This year, the best newspapers in Europe come from Norway, Denmark, Switzerland and Germany. All in all, 226 newspapers from 27 countries took part in the 12+1 European Newspaper Award (eleventh award 241 newspapers, twelfth 219).

Since there are great differences between local newspapers, regional newspapers, national newspapers and weeklies, the principal prizes are awarded in four categories. The following is granted for exemplary design and concept with the European Newspaper Award 12+1: local newspaper, Hordaland, Norway, regional newspaper, Berliner Morgenpost, Germany, national newspaper, Berlingske, Denmark and weekly, NZZ am Sonntag, Switzerland. More information in the webpage European Newspaper Award.

The quality of printed news design in Scandinavia really stepped up in 2010 compared to 2009. Unfortunately the opposite was the case for digital media. Here the presentation was put aside on behalf on the content.

That is the overall conclusion from the Best of Scandinavian News Design competition, writes www.snds.org. The high quality on print resulted in a record amount of prices in this category – 93 in total. 52 media houses entered the printed design competition. In total there were 615 printed entries. 23 media houses entered the online media design competition with 62 entries. There were given 22 awards in the online category. More information about winners www.snds.org.

 

Estonian business daily Äripäev started the new year with new design. The new design made by chief designer of Bonnier Business Press Jacek Utko.

 

Tartu Postimees (Estonia) won yet again awards from the 12th European Newspaper Award. The both awards paper got for the inside pages.

 

This year the European newspapers of the year come from Portugal, Norway, Denmark and Scotland. A total of 219 newspapers from 27 countries participated in the 12th European Newspaper Award.

Due to the great differences in local newspapers, regional newspapers, national newspapers and weeklies, the main prizes are awarded in four categories. The following received awards at the 12th European Newspaper Award for best design and concept: local newspaper – Diário de Notícias da Madeira, Portugal, regional newspaper – Bergens Tidende, Norway, nationwide newspaper – Politiken, Kopenhagen, Denmark, weekly newspaper – Sunday Herald, Glasgow, Scotland. Read more from here.

 

Scandinavia’s best news design was announced at the annual SNDS seminar in Oslo.

None of this year nearly 800 entries submitted in a variety of categories received the international jury to award gold.

Silver Diploma award went to Helsingin Sanomat and Ilta-Sanomat/Veikkaaja, the Norwegian Trönder Avisa and Dagens Næringsliv, Swedish Sydsvenskan and Danish Politiken, who scored twice time silver. The year’s Best of Show was a sports section from Ilta-Sanomat/Veikkaaja.

All winners you can see on the SND/S webpage.

 

I think it’s a great  design technique, of course only if one uses it  rarely. It’s so clear and simple, and powerful, it gives a very  distinct impression about the story. On the other hand one should use flag only as a main design element, because it’s so powerful it  shouldn’t be destroyed with any other visual element.

Recently Estonian daily Eesti Päevaleht used Latvian flag in its business section and did a great job with it. In 2006 I did a similar design to Postimees (Estonian daily) using Estonian flag on the double pages. On the pages there was a winning story of the essay contest.

Flag is an element, that once in a while should be reminded (but definitely not too often)!

 

National newspapers of Estonia use blank pages to protest against draft legislation on the protection of source information.

Six major national newspapers belonging to the Estonian Newspaper Association (ENA) published a blank page today in order to protest against the draft legislation on the protection of source information drawn up on the initiative of the Minister of Justice Rein Lang, which the Parliament of Estonia decided to send to the first reading.

Blank front page was today published by Postimees, Äripäev, and Õhtuleht. One blank page appeared inside Eesti Päevaleht, Eesti Ekspress, and Maaleht.

 

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Tartu Postimees (Estonia) won yet again an award from a world newspaper design contest 2009, which is held by SND (Society for News Design) for the 31st time. This time the award was given to a front page from the 1st of September 2009 (The schoolyear begin), which was edited by Elina Randoja and Vahur Kalmre, graphics by Artur Kuus.

 

Sweden got most of the awards, 25, in comparison with other countries nearby (Svenska Dagbladet 8, Dagens Nyheter 4). 16 awards went to Denmark (all Politiken), Finland came out with 6 and Norway 2 awards (Bergens Tidende). Among other countries close to Estonia, one prize went to Russia (Moscow’s free weekly newspaper Moy Rayon). In the 2009 contest, the jury awarded 1101 awards.