2011 Design Contest

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 newspaper, but also projects done for a class, a job or an internship. Those are the students who served as the inspiration for the MSU Design Contest seven years ago.

There are a number of beginning student designers who have demonstrated incredible talent, but they do so in the classroom or at a part-time job. In much the same way, some of the most talented visual journalists—for a variety of reasons—do not work at their campus newspaper. These students are usually ineligible for other college design competitions, where contest rules often limit entries to work done for a student newspaper. The MSU Design Contest was established to give those other students a voice in a national competition.

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Criteria

First Place
This award should be granted for work that defines the best in its category. It should be perfect or near perfect.

Second Place
This award should be granted for work that is outstanding in its category. It should have few, if any, flaws.

Third Place
This award should be granted for work that is impressive in its category. Technical and design skills are evident.

Honorable Mention
This award should be granted for work that is not in the top three in its category but shows innovation and potential.

Winners

Front Page Newspaper

First Place
Carlos Mella
University of Miami

Second Place
Sarah Squire
University of Michigan

Third Place
Adam Griffiths
Kent State University

Honorable Mention
Chelsea Kleven
Central Michigan University

Honorable Mention
Adam Griffiths
Kent State University

Honorable Mention
Alan Boccadoro
Northwestern University

Honorable Mention
Daily Orange Staff
Syracuse University

Feature Page Newspaper

First Place
Alyson Morris
Ohio University

Second Place
Biz Carson
Indiana University

Third Place
Adam Griffiths
Kent State University

Honorable Mention
Nick Marranzino
Colorado State University

Sports Page Newspaper

First Place
Sarah Squire
University of Michigan

Second Place
Greg Mees
Colorado State University

Third Place
NOT AWARDED

Honorable Mention
LeeAnn Elias
University of Missouri

Honorable Mention
Andrea Marchi
Bowling Green State University

Honorable Mention
Alexandra Sieh
Colorado State University

Art & Illustration

First Place
Megan Isaacs
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Second Place
Olivia Liendo
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Third Place
John Crews
SCAD Atlanta

Honorable Mention
Kim Berens
Michigan State University

Infographics

First Place
Nick Yarbrough
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Second Place
Tristan Wyatt
Ohio University

Third Place
Jessica Whitmill
Michigan State University

Honorable Mention
Anne Arntz
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Honorable Mention
Evan Bell
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Honorable Mention
Kathryn Faulkner
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Photojournalism

First Place
Daniel Cernero
Baylor University

Second Place
Ela Apa
University of Miami

Third Place
Tyler Goldman
SCAD Atlanta

Third Place
Matty Smith
Drake University

Honorable Mention
Erik Tanner
University of North Florida

Honorable Mention
Erik Tanner
University of North Florida

Promotions

First Place
Kirsten Southwell
North Carolina State University

Second Place
David Miller
Syracuse University

Third Place
David Miller
Syracuse University

Honorable Mention
Allie Maher
Michigan State University

Honorable Mention
Nick Yarbrough
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Advertising

First Place
Yinyin Liu & Joni Duerme
Virginia Commonwealth University

Second Place
Richard Reisinger & Megan Shady
Virginia Commonwealth University

Third Place
Yinyin Liu & Fox Narayan
Virginia Commonwealth University

Honorable Mention
Lee Khleang & Joni Duerme
Virginia Commonwealth University

Special Sections

First Place
Liliana Oyarzun & Kenneth Garcia
University of Miami

First Place
Jen Minutillo
Ball State University

Second Place
Stephanie Luscombe
Michigan State University

Third Place
Nick Yarbrough, Brittney Jeffries, Elizabeth Choe, Sara Creef
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Honorable Mention
Nick Sellers
Drake University

Honorable Mention
Hannah Hoffman
Drake University

Magazine Cover

First Place
Tristan Wyatt
Ohio University

Second Place
Adam Griffiths
Kent State University

Third Place
Eric Baskauskas
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Third Place
Marissa McClain & Sara Boboltz
University of Michigan

Honorable Mention
Eric Baskauskas
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Honorable Mention
Sarah Squire
University of Michigan

Honorable Mention
Erik Tanner
University of North Florida

Magazine Spread

First Place
Adam Griffiths
Kent State University

Second Place
Gus Wezerek
Northwestern University

Third Place
Mark Ziemer & Brittany Kron
SCAD Atlanta

Honorable Mention
Kim Berens
Michigan State University

Honorable Mention
Alyson Morris
Ohio University

Judges

From April 4 to April 18, 2011, 18 professional designers from around the world judged 370 entries. This was the first year the contest was held entirely online and we received a record number of entries as well as encouragement and advice from our amazing judges.

We would like to thank our judges:

Charles Apple, Freelance visual journalist/apple.copydesk.org

Elizabeth Conley, Staff photographer/The Detroit News

Chris Courtney, designhawg.com

Josh Crutchmer, Senior Designer/Minneapolis Star Tribune

Julie Elman, Assistant Professor in School of Visual Communication/Ohio University

Amy Etmans Huschka, Detroit Free Press

Carrie Gee, Art Director/Edible Vineyard/destructokitty.com

Martin Gee, Features Design Supervisor/Boston Globe/hellvetica

Jessy Harger, Senior Designer/redhead design studio

Kathy Kieliszewski, Deputy Director of Photo and Video/The Detroit Free Press

Kris Kinkade, Designer/USA Today

Suzette Moyer, Designer/St. Petersburg Times

Nick Mrozowski, Creative Director/Adweek

Michael Stoll, Professor for Infographics, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, http://www.hs-augsburg.de/~mstoll

Juan Velasco, Art Director/National Geographic Magazine

Paul Wallen, Design Director/Hunstville Times

Deborah Withey, Former Deputy managing editor for presentation/The Virginian-Pilot, Director, Cheese + Pickles Studio, deborah-withey.com

Andrea Zagata, Designer/The Detroit News

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