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Judges' Comments for Weekly Class
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Category 1 - Department/ Discount/Jewelry Stores
First Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Good graphic!
Second Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Good balance of art and type.
Third Place - McCreary County Voice, Suzanna Martinez
Decent layout, noticeable color.
Category 2 - Automotive
First Place - Laurel News Journal, Rick Chandler/Terri Smallwood
Good use of an unusual layout.
Second Place - Cadiz Record, Cynthia Mitchell/Jennifer Wallace
Different shape catches eye. Good use of white space. Simplicity!
Third Place - Citizen Voice & Times, Earline Arvin/Tracy King
Clean, easy to read. Nice use of color.
Honorable Mention - Citizen Voice & Times, Alanna Aldridge/Lisa
Baber/Cindi Cusick
Nice use of color.
Honorable Mention - McCreary County Voice, Suzanna Martinez
Great layout! Good use of key graphic!
Category 3 - Hardware/ Appliance Stores
First Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Good use of color, an attention getter!
Second Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Good graphic. Urged me to shop at Ace for Christmas.
Third Place - Cadiz Record, Cynthia Mitchell/Jennifer Wallace
Clean, good use of reverse. Good graphics. Good headline.
Category 4 - Financial
First Place - Grayson Journal Enquirer, Mara Harlow
Simplicity at its best!
Second Place - Cadiz Record, Cynthia Mitchell/Jennifer Wallace
Well balanced ad.
Third Place - McCreary County Voice, Staff
Exciting color! Eye-catching headline.
Category 5 - Professional Services
First Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Clean, simple, great graphic!
Second Place - Owenton News Herald, Patti Clark
Simple use of color, nice layout.
Third Place - Cadiz Record, Rebecca Boggess/Jennifer Wallace
Good use of white space. Good graphic and good headline.
Honorable Mention - McCreary County Voice, Suzanna Martinez
Category 6 - Food, Drug, Liquor
First Place - McCreary County Voice, Suzanna Martinez
Dynamic graphic! Photo grabs your attention.
Second Place - LaRue County Herald News, Melissa Nalley/Monica
Hayes
Good color, easy to read.
Third Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Simple, easy to read, good shape.
Honorable Mention - Clay City Times, Alanna Aldridge/Cindi Cusick
Good use of white space.
Category 7 - Furniture
First Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Excellent use of color!! Nice ad design.
Second Place - Citizen Voice & Times, Tracy King/Earline Arvin
Good use of process color. Could have been first if store logo was bigger.
Third Place - McCreary County Voice, Staff
Category 8 - Real Estate
First Place - Tompkinsville News, Sharon Barnard
Great visual throughout ad. Easy to follow. Excellent photos!
Second Place - Cadiz Record, Cynthia Mitchell/Jennifer Wallace
Clever, stands out!
Third Place - Laurel News Journal, Ken Moore/Terri Smallwood
Wonderful use of color and arrangement.
Category 9 - Clothing Stores
First Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Great idea! Creative! Needs work on type.
Second Place - Laurel News Journal, Diane Feltner/Terri Smallwood
Great simplicity with graphic.
Third Place - Owenton News Herald, Carrie Bennett
Good use of blue.
Category 10 - Multiple Advertiser/”Sig” Page
First Place - Clay City Times, Alannna Aldridge/Jenny Poole/Lisa
Baber
Good color. All ads are in theme.
Second Place - Carrollton News Democrat, Carla Kidwell
Clever concept. Catches the eye, the ABC’s of Safety.
Third Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
The ads make you act, good color commands response. Clever!
Category 11 - Creative Use of the Newspaper
First Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Excellent use of white space. Simple copy, creative use of copy.
Second Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Nice use of color; interesting idea, humorous graphic.
Third Place - Laurel News Journal, Terri Smallwood
Interesting background, orals.
Honorable Mention - Owenton News Herald, Carrie Bennett
Great copy, not executed properly.
Category 12 - Entertainment/ Dining
First Place - Tompkinsville News, Sonja Carrow
Simple, creative, funny.
Second Place - Tompkinsville News, Sonja Carrow
Great headline!
Third Place - Cadiz Record, Rebecca Boggess/Jennifer Wallace
Good use of graphics.
