Judges
The panel of judges comprised Clive Loxton, creative faculty head of the AAA School of Advertising; Logan Naidu, learnerships and apprenticeships specialist at Mappp-seta; Marilyn du Toit, lecturer in graphic design at the AAA School of Advertising; and Linda Rademan, lecturer in art direction at the AAA School of Advertising.
Loxton, as convenor of the judges, said, “Considering this was a year of economic recession, it is amazing how little effect this had on the visual aspects of your craft. One would have expected more caution.”
This category is for urban daily newspapers with a circulation above 50 000:
Finalists in McCall award
This category is for urban daily newspapers with a circulation of 50 000 or less:
Joel Mervis award
The judges described this category as the section that not only had the most notable innovation but the toughest contenders all vying for top honours. This category recognises urban weekly newspapers irrespective of their circulation, finalists are:
