Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Dubuque - Telegraph Herald Entry Title: Telegraph Herald Total Newspaper Design Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Good quality in general makeup; use of photos is well done. Generally high quality with design elements; good use of color and consistently high quality with press work.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Cedar Rapids - The Gazette Entry Title: The Gazette Entry Credit: Gazette Staff Judge Comment: Effective use of type face selection; generally high quality in overall makeup. Good use of photos and color; effective design elements and top quality press work. A very close second place.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Sioux City - Sioux City Journal Entry Title: Sioux City Journal Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Organized, clean and neat, with strong use of photos and selection of type faces. Generally good use of design elements. Printing is washed out at times.