SND34 Best of Digital Design, by the numbers
By Annie Gonzalez
meet the judges: joey marburger, mobile design director, the washington post
each judge was asked to create a self-portrait in 5 minutes or less in the medium of his or her choice
Best part about your job: I once high fived Ben Bradlee. Other than that, building apps is fun.
Best design advice you ever received: Simplify. Simplify. Simplify.
Where do you get your best ideas? After a scotch or two.
If you were a font, which would you be? Archer.
What’s one thing you definitely want us to know about you? I was in the Peru Amateur Circus in Peru, Ind.
meet the judges: ying wu, assistant professor, university of missouri, school of journalism
each judge was asked to create a self-portrait in 5 minutes or less in the medium of his or her choice
Best part about your job: I am teaching multimedia design. When I was a designer, I was very proud of my news design portfolio; now I am a teacher, and I am very proud of every improvement that students show me.
Best design advice you ever received: Make things simple.
Where do you get your best ideas? Speak to somebody about your idea [when it] is unorganized, then your idea will be much clearer.
If you were a font, which would you be? Light Jenson.
What’s one thing you definitely want us to know about you? My miraculous and wonderful life experience is going from being a small town girl in China to being a designer in America.
meet the judges: meg martin, associate editor, public insight network, american public media
each judge was asked to create a self-portrait in 5 minutes or less in the medium of his or her choice
Best part about your job: I get to work with a pretty fantastic crew every day: Lots of hidden talents, lots of fantastic storytellers, lots of pulsating brainwaves. It’s an incredibly creative, generous group — and a really wonderful space to work in.
Best design advice you ever received: Hard-and-fast rules don’t matter much if they stand in the way of good sense and common understanding. Always think with the person on the other end [of the design] in mind — and to write and create with empathy and thoughtfulness.
Where do you get your best ideas? My best ideas often come during a long drive with the windows down and a notebook open. (Now, though, I live in Minnesota — and it’s winter — so those long drives with the windows down have morphed into long hikes with the puppy on snow trails.)
If you were a font, which would you be? Frutiger. Definitely 10 pt.
What’s one thing you definitely want us to know about you? I inherited a rascally beagle named after a French-Canadian hockey player three years ago. Life since then: Shenanigans.
meet the judges: andrei scheinkman, data editor, the huffington post
each judge was asked to create a self-portrait in 5 minutes or less in the medium of his or her choice
Best part about your job: Working in a newsroom full of smart and passionate people.
Where do you get your best ideas? Conversations with colleagues.
If you were a font, which would you be? 12 pt Monaco.
What’s one thing you definitely want us to know about you? I’m hiring. If you’re interested in combining design, journalism and computer programming, find me on Twitter or email me at andrei@huffingtonpost.com
Part 11 of our “Sum it up” series where we ask judges to describe a part of the competition with an object, adjective, emotion and color.
Part 10 of our “Sum it up” series where we ask judges to describe a part of the competition with an object, adjective, emotion and color.
We’re wrapping up Day 2 of #SND34 with blogging, judging and LOTS of food.
Video by Emily Theis, Junior at Ball State University
Part 9 of our “Sum it up” series where we ask judges to describe a part of the competition with an object, adjective, emotion and color.
Part 8 of our “Sum it up” series where we ask judges to describe a part of the competition with an object, adjective, emotion and color.
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