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Based in Las Vegas, Liz Brown is a creative professional and journalist who specializes in making complicated information accessible to a general audience. Her work often incorporates illustration, infographics and playful discovery to engage the viewer while teaching them about the topic at hand. Obsessive about how and why things work, her curiosity drives her research, design and illustration. For inquiries, she can be reached at design.lizbrown@gmail.com.


Honors

Society for News Design

Silver
• 2017, News Design, Cover Story/Compact 49,999, The Sunday, Unbreakable Vegas
2012, News Design, A-Section/Broadsheet 175,000+, Obama/Romney Politics Wrap, Las Vegas Sun

Awards of Excellence
• 2016, News Design [Pages], Cover Story/Compact 50,000-174,999, The Political Life of Harry Reid
• 2016, Special News Topics, Editor's Choice: Local/Regional, The Sunday, The Future of Transportation
• 2015, Individual Page Design [Individual Portfolio], Combination 50,000-174,999, The Sunday
2015, Special News Topics, Politics/Elections, The Sunday
• 2014, News Design/Page(s), Local Section/Compact 50,000-174,999, The Sunday, Modern Addiction
2014, News Design, Local Section/Compact 50,000-174,999, The Sunday, Ebola Outbreak
• 2014, Individual Portfolio/Page Designer, Combination 50,000-174,999, The Sunday
• 2014, News Design/Page(s), Local Section/Compact 50,000-174,999, The Sunday
2014, Special news topics, Editor's Choice: Local/Regional, The Sunday, Endangered Waterways
2012, Individual Portfolio/Page Designer, News, circulation 175,000+

Society of Professional Journalists
2017, Sigma Delta Chi Award Honorees, Staff award, Deadline Reporting (Non-Daily Publication),
Unbreakable Vegas: Stories of Heroism and Resilience in the Face of Tragedy

Association of Alternative Newsmedia
2018, First place, Cover design, staff award, Las Vegas Weekly Magazine
2015, Second place, Cover design, staff award, Las Vegas Weekly Magazine
2014, Second place, Editorial layout, staff award, Las Vegas Weekly Magazine

Best of the West
2018, First place, page design, Unbreakable Vegas, The Sunday
2017, Second place, page design, Saving the Ocean from the Desert, The Sunday
2017, First place, page design, “The unparalleled political life of Harry Reid, The Sunday
2013, First place, page design, Obama Romney page design and illustration, Las Vegas Sun

Nevada Press Association
2018, Outstanding Visual journalist, The Sunday
• 2018, Best advertising innovation, native advertising
• 2018, Second and third place, Best Ad Series, native content
2018, Second Place, Best page one design, The Sunday
2018, Third Place, Best graphic designer, The Sunday
• 2017, Best advertising innovation, The Sunday’s native content
• 2017, Best Ad Series, The Sunday, HCA Healthcare native content
• 2017, First Place, Best graphic designer, The Sunday
• 2017, First Place, Best illustrated photo, The Sunday
• 2017, Third Place, Best page one design, The Sunday
• 2016, First Place, Best page one design, The Sunday
• 2016, Second Place, Best graphic designer, The Sunday
• 2015, