Cleveland Plain Dealer design and graphics editor Josh Crutchmer revealed the winners of the 2014 Best of Sports Design competition Saturday afternoon. Crutchmer broke down the 88 winners in the 40 minute session, the first time these results have been revealed in a conference session. There were 770 entries, 34 judges, and 14 categories. Six judges […]
Jordan David is a web producer for The Onion and will be part of a panel discussion at SND Louisville. I caught up with David at Chicago’s Long Room, where we discussed social media strategies and his upcoming presentation.
Saulo Santana is the art director for Bild am Sonntag, Axel Springer AG in Germany. Previously, he was the art director for Correio Braziliense in Brazil. Saulo is a judge on the visuals team and spoke to us through a translator. What was your favorite thing you saw on the tables this year? “The Eureka […]
Tim Parks is the deputy news and presentation editor at Omaha World-Herald. He is a judge on the news team. Was it tough to be a judge? “It’s very exhausting and you feel a lot of pressure seeing everyone’s work and knowing your judgement can be the deciding factor as to whether they get in […]
Greg Manifold is deputy design director for news at The Washington Post. He is a judge on the long form team. What was it like being a judge? “It’s been more personally more powerful than even the convention. It was a great opportunity to see things in other papers to aspire toward.” Do you have […]
Gustavo Lo Valvo is design director for Clarin. His is a judge on the features team. What is your takeaway from being a judge? “It’s very hard but it’s incredibly interesting. It’s one of the most interesting design experiences I’ve had. I take with me a better understanding of what our industry standard is right […]
Vince Chiaramonte is design director of the Buffalo News. He is a judge on the long form team. It’s your second time as a judge. What’s your takeaway now that you’ve done this twice? “It’s easier this time around. Knowing what to expect and knowing how to pace yourself and not feel overwhelmed.” Do you […]
Nick Mrozowski is the creative director for Adweek Magazine. Nick is a judge on the features team. What’s your takeaway from the experience of being a judge? “I have got to do better work. Having to vote ‘no’ for things that you would be proud to have done really puts it in perspective.” Do you […]
Rebekah Monson of Arts & Sciences magazine at the University of Miami and a freelance journalist. Rebekah is a judge on the news team. What’s your takeaway from being a judge? “There is a huge quantity of really outstanding work that we’re seeing. When you work in this business sometimes you feel like we’re losing […]
As a posse rides in hot pursuit of Newman and Redford, a line in the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” repeats over and over and over: “Who are these guys?” You might be wondering the same about our SND34 Best of News Design judges, too. So in an effort to shed some light, […]
He Chang is deputy editor at the Shanghai Oriental Morning Post. He has studied at Shanxi University and the University of Bolton. He is a judge on the news team and spoke to us through a translator. What has been the most surprising thing about serving as a judge? “Even though there are judges from […]
Vanessa Wyse is the Creative Director of The Grid in Toronto. During its first year, The Grid was honored as one of SND’s World’s Best Designed Newspapers. Originally from Sydney, Australia, Vanessa is a judge on the visuals team. What’s the best part about being a judge? “I enjoyed seeing the different ways to visually […]
Adrian Norris is a senior leader at The Globe and Mail. He has previously worked at The Times, The Sunday Times and The South China Morning Post. Adrian is a judge on the news team. What has surprised you about being a judge? “It’s really hard work and it takes you the first round just […]
Paul Wallen is senior designer at the Tampa Bay Times. He is a generalist judge. What has surprised you about being a judge? “Having been a facilitator I’m surprised how hard it is not to help.” What do you mean? Why can’t you help? “You don’t want to accidentally see who an entry is from if […]
Ryan Hildebrandt is the Creative Director for Gannett’s Louisville Design Studio. Previously, he was the Design Editor for the Indianapolis Star. Ryan is a judge on the long form team. This is your first time in Syracuse. What has surprised you? “For me, the overall level of quality of the entries. I expected a lot […]
Cristóbal Edwards taught visual journalism at Universidad Católica de Chile for 12 years. He’s been an SND member since 1997 and serves as director of international relations. Cristóbal is a generalist judge. What has surprised you about being a judge? “This competition is extremely well organized. For the incredible number of entries that we are […]
