2024 Design Contest

“Across the country, we see the same thing: crowds of marchers fighting for their rights, protesters peacefully assembling and a new fire for equality from the common citizen. As journalists, we carry that passion relentlessly; the passion for fairness, passion for storytelling and our passion for design.Now, more than ever, we face a divided nation. Each passing day more people fall victim to the hateful rhetoric flooding social media streams and word of mouth. But now, it’s time for our voice to be heard.We come together to share our work for the voiceless, and to emphasize the importance of storytelling across mediums. It’s about the countless stories we’ve told, the dedication of deadlines and the importance of ethical journalism.Share your voice and your work.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!

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.

Our judges

We want to thank our judges who have agreed to critique our entries. We couldn’t do it without you! They are:
Chris Courtney, Founder, New Pragmatic
Chris is the founder of the online education platform, NewPragmatic.com. With free curriculum and hundreds of video tutorials, the platform makes design education more accessible to more people. Prior to creating New Pragmatic, he led online design programs for Bloc.io and Thinkful.com.
Chris’s design career began in media, starting at the Tulsa World and Indianapolis Star before spending 14 years building digital and print products for the Tribune Company.
Adonis Durado, Assistant Professor + VisCom Gallery Chair, Ohio University, School of Visual Communication
Brian Gross, Deputy Design Director, The Washington Post
Bjorn Heselius, Principal Designer, Nitor
Stefanie Kienstra, The Walt Disney Company
Luis Rendon, Senior Designer, New York Post
Luis graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University in 2010 where he worked at the student-run newspaper, the Daily Orange. He’s worked on business pages at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, news pages at the Victoria Advocate and sports pages at the San Francisco Chronicle and currently lives in Brooklyn, NYC, working from home on features pages for the New York Post.
Yuri Victor, Senior Editor for Storytelling, The Atlantic
Yuri is Senior Editor of Storytelling at The Atlantic. Previously, he’s worked in the largest U.S. newsrooms at the intersection of design, engineering, and news. He lives in New York City.
Randy Yeip, Deputy Graphics Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Randy is deputy graphics director for The Wall Street Journal, helping to lead a team of data and visual journalists. His work has focused primarily on national politics and elections. Randy started at the Journal in 2005, following a stint at the Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from Michigan State University.
Andrea Zagata, News Designer, The New York Times
Andrea is a news designer at The New York Times. She graduated from Michigan State school of journalism in 2010 and has previously worked at The Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Buffalo News and The Detroit News. She lives in Manhattan with four cats and a puppy.

The 2024 winners are now posted! Congratulations to those involved with all the winning entries.

FRONT PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Carson Elm-Picard, Caitlyn Yaede, Emmy Martin
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Zachary Balcoff
    • Michigan State University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Cait Mckinzie
    • Colorado State University

SPORTS PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Erin Martin
    • Elon University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Erin Martin
    • Elon University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Carson Elm-Picard, Adrian Tilman
    • University of North Carolina

FEATURE PAGE DESIGN

Screenshot

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Betsy Porter
    • University of North Carolina

Screenshot

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Micah McLaughlin
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Annika Padilla
    • University of North Carolina

SPECIAL SECTION DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Bridget Overby, Santiago Noblin
    • Syracuse University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Nathan Carmody, Caden Proulx
    • Colorado State University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Staff
    • Virginia Commonwealth University

MAGAZINE COVER DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Abbie Kinney
    • Ohio University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Jennie Bull, Mia Hernandez, Emma Lueders, Emma Barbosa
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Staff
    • Virginia Commonwealth University

MAGAZINE SPREAD DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Betsy Porter
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Abbie Kinney
    • Ohio University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • George Koloski
    • Ohio University

ALTERNATIVE STORY FORMAT DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Emmanuel Ofori
    • Ohio University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Ella Sullivan
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Ella Sullivan
    • University of North Carolina

ART & ILLUSTRATION DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Olivia McCabe
    • Virginia Commonwealth University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Fon Limsonwong
    • Savannah College of Art & Design

