Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Mora - Kanabec County Times Entry Title: Kanabec County Times - Typography and Design Entry Credit: Kirsten Faurie Judge Comment: Clean, attractive design that provides a good sense of hierarchy. It's a well-organized tab that's augmented by pull quotes and cutouts but doesn't feel cluttered. Good mix of photo sizes. This is a very reader-friendly format with a modern feel.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Tower/Ely/Cook-Orr - The Timberjay Entry Title: Timberjay Typography and Design Entry Credit: Timberjay Staff Judge Comment: There's a definite hierarchy to guide readers around page. Pull quotes, refer treatments and labels are well-executed. Good use of white space. Skilled sports photography with a nice variance of sizes. The lynx feature on Jan. 22 was a delightful surprise on an inside page.
I would use color screens and feature fonts more sparingly; at times, they looked gimmicky.
