Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Sheldon - The N'West Iowa REVIEW Entry Title: Total Newspaper Design Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: I love your smart, sparing use of decorative fonts. The design is very clean and crisp with wonderful use of dominant photos.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Eldridge - The North Scott Press Entry Title: North Scott Press Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: I like the modern look of your flag. The paper features a good modular design and has a great use of space on a tall tab.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Bellevue - Bellevue Herald-Leader Entry Title: Total Newspaper Design Entry Credit: David Namanny Judge Comment: The look of this publication is clean and uses modular design well. It could use a little more variety in photo styles, but it's an overall nice-looking paper.