The Society for News Design is proud to announce the results of the 2017 Edition of its Best of Digital Design Competition. 13 judges, from across the United States and around the globe, reviewed more than 1,000 entries during 2 days of judging at Northwestern University’s Medill campus in Washington, D.C.
This is the sixth year of the competition, which uniquely honors journalistic, visual and technical excellence. Winners will be celebrated at The Society’s annual Workshop in New York, March 22-24. A list of finalists for the World’s Best award will be announced later this week. Nearly 60 publications received an award, including:
- 3 Gold Medals
- 42 Silver Medals
- 440 Awards of Excellence
Please contact SND director Stephen Komives with any questions. A full list of results is available here and browsable below.
Full List of Winners
https://www.snd.org/bodd/about/2017-results/
Gold Medals:
3 entries received Gold Medals, the highest award of the digital competition. These projects define state of the art, stretching the limits of creativity both visually and technically.
- Here’s every total solar eclipse happening in your lifetime, The Washington Post
- Reuters information graphics portfolio, Reuters (Organization Portfolio)
- Infographics Staff, The New York Times (Organization Portfolio)
Silver Medals:
42 entries were awarded Silver Medals, which signify work that goes beyond excellence
- Trail of Terror in the Manhattan Truck Attack, The New York Times
- Thousands Cried for Help as Houston Flooded, The New York Times
- Your Photos of A Solar Eclipse’s Journey Across America, The New York Times
- Poas volcano reborn in the eruption, La Nacion
- ‘Where are we supposed to go?’ Scenes from Harvey’s aftermath, The Washington Post
- ESPN: NFL Rank, ESPN
- Inauguration, The Washington Post
- Europe’s Milestone Elections, Bloomberg
- #MeToo, The New York Times Magazine
- Hurricane Harvey Coverage, The New York Times
- Miles of ice collapsing into the sea, The New York Times
- The Body Issue, ESPN
- Touching Gloves, O Globo
- Internetting with Amanda Hess, The New York Times
- Antarctica Coverage, The New York Times
- Boston. Racism. Image. Reality. The Spotlight Team takes on our hardest question, Boston Globe
- The Quants: Meet The New Kings Of Wall Street, Wall Street Journal
- Hear Me Out, ABC News (Australia)
- Rohingya coverage, Thomson Reuters
- Nine Rounds a Second: How the Las Vegas Gunman Outfitted a Rifle to Fire Faster, The New York Times
- Maps: Tracking Harvey’s Destructive Path Through Texas and Louisiana, The New York Times
- Graphics portfolio of hurricane coverage, The Washington Post
- How Facial Recognition Works, The Wall Street Journal
- Coverage of Eclipse, The Washington Post
- Incarceration by executive order, The Washington Post
- Analysis | Travel the path of the solar eclipse, The Washington Post
- What is North Korea trying to hit?, The Washington Post
- Cassini’s Grand Tour, National Geographic
- ‘Shape of You’ Was 2017’s Biggest Track. Here’s How Ed Sheeran Made It., The New York Times
- Did the Turkish President’s Security Detail Attack Protesters in Washington? What the Video Shows, The New York Times
- The Science of Hummingbirds, National Geographic
- ESPN Snapchat – The Body Issue, ESPN
- MS13 12.22 | Snapchat, The Washington Post
- GAME OF THRONES 07.16 | Snapchat, The Washington Post
- Natural Disaster Coverage, The New York Times
- Washington Post Hurricane coverage, The Washington Post
- Heather Donahue: Individual Portfolio, ESPN
- Adam Pearce Portfolio, The New York Times
- Umi Syam Portfolio, The New York Times
- Portfolio; organization, National Geographic
- Reuters visual storytelling portfolio, Reuters
- Portfolio: Globe and Mail Presentation team, Globe and Mail
Awards of Excellence
440 entries received an Award of Excellence, which highlights work that goes beyond technical or aesthetic competency and can honor daring and innovative approaches. See the full list of award winners.
Judging Teams:
Features:
- Bethany Powell James, National Geographic
- Emily Chow, The Washington Post/Mapbox
- Moiz Syed, The Intercept
Graphics and Portfolios:
- Alyson Hurt, NPR
- Lena Groeger, ProPublica
- Jane Pong, Financial Times
News and Special Events:
- Yue Qiu, Bloomberg
- Ryan Murphy, Texas Tribune
- Tim Wong, Gannett/Facebook
World’s Best Team:
- Susan Mango Curtis, Medill, Northwestern University
- Jason Chiu, Globe and Mail
- Steve Duenes, The News York Times
Judges to resolve conflicts: Josh Penrod, The Star Tribune
Substitute Judge: Vitomir Zarkovic, National Geographic
Coordinators and Facilitators: Sisi Wei, Jeremy Gilbert, Ryan Sparrow, Joey Marburger, Stephen Komives.