By Brooklyn Northcross
The Tower
Grosse Pointe South HS
1st Place Division 2, 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