Screenshot

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Betsy Porter
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Jinning Wang
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Ella Sullivan
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Zachary Balcoff
    • Michigan State University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Zachary Balcoff
    • Michigan State University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Bridget Overby, Flynn Ledoux
    • Syracuse University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Annika Padilla
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Samantha Mai Currier
    • Syracuse University

DIGITAL STORYTELLING DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Erin Martin
    • Elon University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Natalia Deng Yuan, Emily Baird
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Stephanie Dejak
    • Savannah College of Art & Design

INFOGRAPHICS DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Jenna Reitz
    • Ohio University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Lauren Adams
    • Ohio University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Pearl Schäfer
    • Ohio University

PROMOTIONS & ADVERTISING DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Kwamina Kurefi Edonu, Emily Allen
    • Ohio University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Emma Bookhardt
    • North Carolina State University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Macon Porterfield
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Julia Greenwood
    • Ohio University, Abigail Lindley, Andrew Turchyn, Grace Miller, Marissa Giordano

STANDALONE MULTIMEDIA

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Emily Baird, Matthew Brodsky
    • Syracuse University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Emily Baird, Ryan Stephens, Chris Scarglato, Natalia Deng Yuan
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Emmanuel Ofori, Kwamina Edonu
    • Ohio University

BEST-DESIGNED STUDENT MAGAZINE

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Moody
    • Syracuse University, staff

Screenshot

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Jerk
    • Syracuse University, staff

    • THIRD PLACE
    • VIS Magazine
    • Ohio University

BEST-DESIGNED STUDENT NEWS SITE

    • FIRST PLACE
      • SCAD District
    • Savannah College of Art and Design, staff

    • SECOND PLACE
    • SCAD Manor
    • Savannah College of Art and Design, staff

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Zipped
    • Syracuse University

STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Elon News Network
    • Elon University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • The Commonwealth TImes
    • Virginia Commonwealth University

STUDENT DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Francis Baldemor
    • John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (Arevalo), Inc.

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Adriana Colón
    • Savannah College of Art and Design

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Zachary Balcoff
    • Michigan State University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Julia Greenwood
    • Ohio University

These are the 2023 winners: Congratulations!

FRONT PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Trevor Brighton
    • Ohio University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Ashleigh Bublinec
    • Ohio University

SPORTS PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Carson Elm-Picard
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Riley Bergamasco
    • University of North Carolina

FEATURE PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Riley Bergamasco
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Alayna Fennell
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Sarah Wood
    • University of North Carolina


SPECIAL SECTION DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Student Team
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Student Team
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Julia Greenwood
    • Ohio University


MAGAZINE COVER DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Staff
    • Savannah College of Art & Design

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Charlotte Beck, Kaitlynne Rainne, Sevyn Waters, Emma Pilger, Julia Gralki, Reem Hinedi, Fai McCurdy, Carlota Sosa, Maggie Wollard
    • Savannah College of Art & Design

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Taylor Gregitis
    • University of North Carolina


MAGAZINE SPREAD DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Rachel Rector (TIE)
    • Ohio University

    • FIRST PLACE (TIE)
    • Anthony Saldana
    • Dallas College

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Riley Bergamasco
    • University of North Carolina


ALTERNATIVE STORY FORMAT DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Kwamina Edonu
    • Ohio University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Riley Bergamasco, Ashley White
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Riley Bergamasco
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Natalia Deng Yuan
    • Syracuse University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Riley Bergamasco
    • University of North Carolina


ART & ILLUSTRATION

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Riley Bergamasco
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Soph Medeiros
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Lydia Herne
    • Syracuse University


DIGITAL STORYTELLING

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Student Team
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Student Team
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Lucinda Strol
    • Syracuse University


INFOGRAPHICS

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Emmanuel Ofori
    • Ohio University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Micah McLaughlin
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Grace Sublett
    • Ohio University


PROMOTIONS & ADVERTISING

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Ray Ray
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Shar Rafael
    • Dallas College

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Maddie Jennette
    • North Carolina State


STANDALONE MULTIMEDIA

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Ashleigh Bublinec
    • Ohio University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Kate Brennan
    • Syracuse University


