By Noah Jacobson
The Focus
Midland HS
1st Place Division 3, News Design
Information Graphic
JUDGING CRITERIA
- Clearly enhances the story
- Displays evidence of proper research
- Clearly indicates source of information; survey data includes sample size
- Visuals help clarify, simplify or visualize information
- Visually attractive
- Avoids excessive lines and/or illustrations that might confuse the reader but shows effective detail
- Entertaining and/or informative
- Clear lines and even strokes as opposed to retraced or broken lines
- Takes advantage of art or computer technology
- Uses color, screens, typography and placement effectively
- Judges should consider overall content and reporting, but may give extra weight to graphics that were not made with a template