SND47 Creative Competition awards announced after global judging of 4,200 entries

Over four days across time zones and continents, 41 judges from around the world convened to evaluate some 4,200 entries submitted for the Society for News Design‘s 47th edition of its Creative Competition, SND47.

The jury — mainly working in Reuters’ office in Singapore and in Clark Kerr Campus at the University of California, Berkeley in the San Francisco Bay Area — awarded 1,298 Awards of Excellence, 268 Bronze Medals, 72 Silver Medals and 24 Gold Medals. 

The final results are now browsable on the SND47 results page.

“The Society recognizes the best work in news design and visual journalism across all disciplines and platforms from around the world,” said SND President Jon Wile. “Looking at the work that wins an award is always inspiring and energizing, and this year was no different.”

The judging pool included a diverse group of individuals, including practitioners from organizations such as the New York Times and the ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation); independent experts such as Andy Kirk of VisualisingData.com; and academics such as Susan Mango Curtis, Emeritus Professor of Digital Literacy and Visual Storytelling at Medill at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. in the United States.

Awards were given in categories that span platforms and disciplines, ranging from print to social to digital, and from infographics to product design. Student and non-editorial entries were also folded into the contest. Judges also selected seven total finalists for World‘s-Best Designed, with three in print and four in digital. 

The last day of judging featured a landmark synchronized discussion to select Best In Show for micro/small organizations and medium/large organizations, World’s Best Designer and World’s Best Emerging Designer. Over Zoom, judges in Berkeley and Singapore nominated, debated and voted on SND’s highest individual and publication-wide honors, highlighting the organization’s uniquely global perspective on the practice of journalism.

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