BEST DESIGNED STUDENT MAGAZINE

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Staff
    • Syracuse University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Staff
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Staff
    • Syracuse University


BEST-DESIGNED STUDENT WEBSITE

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Staff
    • Savannah College of Art & Design

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Staff
    • Savannah College of Art & Design

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Staff
    • Savannah College of Art & Design


BEST-DESIGNED STUDENT NEWSPAPER DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Trevor Brighton, Lauren Adams
    • Ohio University


STUDENT DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Shannon Kirkpatrick
    • Syracuse University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Trevor Brighton
    • Ohio University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Emma Chaisson
    • University of North Carolina

The 2022 winners are posted below with the winning images.

Best designed website

First place
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University

STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta
    • Staff

    • SECOND PLACE
    • The Daily Orange
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • LA Taco Zine Volumes 1 and 2
    • University of Southern California

STUDENT DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Shannon Kirkpatrick
    • Syracuse University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Amanda Weisbrod
    • Ohio University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Diem Quynh “Julie” Tran
    • Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • JoJo Yang
    • University of North Carolina

MAGAZINE COVER

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Amara Aguilar
    • University of Southern California

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Keagan Larkins
    • University of Miami

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Katie Chapman
    • Savannah College of Art and Design

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • JoJo Yang
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Yuqi Hu
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Hannah Correll
    • University of North Carolina

FEATURE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Okirah Harris
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Maya Goosmann, Nabeeha Anwar
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Ella Juengst
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Coe MacFarlane
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Ella Juengst
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Angelina Katsanis
    • University of North Carolina

FRONT PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Talley Schroeder, Emily Steinberger
    • Syracuse University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Maddie Monroe
    • Michigan State University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Morgan Sample, Shannon Kirkpatrick
    • Syracuse University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Shannon Kirkpatrick
    • Syracuse University

SPORTS DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Talia Trackim
    • Syracuse University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Coe Macfarlane
    • University of North Carolina

SPECIAL SECTIONS

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Karissa Teer, Angelina Katsanis, Ella Juengst Jonathan Flores, Bailey Ingham, Gabi Allen Phillip Chen, Wendy Jin, Deja Boon Holly Hutcheson, Makayla Williams, Coe MacFarlane Izze DeCamillis, Jack Sayam
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Leighann Vinesett, Allison Holbrooks, Antonia Berry Noel Castro-Fernandez, Hannah Correll Sarah Dubose, Francesca Fradianni Deborah Gardner, Okirah Harris, Jake Jeffries Amelia Locklear, Jess Moses-Gerdun, Spencer Poole Eliza Smith, Addison Skigan
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Shannon Kirkpatrick
    • Syracuse University

MAGAZINE SPREAD DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Julia Gralki, Urja Dwivedi
    • Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Olivia LaCour
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Megan Syer
    • Ohio University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Benjamin Greennagel , Ernest Brants
    • Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Ella Juengst
    • University of North Carolina


ALTERNATIVE STORY FORMAT

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Amanda Weisbrod
    • Ohio University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Ella Juengst
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Leighann Vinesett
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Amanda Weisbrod
    • Ohio University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Addison Skigen, Jess Moses-Gerdun
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Grace Sublett
    • Ohio University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Ella Juengst
    • University of North Carolina

ART AND ILLUSTRATION

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Cassie Cavallaro
    • Syracuse University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Ella Juengst
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Nina Bridges
    • Syracuse University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Chris Bennett
    • Syracuse University

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Nikita Zaicev, Nikita Zaitsev, Anna Litvin, Svetlana Yaroslavtseva, Eva Kineva, Anna Yaroslavtseva, Ekaterina Tikhova, Vasily Vershinin
    • TSU Higher School of Journalism

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Kevin Camelo, Sonny Cirasuolo, Amanda Paule, Molly Gibbs, Lawrence Boyer
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Kevin Camelo
    • Syracuse University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Isabel Stellato, Hannah Wondmagegn, Chris Ocana Claire Revere, Daniela Rodriguez, Cynthia Liu Elise Mahon, Journey Dreyer, Angelica Edwards Evan Davison, Maris Ava Cruz, Hope Davison Alex Berenfeld, Maddee Burt, Lauren Cmiel Chase Cofield, Lucas Pruitt
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Emily Bonilla, Chelsea Hylton, Ignacio Ventura, Jose Romo
    • University of Southern California

