2008 WINNERS

We blogged at ssnd.wordpress.com. There, you can read anecdotes and observations about the judging and see photos of the action.

See images of winning pages at our flickr site.


ONLINE WINNERS

[ school | paper | url ]

  • WEB SITE
    • FIRST PLACE: Staff
      [ Penn State University | The Daily Collegian ]
      Judges' comments: Smart placement of (large) image gallery above the fold. Its mixture of features (as opposed to the rotation of top stories in the various sections) makes much more sense than other uses of similar tools. Unlike others I saw, I encountered no browser errors with any of the dhtml components (image gallery, drop-down menus). The different components are tied together with uniform color scheme and typography. While article pages feature a good number of ads, it never overwhelms editorial content. Specific attention was paid to the section-level pages. The design of each (most notably opinion) is specifically tailored to the content as opposed to a one-size-fits-all approach.
    • SECOND PLACE: Bryant Chan
      [ New York University | Washington Square News ]
  • INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC
    • FIRST PLACE: Tyson Anderson
      [ University of Missouri | Columbia Missourian | Spelling Bee ]
      Great use of the format. It engages the user in an interactive way where information is traveling in two directions. The execution is simple and clear, requiring almost no explanation.
    • SECOND PLACE: Tyson Anderson
      [ University of Missouri | Columbia Missourian | Election Results ]
  • MULTIMEDIA SLIDESHOW
    • No winners.
      Judges' comments: On slideshows we wanted a compelling story that takes advantage of the format through audio and visuals. We saw quite a few that looked like newspaper approaches shoe-horned into Flash. A winning entrant would have well-edited audio that combines elements of interviews, narration and atmospheric sound. The visuals should compliment and enhance the audio without being redundant. Technically, we were agnostic about whether students used a solution like SoundSlides or created their own Flash package. If students decide to use a Flash route: user interface, navigation and file size are all important elements.

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