The South China Morning Post won 76 awards at the 46th edition of the Best of News Design Creative Competition, with an infographic illustrating the difficult living conditions of domestic helpers in Hong Kong taking home two gold and three silver medals.
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The Society for News Design announced on Friday that the Post’s graphics team won three gold, seven silver and 20 bronze awards overall, placing the company second behind The New York Times among news outlets taking part in the competition.
Post editor-in-chief Tammy Tam congratulated the winners for their “impressive medal haul”.
“Every year our talented artists and designers compete against some of the best professionals in the news business and come out as big winners,” she said.
“Their hard work, talent and accomplishments are an inspiration and morale booster during these difficult operating times amid fast-changing technological challenges for the media industry, and reinforce our commitment to world-class journalism.”
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Infographic designer Davies Surya’s Bedtime stories of Hong Kong’s helpers received two gold awards in the categories of “multiple illustrations (single subject)” and “regional/local infographics”. Surya’s visual story detailed the living conditions of three foreign domestic helpers using data, photos and videos.
“The judges recognised the insane amount of work and design sophistication required to weave graphics through data in a way that feels seamless,” the organiser wrote.