The results of the Best of News Design Scandinavia 2020 is here! This year 73 prizes is distributed between 20 mediahouses in the print category. In total 240 print entries were send in to the competition.
In the print category the things that stood out this year were great illustrations both in local and national papers and a consistently high quality of journalistic photos. One of the highlights was the impressive modern storytelling in magazines. The quality in print was good in all categories, and it shows that a lot of effort is still put in the journalistic design work despite today’s challengingsituation in print media.
BEST IN SHOW
Aamulehti, Finland, Visual Communication
Lihakset sanovat kiitos
This one made us very happy – and jealous: why didn’t I come up with this brilliant idea! The hilarious photos really capture the pleasure and pain of the famous athletes. The layout is cohesive and simple and supports the fantastic photos 100 percent.
BEST DETAIL
Bergens Tidende, Norway, Magazines
Huset ble rammen…
Clever use of elements on interior photos – ties the visuals nicely together with text pieces without sarificing the overall clean and minimalistic look.
GOLD WINNERS
Aamulehti, Finland, Visual Communication
Lihakset sanovat kiitos
This one made us very happy – and jealous: why didn’t I come up with this brilliant idea! The hilarious photos really capture the pleasure and pain of the famous athletes. The layout is cohesive and simple and supports the fantastic photos 100 percent.
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Dagens Næringsliv, Norway, Feature
Klimaskrekken
On this story we saw some of the best illustrations among all the categories. The message is strong and clear. Design is beautiful and it plays well with contrasts, white space and classic composition. Visuals are so good that there are no tricks needed!
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Magazines
Hyviä Uutisia
Very simple yet powerful image used to communicate some good news for a change.
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Politiken, Denmark, Frontpages
Først vandt de valget
They take the idea and run with it… Very very bold choice, super strong statement. Great use of their broadsheet size. We loved the simplicity of it.
***
Politiken/MAD, Denmark, Overall design
Fresh iconography and typography tied to a warm and pleasant colour scheme. Modern look powered by good photography.
***
VG, Norway, Magazines
Varselet
Very strong visual storytelling, excellent colour choice, precise infographics. Perfect use of the possibilities of the magazine format.
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Weekendavisen, Denmark, Sektionfronts
Opturrsnedtur
Clever idea, using the iconic image of pop in the 1990’s. The idea is very well executed and there’s a great use of humor.
SILVER AWARDS
Bergens Tidende, Norway, Newspages
Regningen for kampflyprosjektet har tatt av
Many good details and solid layout. Very good infographics, easy to understand, that gives perspective and helps to relate to the material.
***
Dagbladet/Magasinet, Norway, Feature
Gratulerer, pappa
Fascinating combination of super storin photography and illustrations. Visual storytelling creates very intimate and close feelings. There are lots of interesting small details that make the design flow. Good rhythm and brilliant use of white space.
***
Dagbladet/Magasinet, Norway, Feature
Til prisen av en kopp kaffe
This is a very fresh looking package that really stands out. Consistent layout throughout, interesting details and design perfection on every spread. The designer has done their best to make the package shine – however, the photos are not good enough for gold.
***
Dagbladet/Magasinet, Norway, Sports
Siste Indre
Nice opening page of the feature, very atmospherically photo. In general good photos with good variation – there’s both drama and nice details. The layout is straight forward but beautiful – real magazine style.
***
Dagens Nyheter, Sweden, Overall design
Modern quality typography and well-built structure.
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Dagens Nyheter, Sweden, newspages
Greta Thunberg
Very good photo choices and brilliant eye opening use of infographics. News and feature melt together very well. Brilliant!
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Dagens Nyheter, Sweden, Visual communication
10 år som förändrade världen
A fresh way to create a cover for a special edition: beautiful and effective like a poster. A page that challenges a reader and engages for a long time.
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Dagens Nyheter, Sweden, Magazines
Så vet du om dina apparater spionerar på dig
A successful design thanks to the great illustrations with a dash of humour.
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Dagens Nyheter, Sweden, Magazines
Svårt att sova?
