Posts tagged ‘worlds best’
Meet SND’s 2012 World’s Best news sites and apps: SB Nation, Lenta.ru and the Guardian and Observer iPad app
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
The Society for News Design is thrilled to announce the 2012 World’s Best Designed news sites and apps: SB Nation, Lenta.ru and the Guardian and Observer iPad apps.
The baselines for digital news design are changing and becoming more mature. Over the past year responsive design and custom typography became expectations instead of an experimental exceptions. Touch compatibility is essential; Flash is prohibited. There’s a reductionist movement to confidently display hierarchy while tastefully integrating smart customization and social.
SND34: Design the next book cover
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013
Judges from across the globe met in Syracuse and Muncie. They poured over more than 10,000 print and digital entries. Now as the winners are assembled in SND’s Annual The Best of News Design™ book, here’s one last chance to get your work in there. On the cover. Submit your cover design by March 22. We’ll
SND34 judges pick World’s Best-Designed™ Newspapers
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
In the 34th annual The Best of Newspaper Design™ Creative Competition, the Society for News Design has named five newspapers, representing four countries, the World’s Best-Designed™.
Can’t make it to the free Syracuse Student Symposium Feb. 8? Oh, yes, you can!
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
We’re streaming live from the Syracuse Student Symposium! Streaming starts Friday, Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. EST, and runs until 5 p.m. Watch it here: http://ustre.am/2h1J We have an excellent lineup of speakers and topics for the annual student workshop, and it’s all available live from Room 141, Newhouse 3, in the S.I. Newhouse School of
Behind the World’s Best Designed: The National Post
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
The National Post is deeply devoted to visual storytelling and delivering the biggest visual wow, day in, day out. Everyone involved in the paper — from reporters to editors to designers — knows and respects that. Throughout the newsroom, imagination and ideas are respected and visual display and creativity is regarded as much as the authority of words. Many of us began together at the startup of the paper in 1998 and the talent well at the Post is deep. We know our audience and we like to delight them with humor, surprise, and great analysis of the news, as well as a good dose of investigative reporting. Read more about our process on the jump.
This is the fourth in this week’s features with the visual leaders at SND33′s World’s Best Designed publications, five newspapers and a website, as part of SND’s Year-Long Conversation.
• Go behind the scenes at The Grid, with creative director Vanessa Wyse.
• Read an interview with Peter Breul, art director of Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.
• Read an interview with BostonGlobe.com’s Miranda Mulligan, 2011 World’s Best Designed website. Read more here.
• Coming Thursday: An interview with Politiken’s Søren Nyland
After SND33, 3 judges reflect on what they saw
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
After viewing 230 entries in this year’s World’s Best competition, the judges share their impressions.
Judges pick 5 of the World’s Best-Designed™ Newspapers
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
In its 33rd annual The Best of Newspaper Design™ Creative Competition, the Society for News Design has named five newspapers, representing four countries, the World’s Best-Designed™ Newspaper.
Excelsior, Mexíco City, Mexíco
Cir. 75,000 – 174-999 (Daily)
National Post, Toronto, ON, Canada
Cir. 75,000 – 174-999 (Daily)
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Cir. 175,000 & over (Non-Daily)
The Grid, Toronto, ON, Canada
Cir. 25,000 – 74,000 – 74,999 (Non-Daily)
Politiken, Copenhagen, Denmark
Cir. 75,000 – 174-999 (Daily)
World’s Best: The Grid
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
The Grid of Toronto was named one of the World’s Best-Designed Newspapers™ at SND33.
World’s Best: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Germany, was named one of the World’s Best-Designed Newspapers™ at SND33.
World’s Best: National Post
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
The National Post of Toronto, Canada, was chosen one of the five World’s Best-Designed Newspapers™ at SND33.
World’s Best: Excelsior
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
One of five newspapers chosen as World’s Best at SND33 is Excelsior of Mexico City, Mexico
World’s Best: Politiken
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Politiken of Copenhagen, Denmark, was chosen one of the five World’s Best-Designed Newspapers™ at SND33.
Down to the wire: Deciding the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper™
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
The judged have spent four days leafing through newspaper pages sent in from all over the world. From 230 entries, we were left with a final 12. Of those, any number could be declared World’s Best-Designed Newspaper™. A decision is near.
Click the headline for a timeline of events at SND 33 World’s Best judging. Pus, stay tuned for the judges’ overall reactions to the entries, and learn what tripped up some newspapers who entered the competition with the best of intentions.
What the judges are saying at SND33
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
Overheard in the Waverly Room, some observations from the judges as they choose their favorites and eliminate others.
The 33rd World’s Best-Designed™ News competition begins. Meet the judges
Friday, February 10th, 2012
Judging of the 33rd edition of the World’s Best-Designed™ newspaper — or Category 1, as we like to call it — segment of the Best of News Design™ begins today in Syracuse, N.Y. The judges for the other categories of the competition have found their way home.
We now have five new judges, all with fresh eyes, who came as far away as China and Denmark. They are ready to review the 230 entries vying for the top honors of World’s Best. The coveted award will honor work from 2011, with a focus on the complete newspaper experience.
Meet your judges…
