The annual Malofiej Awards for Infographics were organized by the Spanish chapter of the Society for News Design (SND-E) for accomplishments in journalistic infographics.[1] They have been regarded as some of the most prestigious in this field.[2][3] The awards were given each March in Pamplona, Spain.
Submissions were invited online.[4]
On October 1, 2021, the organizers announced[5] that the awards would be paused “while we open a period of reflection to think about how to continue with them in the future.”
History[edit]
The awards are named for Argentine designer Alejandro Malofiej, who made simple and creative graphics.[6]
The Malofiej were an essential reference for their prestige and drawing power. The Awards, considered to be the Pulitzers for infographics,[1] the professional workshop “Show, Don’t Tell!” and the Conference in Pamplona annually bring together the best infographics artists from media (newspapers, magazines, agencies) from around the world.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "New Narratives team at EL PAÍS takes top prize at Malofiej awards for Covid-19 feature". El País. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "Reuters wins 14 Malofiej International Infographic Awards". Reuters. 2020-08-03.
- ^ "Times Wins Malofiej Honors". The New York Times Company. 2020-08-11.
- ^ Call for entries at Malofiej web site
- ^ Malofiej Twitter post
- ^ Lulu Pinney. Bart and Lisa go infografista. Eye magazine website. Summer 2007
Further reading[edit]
- El País and Errea Comunicación receive the Best of Show awards, June 17, 2021
- Behind the Awards — Explores the challenges the team faced, and how they created the visualization that won the top award of the Malofiej competition
- Inside 2019'S Malofiej World Summit, the "Pulitzer of infographics", Newspaper Club, 4 May 2019
- Online Graphics - Explore winners of the 25th Malofiej International Infographics Awards
- Laura Hazard Owen, At the Malofiej Infographics World Summit, “the best form of storytelling is often static”, Nieman Lab, 11 March 2016
- Malofiej is here, dive in!, Society for News Design web site
- The New York Times and National Geographic win the Endesa Best of Show Award, August 5, 2020
- Jonathon Berlin. Malofiej 20 winners: The jury talks about the gold medal work, at Society for News Design web site, March 24, 2012