Precise and sharp illustration based on a brilliant idea. Great connection with text.
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Dagens Næringsliv, Norway, Redesign
This is a big renovation. Overall, the paper looks well structured, more modern and clean. Getting rid of old typography and old fashioned bulky design elements refreshed the paper clearly. The redesign brought elegance and style that was needed. Typography is one of the strongest points of the redesign – the leap is huge. The new layout uses modern and clean typefaces that are easy to read. White pages make the newspaper breath on Saturdays and the use of pink color keeps the branding solid. Although, the light pink balk on the page sides feels a bit random and the overall impression somehow framed, strict and rigid.
***
Dagens Næringsliv, Norway, Visual communication
Guide til smart klimaspising
Climate change has been covered from so many angles but this visualization manages to bring something fresh on a table. The presentation is playful and the dialog flows well. A clever way to communicate the hard debated topic.
***
Dagens Næringsliv, Norway, Visual communication
Tragedien i Tripoli
Great war photography that reveals the madness in Tripoli. Photos are very harsh and many of them “on the edge” – but sometimes we need this kind of eye-opener. The layout is stylish and consistent and the photos are presented effectively.
***
Dagens Næringsliv, Norway, Visual communication
Vandrehistorie
Simple and beautiful. The insightful cover challenges your imagination and the atmospheric photo series makes you want to experience the piece by yourself. Stylish design from start till the end.
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Dagens Næringsliv, Norway, Open class
30
The idea of the magazine is not original, but the performance is very elegant. The photos are playful and have a big role in the magazine, but at the same time they go hand in hand with the design, that plays around with the fonts in the headlines – a detail which makes you smile and love the layout.
***
Eesti Ekspress, Estland, Feature
Sest nad saavad
Brilliant illustrations and strong typography and color scheme create an effective atmosphere. There is a good punch on every spread – though the amount of text is a bit unbalanced at some parts.
***
Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, news pages
Yhteinen menetys
Very in depth analysis and very quickly put together. Even with very much information the layout is elegant
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Visual communication
Kiitos ihmeestä
The story covers all the key moments and the essence of the ice hockey championship celebration in Finland – plus many angles that are not so obvious. Great news photography and visual storytelling, classic but effective layout.
***
Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Open class
Elämää ilman Amerikkaa
Purely open class material, an original idea and it’s just very good visual communication to use the white cut out-effect and the yellow marking-color to tell the story. The visual effects literally speak for themselves in this case. Wonderful work.
***
Helsingin Sanomat/Viikko , Finland, Overall design
Good photo quality and navigation. Excellent front pages and culture section fronts. Simple and distinct colour scheme.
***
Jyllands-Posten, Denmark, Visual communication
Metro
Jyllands Posten do a tremendous and really informative job in telling the story of the building of the City Ring in Copenhagen. The infographics is clear and easy to understand and the pages have a nice og well proportioned flow.
***
Lapin Kansa, Finland, Sektion Fronts
Ei mitään hätää
A good example on how to combine photo and text to a powerful whole. The headline says “No worries”, but the desperation in the woman’s eyes tells that there’s much more to the story. The strong and emotional portrait works as the essential eye catcher for the story.
***
Politiken, Denmark, Overall design
Page size helps make the overall look clean and striking. Very good font in body text. Plenty of good ideas.
***
Politiken, Denmark, Feature
Star Wars
This is proof of Politiken quality – and it never fails. Warm, friendly, humorous, detailed and captivating storytelling. Again, very professional and clever.
***
Savon Sanomat, Finland, Sektion Fronts
S2 Keskiviikko
Minimalistic use of graphics to show the topic. Nice to integrate the nameplate in the illustration. Brave and humorous detail to tell the readers to go straight to the comics if they are not interested.
***
Savon Sanomat, Finland, Sports
“Pistetään kaupunki sekaisin”
These news pages have a good rhythm. It’s classical sport pages, but the use of photos is good, and the pages has a good energy. Even if you don’t know much about sport, you get the emotions right away. There’s a lot of material at a few pages, but that fits the sport pages well.
