1st Place, News Page or Spread
2023-24, Division 3, News Design & Art
By Michaela Quinn & Rachel Marcellis
Focus
Midland HS
ND-9. News Page or Spread
Pages appearing in print will be evaluated for content and design. Content is restricted to news. 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
- Most important story is in top half of page
- Graphic devices, if used, contribute to overall impact of page
- Design reflects effective graphic style, personality of publication
- Strong visual center of interest
- Consistent use of headline styles/typefaces
- Strong visual center of interest
- Content covers appropriate, timely issues/topics
- Stories written in sound, journalistic style
- Headlines get smaller as they go down the page