Danish and Estonian newspapers among world’s best designed

Four newspapers have been crowned ‘World’s Best Designed’ by a panel of judges at the 28th annual The Best of Newspaper Design Creative Competition of the Society for News Design (SND). The winners are: Äripev (Tallinn, Estonia); El Economista (Madrid, Spain); Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (Frankfurt, Germany); and Politiken (Copenhagen, Denmark). Meeting at Syracuse University in New York, the judges selected the winners from 351 entries representing dozens of countries. The judges evaluated newspaper issues published in 2006. The judges have awarded more than 1,700 individual awards in the competition. The judges said in a statement, ‘the challenge was to find excellence from cover to cover. We learned that a significant percent - even among high circulation dailies - neglected basic typography. […]In the end, we chose four very different newspapers that excelled above all others. We found elegance, visual virtuosity, raw energy, grit and innovation.’ About Äripev, the judges said, ‘The paper is everything but business as usual. Dynamic, playful, and full of energy. Äripev feels much more open and spacious than its physical size. Typographic layering and a full range of scaling - all from one family of fonts - provides interest, movement and vitality. Double page spreads dominate. So does a subtle palette of blues, greys, and olive greens. We love the use of ‘pink’ space and the sense of volume and pacing throughout. This paper has rhythm. Play on.’ Äripev is published from Talinn in Estonia and has a circulation of 25,600. (Newswatch India, February 21, 2007)

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