Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Northeast Texas Commmunity College Entry Title: Eagle Spring Cover Entry Credit: Eagle Staff, Liliana Torreblanca Judge Comment: Good, clean cover with a sense of balance and hierarchy. Effective use of a box and background to make the centerpiece shine. I'd caution against playing too much with font as the one you're using with the centerpiece can get hard to read but at this size it's fine. Otherwise, solid page that shows an understanding of design fundamentals. Good job!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: St. Mary's University Entry Title: The Blank Sheppard Innovation Center Grand Opening Brings Opportunity for Nursing Students Entry Credit: Victoria Olguin Judge Comment: Smart use of a cutout and even the white type for the headline makes sense here. Wouldn't encourage a white stroke on the reporter name or elsewhere as strokes rarely make it out of the press without bleeding. Make those refers to inside sections have more opaque/solid backgrounds and I think the issue there is solved. However, this page is strong despite that note. Interesting to anchor your art at the bottom of the page but it works here. Good job.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Northeast Texas Commmunity College Entry Title: Eagle Fall 2024 Cover Entry Credit: Eagle Staff, Liliana Torreblanca Judge Comment: Another strong entry. Again, solid grasp of the fundamentals. Only note is to beef up that top headline (make it bold or black typeface if not just bigger) to give it some weight on the page and encourage more hierarchy, but otherwise just a straightforward, successful design.
