The annual SND Best of News Design competition brought 27 professionals to Syracuse to judge the best work of 2014. The judges are broken into five groups — news, features, long form, visuals, and World’s Best. There are also two conflict judges.
News
- Brady Jones, Designer, Omaha World Herald
- Erik Knobl, Visual Editor, Adrenalina (Excelsior)
- Scott Ladd, Presentation Editor, Austin American-Statesman
- Devin Slater, Design Director, Globe & Mail
- Andrea Zagata, Lead Sports Designer, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Features
- Julie Elman, Associate Professor, School of Visual Communication, Ohio University
- Leah Samol, Features designer, Buffalo News
- Jason Sfetko, Deputy Art Director, New York Times Magazine
- Shan Stumpf, Art Director, Folio Weekly
- Lucille Umali, Senior Illustrator/Designer, The Times of Oman
Long Form
- Josh Awtry, Vice President, Gannett Carolinas
- Andrew Braford, Designer, New York Times
- Sara Quinn, Digital Design Strategist, The Pixelbots, Vice President, SND
- Chris Rukan, Designer, Washington Post
- Kelli Sullivan, Deputy Design Director, Los Angeles Times
Visuals
- Tim Ball, Visuals Editor, Bay Area News Group
- Matt Curtis, Art Director, Sunday Times Magazine
- Tim Frank, Director at Asbury Park Design Studio for Gannett
- Troy Oxford, Interactive Graphics Editor, Dallas Morning News
- Josh Penrod, Presentation Director, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Conflict Judges
- Mauricio Gutierrez, Design Director, Detroit Free Press
- Kenney Marlatt, Editor/Designer, Chicago Tribune
World’s Best
- Emmet Smith, Senior Designer, The Washington Post
- Steve Cavendish, News editor, Nashville Scene
- Tracy Collins, Director at Phoenix Design Studio for Gannett, President, SND Foundation
- Anne Marie Owens, Editor in Chief, National Post
- Fevzi Yazici, Design director, Zaman
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