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2008 New Hampshire Primary

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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 Press
The 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 Californian
Elections, 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 Courant
The 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-Times
In Barack Obama country, Hillary Clinton's surprise win was big news. The Sun-Times' tab format played perfectly for storytelling without a story.

Redeye
The Chicago Tribune's quick-read alt tab had typical elements - dueling candidate art and ballot-style checkmarks. But the intense crops and active headline helped it stand out.

Newsday
In Clinton country, the Long Island-based tab had great art to go with a fantastic headline playing off Hillary's tearful speech days earlier after her comeback over Obama.

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