***
Sunnuntaisuomalainen, Finland, Feature
Suomen suurin puolue
Surprising style for the topic. The cover idea is just great and the illustrations on the inside pages create a strong atmosphere with the text. Simple but powerful. Guaranteed Sunnuntaisuomalainen style!
***
Sunnuntaisuomalainen, Finland, Sektion Fronts
Suomen suurin puolue
Very skillful illustration, both creative, artful and technically very well executed. Very clever to illustrate a story without any obvious visual material by creating an image with multiple layers.
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Tekniikka&Talous, Finland, Redesign
The redesignerd Tekniikka & Talous is clear, well structured and easy to read. The overall look and feel is now modern and fresh. Changing the headline typeface family is definitely an improvement and the new color palette creates an energetic and fresh overall feeling. This is a good step ahead. Nice job!
***
VG, Norway, Magazines
Vandreren
Great typography and use of documentary material. Good storytelling.
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Vårt Land, Norway, Front Pages
Anno 2019
Brilliant illustration, nice humor. Best Greta that we saw in the competition, like moomin My. Very smart and well executed.
BRONZE AWARDS
Aamulehti, Finland, Overall design
Simple colour scheme based on a distinct shade of blue. Well structured, clear look and good use of details here and there.
***
Aamulehti, Finland, Front Pages
KULTALEHTI
Several clever details. Brave move to change the name of the paper. Simple, but powerful.
***
Barometern-Ot, Sweden, Local,
Dragsviken mer förorenad…
Good investigation of local stories. Informative.
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Bergens Tidende, Norway, Sektion Fronts
3428 trenere i Norway…
Clever details and good use of them. Simple but powerful use of statistics. Another detail: The newspaper is from the women’s day.
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Bergens Tidende, Norway, Visual communication
Av plast er du komen
An art gallery of buried plastic – simple and gorgeous. We loved the idea and the execution! The clever headline and well-designed story highlight the problem in a good way.
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Børneavisen, Denmark, Overall design
Joyful, colourful, simple and friendly. Good use of illustrations and photos keep the look fresh.
***
Børneavisen, Denmark, Sports
3 sportssider
A good way to both educate children and make them even more curious about different sports. All kinds of topics – not only the easy ones – are explained in a simple and playful way, and the pages are engaging and inviting.
***
Dagbladet/Magasinet, Norway, Feature
EN HØI PRIS
Strong photography and beautiful, consistent pages throughout. The rhythm of the story is vibrant and the long story stays strong till the end. The visual storytelling catches the touch of South America: the colorful photo line makes a good contrast for the dark topic.
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Dagbladet/Magasinet, Norway, Feature
Norways klimaofre
The local story makes the global issue very close and concrete. Photography is eye-opening and the layout is well designed: the clear structure keeps the long story in order.
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Dagbladet/Magasinet, Norway, Sektion Fronts
Urkraften
Important story told very cleverly in a simple and strong symbol with good details – an effectfull eyecatcher.
***
Dagens Nyheter, Sweden, News pages
Drömmen om ett nytt imperium…
Fresh approach to the topic, and nice irony. Full of small details with information. Refreshing to see something like this in the news section.
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Dagens Nyheter, Sweden, Open class
Gott nytt fotoår!
Classic idea, but in a very good performance. Lots of fantastic photos, but still a clear priority at each spread.
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Dagens Næringsliv, Norway, Feature
Cash & Release
The story looks so elegant, beautiful and polished that it feels even unreal. Photographs create a classic atmosphere, detailed maps and illustrations provide tasteful details and the overall design is well balanced.
***
Dagens Næringsliv, Norway, Open class
Psykedelika-eksperimentet
Wonderful creativity, obvious idea when you see it, but still surprising. Simple but professional performance with a nice touch. Just a very beautiful spread, that makes you both smile and think.
***
Expressen, Sweden, News pages
Barnen på den sjunkande ön
Very strong photos and use of them. Thumbs up for making the topic a priority.
