The Pulitzer for design, Year II
Two of our staffers won Awards of Excellence in the Society for of News Design's annual competition. Copy Desk Chief Ben Villarreal won for his front page the day before the Burlington Industries implosion. Doug Harris won for his cover page of the ACC Tournament preview section last year. This is the second consecutive year Doug has won.
Here's what design director Bob Williams had to say about the winners:
Ben was recognized for a Sunday A1 that featured a Jim Schlosser preview of the impending demolition of the Burlington Industries building last May. The page's centerpiece achieved powerful visual impact by combining layered information in elegant typographical treatments, a stark photo of the stripped-down building, and effective use of white space and spot color accents.
Doug: The sports staff cooked up a campaign theme because last year's tournament was played at the MCI Center, and Doug's design displayed colorful "campaign" buttons for each team over the Capitol dome in the background. The page, turned sideways, was simple in its approach but had strong graphic appeal and fun content.
This is a prestigious design competition, including papers from all over the world. We're proud that of the 29 winners in the news page category in our weight class, two were ours.
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Congrats, Ben and Doug. In my days of hacking through page design, I would've made that Burlington 1A far too busy. The deceptively simple approach is terrific.
Posted on March 8, 2006 10:40 AM