I hope everyone is aware of several competition deadlines that are fast approaching. I have listed five January deadlines here for your convenience (listed chronologically by deadline). Some are free, while others are cheap and there are competitions for both students and professionals. Please remember to submit your work – the results are only valid if the winners are chosen amongst a rich sampling of other work in our field! Best of luck to everyone and please let me know if there are any other upcoming deadlines we should be know about.
It’s that time of year again! Get out your 2010 calendars and make sure you sign up for one or more training sessions as a part of your continued education. I have highlighted 15 here that I highly recommend, as well as provided a list of training sites for you to bookmark for future reference.
With tight budgets these days, memberships to professional organizations might be the first to get the boot. However, I would argue that these organizations are one of the only things keeping us going in these hard times. Think about it: where else do passionate members congregate at annual meetings to better their craft, and dedicated volunteers organize and judge competitions to highlight exceptional work?
SND30 awards were announced yesterday, rewarding work done in 2008. I was particularly interested in seeing the Infographic winners, but unfortunately they did not provide links nor were they easy to find after intense search efforts. I was successful in finding 9 of the 41 winners, which I have listed along with the brains behind the work. These graphics are all innovative examples with beautiful designs. Congrats to all, and let me know if you can find the links to any of the other winners!
Hello from Chapel Hill! I am honored to serve as a judge for the 2008 Society for News Design multimedia competition and today is the second (and final) day of judging. The SND update blog has live updates of the finalists in each category so make sure to check it out!
Yesterday, we judged breaking news [...]