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SND’S
28TH ANNUAL DESIGN COMPETITION EXPANDS SUBCATEGORIES |
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – The Society for News Design has released
its Call for Entries for the 28th annual The Best of Newspaper Design™
Creative Competition, and several categories now separate broadsheet
and tabloid formats for judging.
The Creative Competition is open to all general circulation newspapers
— daily or nondaily, traditional or alternative — published anywhere
in the world. All entries in this juried competition must have been
published between January 1 and December 31, 2006, inclusive. U.S.
entries must be received in Syracuse, N.Y., by January 17, 2007;
entries from outside the United States must be received by January
24, 2007.
The complete set of rules and forms, in English and in Spanish and
in both Quark and PDF formats, can be viewed, printed and downloaded
from SND’s Web site at http://www.snd.org. Or, request a copy from
SND by sending an e-mail to snd@snd.org.
Single-page entries are $12 for newspapers under 49,999 circulation
and $15 for newspapers 50,000 circulation and over. Multiple-page
entries are $25 and $30, respectively. The 19 categories include
regularly appearing news and feature pages, regularly appearing
news and feature sections, breaking news, special news, newspaper
magazines, reprints, redesigns, photography, information graphics
and illustration. Special news topics include the Olympics, soccer’s
World Cup and the war on terrorism.
All entrants must enter the World’s Best-Designed™ Newspaper category.
This mandatory category is free. Entries are evaluated on writing,
visual storytelling, use of resources, execution, photography, headlines
and “voice,” as well as the newspaper’s overall design.
Winning entries may receive an Award of Excellence, Judges' Special
Recognition or Silver or Gold medals for outstanding work in any
category. Judging will take place February 10-19, 2007, at the S.I.
Newhouse School of Public Communications in Syracuse, N.Y.
Last year’s Best of Newspaper Design™ Creative Competition drew
14,610 entries and yielded 1,136 awards to 212 publications in 35
countries. Two newspapers earned the title of “World’s Best- Designed™
Newspaper.” Full-color images of the winners are displayed in the
272-page 27th edition of "The Best of Newspaper Design™", a book
available from the Society at http://www.snd.org.
For more information on SND’s The Best of Newspaper Design™ Creative
Competition, contact SND. 1130 Ten Rod Road, D 202, North Kingstown,
RI 02852-4180; phone, (401) 294-5233; fax, (401) 294-5238; e-mail,
snd@snd.org. The Society for News Design is an international professional
organization dedicated to enhancing communication through excellence
in visual journalism.
The Society, founded in 1979, has 2,500 professional and student
members in more than 50 countries.
Contact: Elise Burroughs, eliseb@snd.org
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