Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Peqout Lakes | Pineandlakes Echo Journal Entry Title: Typography and Design Entry Credit: Echo Journal Staff Judge Comment: Great use of non-standard newspaper fonts. Flows well, and is eye-catching. Photos and stories are well placed - and I especially liked the snowmobile cover and the gradients throughout.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Blooming Prairie Steele County Times Entry Title: Typography and Design Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: I appreciate the variety of design offered! Nice to see the mix of PhotoShop cutouts, wraps and colors. Very aesthetically pleasing - more variety with fonts would be nice.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Wadena Pioneer Journal Entry Title: Typography and Design of WPJ Entry Credit: Michael Johnson, Cindy Gilster, Becca Clemens, Marcy Nickel, Erin Crommett Judge Comment: Layout is very pleasing to the eye. Good use of standard fonts. I especially like the canoeing photo - print quality could be better.
Competition Comment: This was the most difficult for me, as there were so many good entries!