Archived Posts by Kyle Ellis
Eight pages, 14,000 words: How the Boston Globe re-told the story of April 15, 2013
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Last week, the team at the Boston Globe set out with a goal to provide its readers a complete re-telling of the events surrounding the bombings that shook the city. Here, news designer Robert Davis shares about the process that went into generating this special section.
How the Boston Globe covered a hellish week
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
It’s been a week since a terror attack devastated the Boston Marathon and journalists at the Boston Globe were on top of the story across platforms all week long. In this post, Dan Zedek, AME/Design at the Boston Globe tells us a little bit about the effort that went into covering such a difficult story.
[UPDATED] Covering the capture of Dzhokar Tsarnaev
Saturday, April 20th, 2013
We took to Facebook and Twitter and asked the SND community to submit its front pages covering the capture of Dzhokar Tsarnaev. Here is what we received. If you’d like to share yours, e-mail the .jpg to kpellis1@gmail.com.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: Unofficial results including Awards of Excellence and medal winners
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Did your publication enter the Best of Digital Design competition this year? Check here to find out whether our panel of international judges recognized your work among the elite entries.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: In-depth recap and unofficial awards count
Monday, February 25th, 2013
A team of international judges evaluated several hundred entries in this edition of the Best of Digital Design competition hosted at Ball State University, February 22-24. Here is the unofficial medal count, as well as video that explains a few changes to this year’s judging process.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: NYT wins medals in two portfolio categories
Sunday, February 24th, 2013
Judges awarded two silver medals to the New York Times for its Olympics and graphics portfolios.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: Eight single-story projects earn medals
Sunday, February 24th, 2013
Over 100 entries were submitted in the single-story project category, and judges have awarded a total of eight medals. The New York Times led the category with six silver medal winners and one gold medal winner. NPR also won a silver medal.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: USA Today wins a silver medal for use of multimedia
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Judges awarded a silver medal to USA Today for its entry “Ghost Factories: Smelting and Lead Contamination” in the use of multimedia category.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: The New York Times wins a gold medal for “Snow Fall”
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Judges awarded a silver medal to The New York Times for its entry “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek” in the use of multimedia category.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: The New York Times wins its fourth medal
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Judges awarded a silver medal to The New York Times for its entry “Video of First Debate Between Obama and Romney” in the use of multimedia category.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: Meet the Judges
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Ball State University student Emily Theis had the judges answer some questions and create self-portraits in the medium of his or her choice. We’ll be unveiling the judges’ bios throughout the competition, so be sure to keep checking our behind-the-scenes Tumblr SND Live.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: The New York Times wins competition’s third gold medal
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Judges awarded a gold medal to The New York Times for its entry “Olympics Home Page” in the continuous use category, section or topic.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: The Boston Globe wins its first medal for “68 Blocks: Life, Death, Hope”
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Judges gave a silver medal to The Boston Globe for its entry “68 blocks: Life, Death, Hope” in the coverage category.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: USA TODAY wins competition’s second gold medal
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Judges have awarded a gold medal to USA TODAY for its entry “USATODAY.com Reimagined” in the redesign category.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: ProPublica’s “Pipeline Safety Tracker” wins a silver medal
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Judges have awarded a silver medal to the ProPublica for its entry, “Pipeline Safety Tracker” in the data project, over 50,000,000 page views/month category.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: ProPublica wins a silver medal for “Nursing Home Inspect”
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Judges have awarded ProPublica a silver medal for its entry, “Nursing home inspect” in the data project (features), over 50,000,000 page views/month category.

