At the recent annual Best of Gannett awards, designer Merry Eccles claimed the first, second and third prizes for cover design/best cover. Today, in Staunton, Va.’s News Leader, she’s wrapped up another impressive trifecta with her final front-page artwork for the paper’s three-part investigation into child sexual abuse.
Eccles, who works for Gannett’s Design Studio Nashville, has a very distinct visual style. Her Tumblr and NewsPageDesigner portfolios reveal many more clever images. She also recently garnered social media acclaim for a front-page tribute to Merle Haggard.
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