INFOGRAPHICS

    • FIRST PLACE
      • MacKenzie Kress
    • Ohio University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • JoJo Yang
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Yi-Tsung Chen
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Gabi Allen
    • University of North Carolina

STANDALONE MULTIMEDIA

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Riley Bergamasco, Amelia Locklear John Ratkowiak, Bailey Young
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Trevor Brighton
    • Ohio University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Maclara Cardoso
    • Syracuse University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Grace Sublett
    • Ohio University

PROMOTIONS & ADVERTISING

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Audrey Meeker
    • Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Stephanie Gin
    • Michigan State University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Stephanie Gin
    • Michigan State University

BEST-DESIGNED WEBSITE

    • FIRST PLACE
      • The NewsHouse
    • Syracuse University

The 2021 winners are now posted! The 2020 winners will be kept below for a few more weeks. Congratulations to all the winners!

FRONT PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Elliott DeRose
    • Ball State University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Maggie Getzin
    • Ball State University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Elliott DeRose
    • Ball State University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Maddie Monroe
    • Michigan State University

SPORTS PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Shannon Kirkpatrick, Sarah Allam
    • Syracuse University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Maggie Getzin
    • Ball State University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Katie Getman
    • Syracuse University

FEATURE PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Stephanie Mayer
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Sofia Capettini
    • University of Alberta

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Nabeeha Anwar
    • Syracuse University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • JoJo Yang
    • University of North Carolina

SPECIAL SECTIONS

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Olivia Ginsberg
    • University of Miami

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Etta Gerrits
    • Carleton University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Sofia Alba, Evan Davison, Modupe Fabilola, Gina Flow, Michael Gawlik, Hailey Haymond, Stephanie Mayer, Kendal Orrantia, Katherine Ozturk, Shubha Parekh, Jill Pownall, Kelli Rainer, Alicia Robbins, Anna Roberts, Jadah Smith
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Wesley Harwood, Molly Cummings, Rebecca Fiely. Deborah Gardner, Michael Gawlik, Zoe Hambley, Hailey Haymond, Julia Haynes, Emily Sutton, Claire Willmschen
    • University of North Carolina

MAGAZINE COVER

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Wesley Harwood
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Emma Hole
    • University of Alberta

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Meredith Ammons
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Elliott DeRose
    • Ball State University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Halle Garrett, Kendra Frankle
    • Savannah College of Art and Design

 

MAGAZINE SPREAD

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Kendal Orrantia
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Amy Metzinger, JoJo Yang
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Elliott DeRose
    • Ball State University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Allison Holbrooks
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Yingxin Cui
    • University of North Carolina

 

ALTERNATE STORY FORM

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Mingxuan Shen
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Stephanie Mayer
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Amanda Weisbrod
    • Ohio University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Leighann Vinesett
    • University of North Carolina

 

ART & ILLUSTRATION

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Kat Ash
    • Savannah College of Art and Design

    • SECOND PLACE
    • An Bui
    • University of Alberta

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Wesley Harwood
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Shubha Parekh
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Nabeeha Anwar
    • Syracuse University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Sara Mizannojehdehi
    • Carleton University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Wesley Harwood
    • University of North Carolina

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Ali Harford
    • Syracuse University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Kevin Camelo
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Caroline Almy, Caroline Almy, Alicia Carter, Lucia Castro, Nash Consing, Veronica Correa, Malin Curry, Hope Davison, Dustin Duong, Michael Gawlik, Hadley Green, Haley France, Madison Hoffmann, Molly Horak, Rachel McKinney, Meg McMahon, Will Melfi, Samantha Perry, Lucas Pruitt, Sarah Redmond, Jeremiah Rhodes, Emily Caroline Sartin, Ari Sen, Halynna Snyder, Taylor Tyson, Drew Wayland, Matthew Westmoreland, Hanna Wondmagegn
    • University of North Carolina

