(10 entries)

Judge: Alex Isley, Alexander Isley Design
Isley's firm, formed in 1988, won the 1995 Federal Design Achievement Award for work on the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. In 1993, Isley was named to I.D. magazine's list of the nation's 40 most influential designers. Before starting his firm in 1988, he was the first fulltime art director of Spy magazine.

First place
KERRI ABRAMS
Arizona Daily Star
"Imaginative and engaging use of illustration and typography, sensitively combined within the editorial framework."

Second place
TRACEY PHALEN
The Arizona Republic
"Dynamic and dramatic imagery, sensitively placed, still enabling a good deal of text within the layouts."

Third place
RON DUNGAN
The Arizona Republic
"Imaginative manipulation of supplied imagery, wedding text, headline and imagery."

Honorable Mention
MATT DEPINTO
The Business Journal
"Lively layouts within a rigid format, with imaginative illustration and photo-illustration."