In April of this year, after facing ongoing industry challenges and a year of lockdown, we asked a team of Society members to put together a survey soliciting input on the organization’s evolution. The goal of this survey was to help SND better focus on areas of member value and evaluate what the future of […]
The Michigan State University Design Contest for College Students began in 2000 as a way for students to enter work done not only for a campus publication, but also projects done for a class, a job or an internship.There are a number of beginning student designers who have demonstrated incredible talent, but they do so […]
The Society for News Design is proud to announce the results of the 42nd edition of its Best of Print News Design competition. This year, 27 judges from across the globe reviewed more than 3,200 entries across 11 categories during four days of remote judging. The competition honors journalistic, visual and technical excellence for work produced in 2020. For the first […]
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After three days of discussion, judges in the Society for News Design’s Best of Print News Design competition have selected five finalists in the World’s Best Designed category. Judges’ statement In 2020, a global pandemic forced our collaborative process onto computer video cameras, in disparate locations, to report a torrent of news. And it inspired […]
This is a regularly updating post of ongoing volunteer opportunities To put on regular events and keep our organization running, we rely on the volunteer efforts of busy people. If you’re interested in any of these roles, email [email protected] or [email protected] You don’t have to be an SND member to volunteer. Events Committee Work with […]
This is a regularly updating post of upcoming events. July Creative Conference Calls: Minneapolis One Year Later July 21, 2021 at 12pm ET The visual storytellers at the Star Tribune had a year of non-stop breaking-news coverage including protests and the trial of Derek Chauvin. We will look back on the last 13 months with them and discuss how […]
Imprisoned journalist Fevzi Yazici won a pair of Awards of Excellence from the Society for News Design’s 42nd Best of Print News Design Creative Competition. Yazici’s artwork from his prison cell in Turkey was featured across a three-page spread titled “Art of Darkness” published in The Washington Post in May. Yazici, the former Design Director […]
The Society for News Design’s 42nd Best of Print News Design Creative Competition judging is underway, and will run through Sunday, April 18. This year the judges will be looking at more than 3,200 entries across newspapers, magazines, graphics, photography and illustration. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram throughout the weekend to see medal winner […]
On February 1, 2021 the Society for News Design and the Danish newspaper Politiken invited news cartoonists from all over the world to answer the following question: In the year since WHO declared the virus a global pandemic (March 11, 2020), how have you portrayed the pandemic with wit and art? 113 cartoonists from 44 […]
If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to get involved with SND, or to spend a weekend with 60 of the best visual minds in the business, this is your chance. SND will need about 30 professional volunteers in April to assist with the 42nd annual Best of Print News Design Creative Competition judging. Judging […]
The New York Times named World’s Best-Designed™ in SND digital news contest A panel of 21 judges from the Society for News Design’s 42nd edition creative competition, the Best of Digital News Design, has selected The New York Times as the World’s Best-Designed™ Digital News Experience for ongoing trackers of the coronavirus pandemic. Judges noted […]
The annual SND Best of Digital Design competition brought 21 professionals together across timezones using Zoom and other virtual platforms to judge the best work of 2020. The judges are broken into six groups — a features team, two graphics teams, two news teams and a product team. There also are three conflict judges. Features Jan Diehm, The Pudding […]
Judging for SND’s Best of Digital Design competition is Feb. 25-27. Winners will be announced throughout the weekend. Check this post regularly for updates on medal winners and award tallies. Full results can be found at snd.org/bodd, and make sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram to see silver and gold medal winners along […]
The deadline to enter the 42nd annual Best of Print News Design competition has been extended to Friday, March 5. You can enter the competition in our new online portal that is open for submissions. In order to safely continue the competition and encourage wider participation, the judging will be hosted virtually and we will be […]
