2012 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 contest 12 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.

Congrats to the winners, and thank you to all who entered!

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
Liam Zanyk McLean
Michigan State University

Second Place
Meagan Choi
Michigan State University

Third Place
Elisa Essner
University of Missouri

Honorable Mention
Brandon Mitchener
University of Missouri-Columbia

Honorable Mention
Kelly McHugh
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Feature Page Newspaper

First Place
Danielle Morris
Ohio University

Second Place
Ashley Cappellazzi
Ohio University

Third Place
Brittany Oliver
Ohio University

Honorable Mention
Sarah Maclam
Ohio University

Sports Page Newspaper

First Place
Vanessa Voight
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Second Place
Will Guldin
University of Missouri

Third Place
Carlos Mella
University of Miami

Honorable Mention
Greg Mees
Colorado State University

Art & Illustration

First Place
April Brantner-Dukes
SCAD Atlanta

Second Place
Lydia Harrell
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Third Place
Ryan Griffis
Art Institute of Dallas

Honorable Mention
Brittany Oliver
Ohio University

Infographics

First Place
Kelly McHugh
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Second Place
Kevin Uhrmacher
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Third Place
Danielle Zeisler
Ohio University

Third Place
Theresa Berens
University of Missouri

Honorable Mention
Midori Sakurai
Ohio University

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

Promotions & Advertising

First Place
Matthias Brown
SCAD Atlanta

Second Place
Ian Taylor
& Steve Sherba
Virginia Commonwealth University

Third Place
Megan Hillman
Ohio University

Honorable Mention
Matthias Brown
SCAD Atlanta

Special Sections

First Place
Greg Mees
Colorado State University

Second Place
Emma Galli, Dylan Gilroy, Kayla Kennedy, Kelsey Isenberg, Jenna Moore, Meg Wrather & Shannon Coffey
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Third Place
Anne-Marie Gaines, Chelsea Pro, Courtney Tye, Dylan Gilroy, Kelly McHugh, Lydia Harrell & Rebecca Riddle
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Third Place
Catherine Pomiecko
Ohio University

Standalone Multimedia

First Place
Adrienne Wollman, Caitlyn Green, Catherine Orr, Catherine Spangler, Jeff Mittelstadt, Kristen Long & Mimi Schiffman
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Coal & You”

Second Place
Catherine Spangler, Caitlyn Greene, Jeff Mittelstadt & Sarah Riazati
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Coal: A Love Story” introduction

Third Place
Adrienne Wollman, Catherine Orr, Catherine Spangler, Hely Olivares & Jeff Mittelstadt
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“From Coal Towns
to Ghost Towns”

Third Place
Adrienne Wollman, Hadley Gustafson, Hely Olivares & Jeff Mittelstadt
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“World of Coal”

Honorable Mention
Anne-Marie Gaines, Chelsea Pro, Courtney Tye, Dylan Gilroy, Kelly McHugh, Lydia Harrell & Rebecca Riddle
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Bean & Leaf”

Digital Storytelling

First Place
Adrienne Wollman, Caitlyn Greene, Catherine Orr, Catherine Spangler, Delphine Andrews, Hadley Gustafson, Hely Olivares, Jeffrey Mittelstadt, Kristen Long, Mimi Schiffman, Sarah Riazati & Whitney Baker
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
poweringanation.org

Second Place
Alexandra Brawley, Arkasha Stevenson, Caitlyn Greene, Christina Serrano, Hilary White, Jessey Dearing, Johanna Contreras, Jon Young, Margaret Cheatham Williams, Mary Lide Parker & Mimi Schiffman
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
americandreamx.com

Third Place
Brad Tansey, Frank Yonkof & Rachel Kilroy
Kent State University
kentwired.com/primary2012

Honorable Mention
Adrienne Wollman, Anthony Lobianco, Arianna Van Den Akker, Carol Perry, Cath Spangler, Christina Serano, Daniel Turner, Elizabeth Jensen, Hadley Gustafson, Josh Davis, Kathryn Faulkner, Lydia Wilson, Mallory Darida, Megan Camm, Nicole Yang, Pamela Tseng, Sarah Riazati, Stephen Mitchell, Terri Flagg, Vanessa McVay & Vanessa Patchett
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
reframingmexico.org

Magazine Cover

First Place
Allison Maze
Drake University

Second Place
Sean Kellehan
Michigan State University

Third Place
Barry Lee, Brittany Kron, Dru Phillips & Mark Ziemer
SCAD Atlanta

Honorable Mention
Kelly McHugh
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Magazine Spread

First Place
Ashley Cappellazzi
Ohio University

Second Place
Ashley Cappellazzi
Ohio University

Third Place
Megan Hillman
Ohio University

Honorable Mention
Brittany Oliver
Ohio University

Judges

From April 6 to April 23, 2012, 16 professional designers from around the world judged 386 entries. This was the second year the contest was held entirely online, and we again 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

Bethany Bickley, Designer at The Virginian-Pilot

Chris Courtney, designhawg.com

Josh Crutchmer, News Design Director at Minneapolis Star Tribune

Julie M. Elman, Associate Professor in the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University

Rick Epps, Presentation Editor at The Detroit News

Amy Huschka, Designer at Detroit Free Press

Carrie Gee, Art Director at Edible Vineyard and Graphic Designer for Font Bureau and Ready-Media

Martin Gee, Features Design Supervisor at The Boston Globe

Kris Kinkade, Designer and Graphic Artist at USA TODAY

Suzette Moyer, Art Director at Tampa Bay Times

Nick Mrozowski, Creative Director at Adweek

Michael Stoll, Professor in the Department of Design at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences

Yuri Victor, User Experience Director at The Washington Post

Deborah Withey, Former Deputy Managing Editor for Presentation at The Virginian-Pilot & Director at Cheese + Pickles Studio

Andrea Zagata, Designer at The Buffalo News

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