Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Richmond Magazine Entry Title: Heather Palmateer Page Design Entry Credit: Heather Palmateer Judge Comment: Liked the consistency and continuity of the design elements being used on each page of each subject. Use of color was good and use of white space excellent.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Washington Business Journal Entry Title: Spheres of Influence Entry Credit: Maggie Lynn Judge Comment: This entry made number crunching and facts fun. Like the use of just the greens, blacks and white space.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Suffolk Living Entry Title: Metal, go green, podcast Entry Credit: Troy Cooper Judge Comment: Love the large photos, crisp, clear, told the story for the design.
Place Name: Alternate Winner Contestant Name: Richmond Magazine Entry Title: Justin Vaughan Page Design Entry Credit: Justin Vaughan Judge Comment: The use of graphics and photos in this design were really good. Colors were complimentary to the design element.
Competition Comment: This was a tough competition. Great design elements in all entries. They were so good they all deserved 10s.