics or graphics that seem to be overloaded. They are hard to read when they…

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SND37 Infographics Category

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It is infographic time at the table. Give a look at samples of entries in this competitive category. They samples are not necessarily award winners. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”38″ gal_title=”SND37_infographics”] SND37: Live coverage from the Best of News Design competition Meet the judges | Judging process visualized | SND Instagram | SND Twitter feed | SND Facebook…

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