2014 Design Contest
“Going places.” No matter which path we are traveling or road we are taking, it’s the culmination of work and play in and outside of the classroom that keeps us moving forward. With every step we take to further our education and begin our careers, we open up hundreds of doors that lead in a thousand directions. But it’s not about where we’ve been. It’s about the countless hours plopped in front of a brightly-lit computer screen trying to decide between cyan and cerulean for our headers. It’s about the will to get out of bed every morning to face the challenges of work in and out of our classrooms. It’s about then endless chase for perfection in your work, even if you haven’t slept in 36 hours and your blood:coffee ratio is 1:1.
What matters? We’re going places, and we won’t be stopped.
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 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 or magazine. 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!
Sections
Corrections
Criteria
This award should be granted for work that defines the best in its category. It should be perfect or near perfect.
This award should be granted for work that is outstanding in its category. It should have few, if any, flaws.
This award should be granted for work that is impressive in its category. Technical and design skills are evident.
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
Feature Page Newspaper
Sports Page Newspaper
Art & Illustration
Infographics
Promotions & Advertising
Special Sections
- First Place
- Melissa Borden, Grayson Mendenhall, Kristi Walker, Marissa Techmeier, Arianna Holder, Jessica Milbern, Kaitlyn Kelly, Meredith Cook
- University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- Enslaved in America
- Second Place
- Ainslie Perlmutt, Ariana Rodriguez-Gitler, Mindy Johnson, Alexis Balinski, Jessica Karsner, Kerry Johnson, Chantrel Reynolds
- The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- True North Magazine
Standalone Multimedia
- First Place
- Hannah Weinberger, Emma Galli, Katy Denning, Natalie Taylor, Eric Pait, John Remensperger, Ashlyn Still, G. Ligaiya Romero, Brittain McNeel, Spencer Bakalar, Erin Hull
- University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- Over Water, Under Fire
- Second Place
- Denny Hu, Courtney Tye, Emma Galli
- The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- On the Brink
- Third Place
- Richard Hirst
- Baylor University
- Never Say Die
- Third Place
- Emma Galli
- The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- A River Dam
- Honorable Mention
- Brittain McNeel
- The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- Population Boom
Digital Storytelling
- First Place
- Kathryn Carlson, Bryce Butner, Ryan Comfort, Mika Chance. Rohan Smith, Morgan McCloy, Carolyn Van Houten, Seth Muller, Vanessa Patchett. Ryan Cocca, Julia Wall, Lauren Vied, Ivan Weiss, Chelsey Allder, Mallory Darida, Andrew Mackenzie, Christopher Lane
- The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- What Matters 2 Us
- Second Place
- Chelsea Allder, Shae Allison, Chris Conway, Sara Cowell, Eric Pait, Emily Rhyne, Mary Stevens, Karla Towle, Brian Walker, Ivan Weiss, Jason Wolonick Ora Dekornfeld, Simone Duvall, Clare Fieseler, Jagmeet Mac, Melissa eye, Morgan McCloy
- The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- Carolina Photo Journalism
- Third Place
- Hannah Weinberger, Emma Galli, Natalie Taylor, Eric Pait, John Remensperger Katy Denning, Ashlyn Still, G. Ligaiya Romero, Brittain McNeel, Spencer Bakalar, Erin Hull
- University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- Powering a Nation
- Honorable Mention
- Chris Voll
- Syracuse University
- 2-3 Zone
Magazine Cover
Magazine Spread
iPad Magazine
- First Place
- Melissa Borden, Bailey Seitter, Melissa Flandreau, Kimberly Thomas, Cheyenne Hooks, Chelsea Woerner, Destiny Thompson, Courtney Lindstrand, Brianna Rolfe Cunningham, Jordan Moses, Sojung Hong
- University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- Flourish Magazine
- Second Place
- Gregory Mees
- Colorado State University
- Denver Post Ten Things
- Third Place
- Glyph Staff
- Michigan State University
- Glyph Prime Living
- Third Place
- Urban Plains Staff
- Drake University
- Urban Plains Magazine
- Honorable Mention
- Rebecca Boneschans
- Drake University
- Think Magazine
- Honorable Mention
- Glyph Staff
- Michigan State University
- Glyph Plugged In
Judges
From April 10 to May 25, 2014, 15 professional designers from around the world judged 305 entries. This was the fourth year the contest was held entirely online, and we received a strong number of entries as well as encouragement and advice from our amazing judges. This year we received more winning entries from Germany, showing the worldwide expansion of the contest.
We would like to thank our judges:
Charles Apple, Focus Page Editor at The Orange County Register
Bill Bootz, Associate Managing Editor for News and Sports Design at The Villages Daily Sun
Chris Courtney, Designer/Developer NewsApps at Chicago Tribune Media Group, designhawg.com
Kyle Ellis, Product Manager at The Business Journals and Digital Director for the Society for News Design
Julie M. Elman, Associate Professor in the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University
Rick Epps, Presentation Editor at The Detroit News
Carrie Gee, Design Director at Adweek
Kris Kinkade, Designer and Graphic Artist at USA TODAY
Nick Mrozowski, Creative Director at Adweek
Samantha Puckett, Newsfeatures Designer at Tampa Bay Times
Michael Renaud, Creative Director of Pitchfork Media
Michael Stoll, Professor in the Department of Design at Augsburg University
Yuri Victor, Director of User Experience at The Washington Post
Krissi Xenakis, Co-founder of Ink and Art Director at Joe Zeff Design
Andrea Zagata, Designer at the Buffalo News