Honorable Mention - Laurel News Journal, Ken Moore/Terri Smallwood
Theme runs throughout ad. Good use of color.
Category 13 - Special Sections
First Place - Henry County Local, Tiffany Clark
Very clean layout. Easy to read.
Second Place - Cadiz Record, Rebecca Boggess/Cynthia Mitchell/Jennifer
Wallace
Ad design nice. clean ad layout.
Third Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman/Diane
McDaniel
Incorporated topic into ads well. Clean layout.
Honorable Mention - LaRue County Herald News, Melissa Nalley/Monica
Hayes
Innovative. Neat concept.
Category 14 - Group Promotions
First Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Well designed theme ad. Clean.
Second Place - LaRue County Herald News, Melissa Nalley/Monica
Hayes
Clever design. Clean layout. Nice placement of ads. Nice spot color.
Third Place - Owenton News Herald, Carrie Bennett/Patti Clark
Wonderful use of white space, great noncluttered ad.
Category 15 - Holiday Greeting Ads
First Place - Citizen Voice & Times, Cindi Cusick
Excellent photo! Sense of anticipation. Great use of color.
Second Place - LaRue County Herald News, Melissa Nalley/Monica
Hayes
Classic.
Third Place - Clay City Times, Alanna Aldridge/Lisa Baber
Good use of white space.
Category 16 - Agriculture/ Lawn and Garden
First Place - Cadiz Record, Rebecca Boggess/Jennifer Wallace
Nice headline!
Second Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Nice graphic!
Third Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Diane McDaniel
Category 17 - Classified Page/Section
First Place - Henry County Local, Staff
Good information box.
Second Place - LaRue County Herald News, Staff
Categories listed clearly.
Third Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Category 18 - Special Publications
First Place - Laurel News Journal, Terri Smallwood/Ronica Brandenburg
Unique publication.
Second Place - Cadiz Record, Cynthia Mitchell/Rebecca Boggess/Jennifer
Wallace
Excellent package.
Third Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Great package.
Category 19 - Best Use of Color
First Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
A happy ad.The world pops off the page, great headline!
Second Place - McCreary County Voice, Suzanna Martinez
Soft color makes a bold statement.
Third Place - Cadiz Record, Rebecca Boggess/Cynthia Mitchell/Jennifer
Wallace
Pastels, what a refreshing change. Amazingly clarity.
Honorable Mention - Carrollton News Democrat, Carla Kidwell
Good color contrast, clean.
Category 20 - Best Ad Series
First Place - Tompkinsville News, Sonja Carrow
Clever! Can’t wait till the next week to see the new ad!
Second Place - Cadiz Record, Cynthia Mitchell/Jennifer Wallace
We loved these ads! Retro look was very refreshing.
Third Place - McCreary County Voice, Staff
The photo makes the ad.
Category 21 - General Miscellaneous
First Place - Clay City Times, Tracy King/Lisa Baber
Simple!
Second Place - Tompkinsville News, Sonja Carrow/Teresa Gerughty
Third Place - Citizen Voice & Times, Earline Arvin
Good use of “spooky” print.
Category 22 - Sporting Goods/Athletics
First Place - Citizen Voice & Times, Cindi Cusick/Lisa Baber
Compelling color, good logo to work with, nice layout.
Second Place - Henry County Local, Tiffany Clark
Eye catching black and white design, good use of fonts.
Third Place - Springfield Sun, Shorty Lassiter/Kim Hupman
Nice graphic, excellent use of black and white.
Category 23 - Special Events
First Place - McCreary County Voice, Suzanne Martinez
Nice use of photos and artwork.
Second Place - Grayson Journal Enquirer, Mara Harlow
Great headline and great visual!!
Third Place - Laurel News Journal, Diane Feltner/Terri Smallwood
Very clean.
Category 25 - Best Newspaper Promotion
First Place - LaRue County Herald News, Staff
Excellent use of art and color. Very thorough compilation of materials. Unique
ads.
Second Place - Laurel News Journal, Ronica Brandenburg/Terri Smallwood
Very thorough and uniorm from page to page.
Third Place - Cadiz Record, Vyron Mitchell/Jennifer Wallace
Good ads, series, compelling reasons to use this newspaper vs. others.
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