Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Richmond Magazine Entry Title: Richmond Magazine 2019 Covers Entry Credit: Justin Vaughan, V. Lee Hawkins Judge Comment: Richmond Magazine hits all the right notes. Art is excellent. Color palettes work to really make the covers pop. A reader looking for something to jump off the newsstand at them would be hard-pressed to pass it up.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Suffolk Living Entry Title: Suffolk Living front pages Entry Credit: Troy Cooper Judge Comment: Nice, clean covers. Photos work with the overall design and are not forced. Everything just works.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Style Weekly Entry Title: Grit and Gear, Folk Festival Guide, The Coffee Issue Entry Credit: Brent Baldwin, Ed Harrington, Scott Elmquist Judge Comment: Love the "Coffee Issue" front. It's creative and effective.