INFOGRAPHICS

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Gina Flow
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Allison Holbrooks
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Amanda Weisbrod
    • Ohio University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Sofia Alba
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Kelli Rainer
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Brooke Stanley
    • Ohio University

PROMOTIONS AND ADVERTISING

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Keely Broderick
    • Michigan State University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Raney Wilson
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Sanchita Singh
    • Savannah College of Art and Design

STANDALONE MULTIMEDIA

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Connor Rothschild
    • Rice University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Sam Berlin, Amber Morrison, Madison Snyder
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Madison O’Connor
    • Michigan State University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Michael Gawlik
    • University of North Carolina

BEST-DESIGNED MAGAZINE

    • FIRST PLACE
    • SCAN Magazine, Staff
    • Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Jerk Magazine, Staff
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Distraction Magazine, Staff
    • University of Miami

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Mosaic, Staff
    • Loyola University Chicago

BEST-DESIGNED WEBSITE

    • FIRST PLACE
    • The NewsHouse, Staff
    • Syracuse University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • The Connector, Staff
    • Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta

    • THIRD PLACE
    • District, Staff
    • Savannah College of Art and Design – Savannah

BEST STUDENT NEWSPAPER

    • FIRST PLACE
    • The Daily Orange, Staff
    • Syracuse University

STUDENT DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Khushboo Nayak
    • Savannah College of Art and Design

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Sofia Capettini
    • University of Alberta

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Giselle Spicer
    • University of Miami

 

Below are the 2020 winners. They are now posted! Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you for your interest in the contest!

FRONT PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
      • Emily Wright
    • Ball State University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Genna Barner
    • Michigan State University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Annie Aguiar
    • Indiana University

SPORTS PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Emily Sutton
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Julia Johnson
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Matt Rasnic
    • Indiana University

FEATURE PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Peter Elima
    • University of Alberta

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Cecilia Sit
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Peter Elima
    • University of Alberta

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Sarah Allam, Katie Getman
    • Syracuse University

SPECIAL SECTIONS

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Isabella Vaccaro
    • Miami (Fla.) University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Caroline Norton, Emma Barber, Meredith Ammons, Elizabeth Bryant, Valentina Arismendi, Eleanor Burcham, Annie Rudisill, Niki Suchy, Moss Rahman, Cecilia Sit, Maddie Fetsko, Melissa Fernandez, Julia Haynes, Lucy Rose, Alex Ballard, Will Hausen
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Karina Sloan
    • Miami (Fla.) University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Talia Trackim, Sarah Allam
    • Syracuse University

MAGAZINE COVER

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Reilly Branson
    • School of the Art Institute of Chicago

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Caroline Norton
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Isabella Vaccaro
    • Miami (Fla.) University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Lua Presidio, Alex Vanderput
    • University of British Columbia

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Cat Cao
    • School of the Art Institute of Chicago

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Annie Aguiar
    • Indiana University

MAGAZINE SPREAD

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Isabella Vaccaro
    • Miami (Fla.) University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Isabella Vaccaro
    • Miami (Fla.) University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Ishita Sharp
    • School of the Art Institute of Chicago

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Valentina Arismendi, Elizabeth Bryant
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Roberta Nicastro, Krista Knudtsen
    • SCAD Atlanta

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Peter Elima, Yuri Marquez
    • University of Alberta

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Isabella Vaccaro
    • Miami (Fla.) University

ALTERNATIVE STORY FORMAT

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Angie Shen
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Will Hausen
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Cat Cao
    • The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Emily Cunningham
    • University of North Carolina

ART & ILLUSTRATION

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Kire Torres
    • SCAD Atlanta

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Isabella Vaccaro
    • Miami (Fla.) University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Erynn Affeldt
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Kat Ash
    • SCAD Atlanta

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Emma Barber
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Karina Sloan
    • Miami (Fla.) University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Herok Kim
    • SCAD Atlanta

