New Multimedia-News Leaders

ElPais.es and ChannelOne.com are two new “regular winners” of the SND.ies, the Society for News Design‘s multimedia competition (which I coordinate).

The graphic work of ElPais.es, combined with the continuous great work of ElMundo.es (touting two winners this month), establishes these two Spanish publications as global leaders in explanatory online information graphics.

Check out how ElPais.es uses 3-D with this piece on the Sistine Chapel, or how its designers effectively integrate photography in this piece on the burial of John Paul II.

It’s not surprising that ChannelOne.com, a news site/community targeted at young people, is finding effective ways to integrate media forms in its online work. See how they use video, interactivity, and other media forms to effectively explain the situation in the Sudan.

Other innovative work from SND.ies winners can be seen at the redesigned contest website. Awards are given out monthly, with annual awards presented in the fall. The 2004-05 competition year ends June 30, so for entries to be considered they should be submitted by midnight this Thursday.