Student: SND Challenge mentor ‘taught us how to think as journalists,...
Leila Touati and her team at Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo worked on how to ‘tell stories in a non-traditional way and think outside the box of what was possible for illustrative storytelling’ with Lily...
View ArticleEl SND Challenge 2027
ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL Estudiantes: Elevan sus narrativas visuales al siguiente nivel con mentores profesionales. El SND Challenge es un programa gratuito que ofrece a los estudiantes la oportunidad de...
View ArticleThe SND Challenge 2027
ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL Students: Level up your visual storytelling with professional mentors The SND Challenge is a free program offering students the opportunity to receive coaching from leaders in...
View ArticleFirst SND Challenge empowers students with storytelling mentorship
New Society for News Design program makes essential professional training in telling visual stories accessible to college students worldwide More than 70 students from American and international...
View ArticleWeekendavisen, New York Times win World’s Best-Designed at SND47
The Danish weekly and ‘The Gray Lady’ win the Society for News Design’s highest honor for publications in print and digital respectively at the 47th edition of its Creative Competition Citing...
View ArticleWashington Post designers sweep top awards for individuals at SND47
41 judges in Singapore and the San Francisco Bay Area name Hailey Haymond as World’s Best Emerging Designer and Tyler Remmel as World’s Best Designer in SND’s annual Creative Competition Designers...
View ArticleThe Pudding and The Washington Post win Best In Show at SND47
The two publications received SND’s highest honor for an entry from a jury of more than 40 judges during the 47th edition of the Society’s annual Creative Competition In an unprecedented synchronized...
View ArticleSND47 Creative Competition awards announced after global judging of 4,200...
Featuring dual-site judging in Berkeley and Singapore, SND47 convened 41 international judges to evaluate thousands of submissions and recognize the best in global news design and visual journalism....
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The Society for News Design is proud to announce results from the 47th edition of the Creative Competition. Winners are selected by visual journalists to assess the best work published in 2025....
View ArticleA special chapter at the Washington Post, and what it teaches us
Greg Manifold and Brian Gross reflect on how the Post built a collaborative and relentlessly curious design culture that sustained a run of excellence across decades at SND47 Berkeley. Date: April 24,...
View ArticlePaving your own creative (career) path through uncertainty
Taylor Le shares how her boundless curiosity has powered her growth, from living in her car at 18 to leading the San Francisco Standard as its creative director, at SND47 Berkeley. Date: April 24,...
View Article‘Trust the news’: Designing for a new AI-curated news platform
Brand Creative Director Anna Thurfjell (formerly of Svenska Dagbladet) gives a first look at News without Noise and presents her findings on how to build trust in AI-curated news through design at...
View ArticleExcavating hidden gems: Infographics across the National Geographic archives
Alberto Lucas López has located, catalogued, and analyzed approximately 3,000 infographics in the NatGeo archives. In this SND47 Berkeley Workshop session, he presents his findings. Date: April 24,...
View ArticleFrom Berkeley to Singapore, SND Goes Global
SND’s 47th Creative Competition launches dual-site judging and landmark Southeast Asia workshop The 47th Edition of the Society for News Design’s Creative Competition, SND47, takes place April 20–24...
View ArticleElection results: Meet the 2026 SND Board of Directors
The Society for News Design (SND) is pleased to announce the results of its 2026 elections. Jon Wile has been re-elected to serve an additional two-year term as President of SND. Alex Fong will...
View ArticleJoin the SND Challenge:
Create a Multimedia Story with World-Leading Mentors The Society for News Design (SND) invites university students from around the world to join the SND Challenge, a four-month international project...
View ArticleMeet Alex Fong: Candidate SND Board of Directors
Alex Fong Current Title: Creative Director and Masthead Director Organization: San Francisco Chronicle Country: United StatesCandidate for: Vice President Vision for SND In three years, we have made a...
View ArticleMeet the Candidates: 2026 Board of Directors
We are delighted to introduce this accomplished group of candidates. These design leaders reflect the diverse experiences, backgrounds, platforms, and geographic perspectives that make up the Society...
View ArticleMeet Naasha Dotiwala: Candidate SND Board of Directors
Naasha Dotiwala Current Title: Team Lead Center for Community Journalism Organization: Gannett’s Design CenterCountry: United StatesCandidate for: Director Vision for SND Working at Gannett I have...
View ArticleMeet Sara Chodosh: Candidate SND Board of Directors
Sara Chodosh Current Title: Graphics Editor: Opinion sectionOrganization: The New York TimesCountry: United StatesCandidate for: Director Vision for SND Essentially every graphics or design person...
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