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Diane Adame, Kailyn Akers, Jason Armond, Abby Cantrell, María Alejandra Cardona Aizpurúa, Chris Carmichael, Bryan Cereijo, Nash Consing, Brooklynn Cooper, Landon Cooper, Sally Dillon, Catie Dull, Ashton Eleazer, Brooke Fisher, Haley France, Laura Andrea García Giraldo, Tenley Garrett, Xiaoke Ji, Alex Kormann, Lyric Lin, Patty Matos, Patsy Montesinos, Peggy Mullin, Juan David Ochoa Jiménez, Andrea Orozco Sáenz, Sara Pequeño, Andie Rea, Margarita María RestrepoZayrha Rodriguez, Carlos Salas, Amy Townsend, Laura Trujillo Arango, Martin Villandeda Gomez, Maria Elena Vizcaino
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Abby Cantrell, Abe Loven, Adrien Clark, Alli Rowe, Ari Sen, Bryan Cereijo, Charlotte Harris, CriShaun Hardy, Emily Caroline Sartin, Hope Davison, Kirby Caraballo, Lucas Pruitt, Madison Hoffmann, Nash Consing, Noah Long, Zayrha Rodriguez, Haya Al-Qaq, Sara Pequeno, Annabeth Poe, Samantha Perry, Gavry Eshet, Elizabeth Ranatza, Sarah Kreitzer
    • University of North Carolina

INFOGRAPHICS

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Valentina Arismendi
    • University of North Carolina

    • SECOND PLACE
    • William Hausen
    • University of North Carolina

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Mingxuan Shen
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Valentina Arismendi
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Mingxuan Shen
    • University of North Carolina

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Emily Sutton
    • University of North Carolina

PROMOTIONS & ADVERTISING

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Peter Elima, Helen Zhang
    • University of Alberta

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Matt Rasnic
    • Indiana University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Isabella Vaccaro
    • Miami (Fla.) University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Iara Faria
    • SCAD Atlanta

STANDALONE MULTIMEDIA

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Molly Bolan, Kristine Klein
    • Syracuse University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Kevin Camelo, Amy Nakamura
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Annie Aguiar, Jacob deCastro
    • Indiana University

BEST-DESIGN STUDENT MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

    • FIRST PLACE
    • SCAN Magazine
    • SCAD Atlanta

BEST STUDENT NEWS SITE

    • FIRST PLACE
    • SCAD Connector
    • SCAD Atlanta

    • SECOND PLACE
    • f Newsmagazine
    • The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Ball State Daily News
    • Ball State University

BEST-DESIGNED STUDENT NEWSPAPER

    • FIRST PLACE
    • fNewsMagazine
    • The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

    • SECOND PLACE
    • The Ubyssey
    • The University of British Columbia

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Ball State Daily News
    • Ball State University

STUDENT DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Peter Elima
    • University at Alberta

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Annie Aguiar
    • Indiana University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Roberta Nicastro
    • SCAD Atlanta

Below are the 2019 winners. We will keep these posted due to the interest in past years. Thank you for your interest in the contest!

FRONT PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Stephanie Hays
    • Elon University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Amy Nakamura
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Matt Rasnic
    • Indiana University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Jacob McFadden
    • Virginia Commonwealth University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Lucy Naland
    • Syracuse University

SPORTS PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Christiano Benicio Pinto
    • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Clarissa Duarte, Giovanna Abrantes, Maria Gabriela Neves, Talita Viegas
    • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Elson Teixeira, Barbara Frast, Marcela Lobo, Luana Carolina
    • Universidade Federal do Rio de janeiro

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Dillon Davis
    • University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

FEATURE PAGE DESIGN

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Elson Teixeira, Barbara Frast, Marcela Lobo, Luana Carolina
    • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Sarah Rada, Ali Harford, Bridget Slomian
    • Syracuse University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Erynn Affeldt
    • University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Matt Rasnic
    • Indiana University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Carter Frye
    • University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