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Visual communication
Tuntematon Tekijä
The illustration style fits very well with the topic related to criminal psychology. Creative and artsy. This really challenges your sub consequence. We also thank you for the courage: there is always someone in a newsroom telling “noo, this is too difficult for our readers…”
***
Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Magazines
Yha Hakissa
Good, heartbreaking journalistic photo, brings the injustice of the situation closer to the reader.
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Magazines
Suomen suurin lupaus ( incl FS)
Great cover photo with a clever use of space and great opening spread. Good photography is enhanced by a very good choice of colours.
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Magazines
Mita Vain
Looks great thanks to a good idea of combining colour backgrounds with simple photography. A goal achieved by a good design idea.
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Helsingin Sanomat/Kuukausiliite, Finland, Overall design
Very pleasant typography, compact layout but good use of space. Warm feel and good photo quality.
***
Hitra-Frøya Lokalavis, Norway, Open class
ØY magasinet
Huge effort for a small house. Great photos. Good navigation using small maps to each story telling the reader where each story belongs. In general the magazine is a good service for the local people.
***
Jyllands-Posten, Denmark, Frontpages
50 år
Great photography, tells the story without spelling it out. Focus is really on the big step.
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Jyllands-Posten, Denmark, Lokal
Ikke mere smuk
Strong visuals probably raise strong feelings in local people. Shows the impact of the big event to the local site.
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Jyllands-Posten, Denmark, Sektion Fronts
Grøn mand … løb
Simple but humorous idea. The nice and minimalistic design makes the page even more powerful. It’s a small issue played out big at the front page – and it makes you smile.
***
Jyllands-Posten, Denmark, Open class
Valg til Europa-parlamentet
Big effort, great work, important issues, lots of information to dive into for the readers, easy to understand, nice and playful without drowning the important information in too many effects.
***
Lapin Kansa, Finland, Lokal
Rovaniemi ottaa
Warm and friendly human interest story. Interesting infographics.
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Lapin Kansa, Finland, Feature
Ei mitään hätää
The photo series is very emotional – uplifting and even cheerful considering the subject. The cover is dramatic and beautiful. This is classic combination of skilled reportage photography and meticulous design work
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Politiken, Denmark, Visual communication
Pundik
This is a beautiful, peaceful and respectful frontpage. An admirable homage and journalistic act. Design is simple and tender and the illustration makes honor to the editor-in-chief of Politiken.
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Sunnuntaisuomalainen, Finland, Feature
Aina Vaipoissa
A clever visualization for a difficult topic: it really raises emotions and makes the reader think. Original Sunnuntaisuomalainen style. Creative craftwork and use of natural materials – thanks for using unused ones.
***
Sunnuntaisuomalainen, Finland, Feature
Elämäni kirja
The idea for the intimate portrait photo series feels fresh and unique – and it’s well executed. Especially the main photo is very recognizable: you don’t need to see the book cover of the Sinuhe The Egyptian. It’s there!
***
Sunnuntaisuomalainen, Finland, Sektion Fronts
Hiljaisuuritden uh
Strong visual and clever idea for a sensitive subject. A brave statement and a strong message – the silenced victims. Very good execution too.
***
VG HELG, Norway, Redesign
The redesigned magazine is stylish, cool and surprising and it’s breaking up the routine more often than the previous version. The layout is clean and well-designed and there are no unnecessary details. The photography is prominent, high-class and inspiring. The reform took the VG Helg to the next level and browsing the magazine is a pleasure.
***
VG, Norway, News pages
Det stor bildet
Really gives what it promises: big picture that tells the story. Eyeopening, shocking, but still funny.
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VG, Norway, News pages
Livet i kvinneleiren
From many similar themes this one just popped out, very good use of powerful photos, really takes you there. Being emotional without shocking
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VG, Norway, Sports
85,71 til det siste
Simple and powerful image that tells the story without the need of many words. Surprising illustration for a sports section. The design also wins by being pretty naturally instead of being too arranged.
Best of News Design 2020