Dispatch's Stark, Sprague earn 1st in use of color in advertising

Forum Communications Co. creative production artist Sue Stark (left) and Brainerd Dispatch media consultant Jill (Wasson) Sprague

By Brainerd Dispatch

February 07, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Brainerd Dispatch media consultant Jill (Wasson) Sprague and creative production artist Sue Stark earned first place for use of color in advertising in the 2018-19 Better Newspaper Contest.

The award recognized advertisements among all Minnesota dailies entered in the contest, run by the Minnesota Newspaper Association.

A four-page advertising section for the Northland Arboretum earned the Brainerd Dispatch first place in use of color in advertising in the 2018-19 Better Newspaper Contest.

Describing Sprague and Stark's submission of a four-page advertising section for the Northland Arboretum, a judge wrote: "I liked how the colors broke up the categories. The added photos brought in more color. All flowed together well."

Stark also earned a second-place finish in use of color in advertising for her work on a Bowling Blast advertisement for the Detroit Lakes Tribune.