SPECIAL SECTIONS

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Christiano Benicio Pinto
    • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Jason Armond, Lauren Wilkinson, Mary Carson Wells, Haley Hodges, Thomas Squire Jr., Tyler Trocinski, Samantha Beltran, Anna Bradsher, Katelyn Mottesheard, Asia Chou, Irene Zhou, Joy Lackey, Sam Collins, Sally Dillon, Zita Voros
    • University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Tyler Judson, Austin Klubenspies
    • SCAD Atlanta

MAGAZINE COVER

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Gabrielle Arduini, Anya Haber
    • SCAD Atlanta

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Teddy Willson
    • University of Miami

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Erynn Affeldt
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Erynn Affeldt
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

MAGAZINE SPREAD

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Teddy Willson
    • University of Miami

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Austin Klubenspies, Selina Lemoon, Anya Haber, Mackenzie Lachey
    • SCAD Atlanta

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Teddy Willson
    • University of Miami

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Jiani Xiao
    • Ohio University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Austin Klubenspies, Helen Choi
    • SCAD Atlanta

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Teddy Willson
    • University of Miami

ALTERNATIVE STORY FORMAT

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Katelyn Mottesheard
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Carter Frye
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Rachel Raasch
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

ART & ILLUSTRATION

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Hengguang Li
    • SCAD Atlanta

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Hengguang Li
    • SCAD Atlanta

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Kat Ash
    • SCAD Atlanta

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Adam Coe
    • SCAD Atlanta

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Christopher Turner
    • Ohio University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Sarah Allam
    • Syracuse University

INFOGRAPHICS

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Christiano Benicio Pinto
    • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Veronika Graf
    • University of Applied Sciences Augsburg

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Christiano Benicio Pinto
    • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Asia Chou
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Erynn Affeldt
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Kailyn Akers
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

PROMOTIONS & ADVERTISING

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Jacob deCastro
    • Indiana University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Willard West
    • American University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Jiani Xiao
    • Ohio University

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Jiani Xiao
    • Ohio University

Standalone Multimedia

    • First Place (tie)
    • Maxim Vaganov
    • Higher School of Journalism, Tomsk State University, Russia, Siberia

    • First Place (tie)
    • Peyton Chance, Danielle Chemtob, Matt Couch, Hanna Davison, Alexis Fairbanks, Kaia Findlay, Rob Gourley, Kaitlin Harlow, Jasmin Herrera, Alice Hudson, Connie Hanzhang Jin, Nathan Klima, Alex Kormann, Marissa O’Neil, Gabrielle Palacio, Aubrey Patti, Katie Rice, Elle Sommerville, Maria Elena Vizcaino, Madison Walls, Avery Williams, Darian Woehr, Justin Wynn, Ruijia Zhang
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • Second Place
    • Samantha Güt
    • Ohio University

    • Third place
    • Stephanie Hays
    • Elon University

    • Honorable Mention
    • Stefanie Urmas, Rosemarie Alejandrino, Isabel Castillo, Margaux Gjurasic, Maggie Suszka, Maya Tellez, Ruifeng Weng
    • University of Southern California

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

    • FIRST PLACE
    • “Distraction,” by team of students
    • University of Miami

    • SECOND PLACE
    • “Scan,” by a team of students
    • SCAD Atlanta

BEST STUDENT DESIGNED WEBSITE

    • FIRST PLACE
    • “The Selkups,” by Maxim Vaganov
    • Higher School of Journalism, Tomsk State University, Russia, Siberia)

    • SECOND PLACE
    • “Indiana Daily Student,” Matt Rasnic
    • Indiana University

    • THIRD PLACE
    • “The Connector,” by a team of students
    • Indiana University

BEST STUDENT NEWSPAPER

    • FIRST PLACE
    • “Indiana Daily Student,” by a team of students.
    • Indiana University

    • SECOND PLACE
    • “The Post,” by a team of students
    • Ohio University

STUDENT DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

    • FIRST PLACE
    • Maxim Vaganov
    • Higher School of Journalism, Tomsk State University, Russia, Siberia

    • SECOND PLACE
    • Joey Haas
    • University of Miami

    • THIRD PLACE
    • Matt Rasnic
    • Indiana Univeresity

    • HONORABLE MENTION
    • Austin Klubenspies
    • SCAD Atlanta