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SNDS Magazine 4/2009 is out

Posted by Lars Pryds on December 11, 2009 at 1:30pm
This year's last issue of SNDS Magazine is out – in print and online. If you're not a member of SNDS or a subscriber to the magazine, you may read it online as an e-paper, or download it as a pdf.Find it in the SNDS Magazine section on snds.org – and read about: Scandinavians in Buenos Aires; Speakers in Oslo 2010; New Norwegian platforms; "på stan" back in tabloid; New Finnish fur for Helsingin Sanomat; Designing new typefaces; and much much more.In fact, all issues dating back to no. 1, 2006 are now online as e-papers, posted on issuu.com/snds_magazineSee you all sometime, till then – have a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year.Best,Lars
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SNDS: Mobile media included in the competition

Posted by Lars Pryds on December 1, 2009 at 7:10pm
Last year SNDS upgraded the online news design competition. This year SNDS takes a step further into the online media business by including mobile media in the Best of Scandinavian News Design competition."Mobile media is a growing platform widely used by news media. It is therefore natural for Best of Scandinavian News Design to include this platform in the annual news design competition," says Flemming Hvidtfeldt, chairman of Best of Scandinavian News Design competition, to snds.org.Mobile media will be a category under the online competition. The net jury will judge the entries. The jury will base the judgement on the four basic criteria for all online entries – visual design, interactivity, usability and structure and journalism/editing.The categories for the online competition are:* Best front page* Best section page* Best article page* Best theme (feature, story, subsite or page)* Best application (for instance web-tv, maps, community, etc.)* Best mobile site* Best overall site design based on media brand* Open classEntries to the online competition shall be posted through the SNDS website. The entry form is open for posting of entries. Click on the below link and send in your online entries now.http://snds.org/Default.aspx?ID=71&Purge=TrueThe SNDS net jury is:Kim Pedersen, Ekstrabladet, DenmarkLinda Constenius, Aftonbladet, SwedenElin Madsen, Bergensavisen, NorwayJari Jurkka, Pohjalainen, FinlandEntry form and description for the printed competition will also be available on snds.org soon. The deadline for submitting your entries to both competitions are January 29, 2010.
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SNDS Magazine 1, 2009 is out

Posted by Lars Pryds on March 24, 2009 at 5:00pm
Hello friends of Scandinavian news design -the first 2009 issue of SNDS Magazine has finally been sent to the printers and will be delivered to its faithful subscribers this week. The 28 pages include a lot of great hype for the Oulu24 seminar, as well as a record breaking number of full page ads – five! – from external advertisers, as well as one for our own "Best of Scandinavian News Design 2009" competition, and a full-spread ad for the seminar. Also, there are the usual thoughtful columns by the chairman and the editor; a three page reportage from the judging of the competition in Billund – including a new extraordinary service for newspapers in need of help on design issues; an interview with a designer who really isn't a designer; we reveal the winners in the Scandinavian "Photo of the Year" contests, and bring you a guide to a 100 ways to work smarter, not harder. Ahm, I think that's about it.Delve into it all – wait for the print issue, or download the final pdf at the (not so) secret url: www.pryds.com/sndsdownloads.Best, Lars
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