Charles Apple

Posted moments ago by the folks at the annual Student Society for News Design competition in Columbia, Missouri…

This year’s student designer of the year is Larry Buchanan, a junior at Indiana University.

UPDATE: Larry writes:

I interned at the Hartford Courant this summer after winning the internship in the SND Vegas Intern competition. I’m the art director of the Indiana Daily Student and Inside magazine. Journalism major with a second-concentration in Fine Arts.

Larry also is a lifeguard. He won a number of first-place awards in contests last year:

• Best front page, Indiana Collegiate Press Association
• Best sports page, Columbia Scholastic Press Association
• Infographic, Columbia Scholastic Press Association
• llustration, Columbia Scholastic Press Association
• Infographic, College Media Advisors

Here is the portfolio of pages Larry submitted for the contest:

Larry even included a couple of examples of web design:

The second place winner was Taryn Wood of the University of Missouri. Finishing in third place was Kyle Ellis of Ball State University.

Read about the other contest winners in the SSND contest blog.

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