1st Place, Sports Page or Spread
2024-25, Division 4, News Design & Art
By Megan Sullivan
Newsprint Mercy HS
ND-08. Sports Page or Spread
Pages appearing in print will be evaluated for content and design. Content is restricted to sports. Advertising may or may not be included on these pages. Entry may be a single page or a two-page spread, in which two adjacent pages have been designed as a single unit to showcase a single article or a package of related articles. Print-style PDF or e-edition pages may be submitted into this category. Submit a PDF of the newspaper or magazine page(s).
JUDGING CRITERIA
- Avoids sports jargon, cliches
- Strong visual center of interest; visually attractive top and bottom
- Demonstrates knowledge of subject
- Consistent use of headline styles/type faces; head sizes indicate importance of story
- Cutlines stand out from body copy; effective lead-ins used for longer cutlines
- Graphic devices and ads, if used, contribute to impact of page, are attractively packaged, and encourage readership
- Clear relationship between story and related pictures/art; potential for each story to draw readers
- Photos effectively cropped, of varied size, shape, and emphasizing action
- Page design reflects personality, contributes to attractiveness of page