2022 MNA Better Newspaper Contest

Use of Color in Advertising ( Under 5,000 Multi-Day) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Marshall Independent
    Entry Title: Welcome Home Spring 2022
    Entry Credit: Karen Beebout
    Judge Comment: I like the gradients in this ad. In a way it helps tell a story
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Detroit Lakes Tribune
    Entry Title: Bergen's Greenhouses
    Entry Credit: Liz Molacek, Russ Zinke
    Judge Comment: Great, bright colors that evokes a feeling and desire to get out and plant flowers (too bad our temperatures are dropping fast)
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Marshall Independent
    Entry Title: Senior Living-Hamilton Funeral Home
    Entry Credit: Karen Beebout
    Judge Comment: Color needs to evoke emotion — I like the calmness of these colors for what is being advertised.
  • Competition Comment: None