This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed.
Update #1: New York City, Saturday, May 3, 8:33
Winning entries from The Times of Oman
Winning entries from the South China Morning Post
Winning entries from Gulf News of the United Arab Emirates
Winning pages from India’s Hindustantimes (Best in Print, India Election Coverage)
Front page of India’s Malayala Manorama, a winner for photojournalism
We take great pride when those media organizations that we have had the honor to work with continue to evolve and do the type of work that demands attention and awards.
So, as the 13th WAN/IFRA AsiaGarcia Mediastable of clients, past and present, who have been rewarded for their extraordinary efforts.
The awards range from page design, to best overall in their circulation categories to infographics. But the spirit of the team is the same: innovation, constant improvement and, as Carl Jones, design director of the South China Morning Post, put it to me:
“It’s possible to sustain quality design through constant evolution.”
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong; received Gold for Best in Design. Also Silver for Best of Online Infographics, Bronze for Best in Print and Silver for Best in Photojournalism.
Gulf News, UAE; Bronze for Best in Print; Silver for Best in Overall Design; Bronze for Best in Front Page Design.
The New Straits Times, Malaysia: Gold Best in Design; Gold for Best Website; Gold for Best in Photojournalism (Features); Silver for Best of Photojournalism (Sports)
Berita Harian, Malaysia; Gold for Best In Design (newspaper front page), Gold for best in design (website); Silver for Best in Print (circ. under 150,000)
Times of Oman, Oman; Gold for Best Infographics for “Turning a New Leaf”, a visualization on Nelson Madela's book. In the magazine infographic category, Times of Oman received gold and silver for “Shelf Life” and “Life Expectancy at Birth” published in Hi Weekly and Thursday Magazine, respectively. All graphics by Marcelo Duhalde, associate graphic editor.
Malayala Manorama, India; Golf for Best in Photojournalism (Sports); Bronze for Best in Photojournalism (Features)
Hindustan Times, India; Bronze for Best in Print
Of related interest
South China Morning Post awards http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1496264/south-china-morning-post-wins-prizes-wan-ifra-awards