Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post wins haul of awards for digital, print and photography both locally and internationally
- Post wins 42 awards from the Society of News Design, including ‘Best in Show’ for a large organisation category for ‘Life in Hong Kong’s Shoebox Housing’
- Nine awards were given to Post staff at the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association’s annual competition
The South China Morning Post has scooped dozens of awards locally and internationally, including 42 from the Society of News Design announced on Tuesday, out of a total of about 4,600 entries.
The online piece “Life in Hong Kong’s Shoebox Housing” won the high honour of “Best in Show” for a large organisation category of 1,800 digital entries.
Created by Post graphic designers Kaliz Lee, Adolfo Arranz, Marcelo Duhalde, Han Huang and Dennis Wong, it showcases the environment of Hong Kong’s notoriously tiny subdivided flats and the life of residents.
The team approached an old story with a new format with the use of illustrations, exploded-view images and cross-sections, and spent more than a month on research which included on-site shooting of photos and videos before building the infographics.
The result was a vivid look into the buildings that house these tiny homes, as the walls slowly peeled away to reveal intricate details of the environment – a room with a dozen beds stacked against one another with only two ceiling fans for cooling and ventilation, narrow hallways, shared bathrooms in poor condition and expired fire extinguishers.
The piece also snagged silver and bronze awards in multiple categories, including Design Features, Infographic Features and In-house Illustration.