The infusion of dialogue and artful writing put the reader at the scene of an impromptu biology lesson.

The detail! The composition! This is just lovely, lovely work in a super-competitive field.

An interesting angle to take ahead of the Open — and one that was well put together.

The passion for birds comes through in the photos and the writing from a lifetime of traveling the globe.

So much expression and liveliness and fun. My goodness, these animal and people faces just jump off the page at you. Beautiful technique. Heaps of confidence and skill in such a simple presentation.

A fascinating look at a true North Carolina gem and its historical significance to biology.

I enjoyed this quite a bit!

Another great Howell's Masonry ad, in fact all three entries were clever. Creativity is key with these. I would have liked the employees names (first is fine) instead of "The Band" - if the ad client is submitting ads ready made, don't hesitate to make suggestions to them with the intent of making their ad the best it can be. 3rd place!

This says so much without saying a WORD!! Not. One. Word. Yet, still a Statement!

If only...someone were to have shard those words of advice when "we" were young. This is a good idea, and business owners were nicely candid.

This ad packs a ton of information for the reader without it being 'stuffed' - easy readability of all text - visually nice with award graphics, QR code and Call to Action for donations bumped this up into 2nd place. Good work. Nonprofits are a great source of ad revenue. Only one thing, the entry title said Sept 2024. Double check those things! Congratulations on a good ad.

This felt like a family photo. I liked that feeling for an ad.

Happy Brickday Bossman! Extremely clever ad - loved the play on a cake recipe -- excellent use of color and clean layout coordinating with their work shirts. Enough strong flair in the title font without being fussy. Eye-catching all around! 1st place!

This looks good from before noon through dinner! Clean!!! To the point. Nice layout, and fonts.