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Bob Kast from The Repository (Ohio) has been named Designer of the Year for Division A in the 2009 Best of GateHouse contest.
About the entry
The “Red or Green” front-page infographic is a clean and informative look at electronic surveillance cameras. The graphic provides a step-by-step look at how red-light detection systems work – a concern of all residents who might be affected by the new technology. Kast’s illustration on the Sunday business page was a well-executed and engaging way to illustrate rising electric power rates. Bold type leads the reader into the illustration of a giant light bulb emerging from a power company. The image, paired with textual elements, helped readers immediately realize the significance of the rate change. The third entry, a poster-like sports page, lets the image speak for itself. To preview the 2009-10 high school basketball season, the focus is on two especially tall Jackson Township players. Appropriately, they appear larger than life in Kast’s illustration.
Judges’ comments
“Bob is a solid graphics reporter, page designer and information architect. His pages show extreme attention to detail, great use of images, information layering and a strong sense of typographic rhythm. Bob shows a well-roundedness that is very much appreciated by these judges.”
Finalists
Chris Grimm Journal Star, Peoria, Ill.
Eloisa Oceguera Rockford (Ill.) Register Star
Dorene Reardon The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Mass.
Special recognition
Michael Weiss The Repository, Canton, Ohio
Bob Kast from The Repository (Ohio) has been named Designer of the Year for Division A in the 2009 Best of GateHouse contest.
About the entry
The “Red or Green” front-page infographic is a clean and informative look at electronic surveillance cameras. The graphic provides a step-by-step look at how red-light detection systems work – a concern of all residents who might be affected by the new technology. Kast’s illustration on the Sunday business page was a well-executed and engaging way to illustrate rising electric power rates. Bold type leads the reader into the illustration of a giant light bulb emerging from a power company. The image, paired with textual elements, helped readers immediately realize the significance of the rate change. The third entry, a poster-like sports page, lets the image speak for itself. To preview the 2009-10 high school basketball season, the focus is on two especially tall Jackson Township players. Appropriately, they appear larger than life in Kast’s illustration.
Judges’ comments
“Bob is a solid graphics reporter, page designer and information architect. His pages show extreme attention to detail, great use of images, information layering and a strong sense of typographic rhythm. Bob shows a well-roundedness that is very much appreciated by these judges.”
Finalists
Chris Grimm Journal Star, Peoria, Ill.
Eloisa Oceguera Rockford (Ill.) Register Star
Dorene Reardon The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Mass.
Special recognition
Michael Weiss The Repository, Canton, Ohio
