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When dueling candidate centerpieces were the norm, some front pages broke the mold
Matt Erickson is design director at The Times of Northwest Indiana, Munster, and the founder of Kern Redesign (kernredesign.com). He is the Region 4 Director for the Society for News Design. Reach him at matterickson23@gmail.com.
Detroit Free PressThe Freep broke out its American flag bunting and then took advantage of a simple blue-red/Dems-GOP color scheme to help guide readers through the results.
The Bakersfield CalifornianElections, especially primaries, are set up for equal play of candidate photos. The Bako is the most extreme example of this, integrating eight mugs right into its flag.
Hartford CourantThe always elegant Courant seemed a little clunky up top, but broke way out of the mold with its nontraditional photo play downpage, and a strong photo at that.
Chicago Sun-TimesIn Barack Obama country, Hillary Clinton's surprise win was big news. The Sun-Times' tab format played perfectly for storytelling without a story.
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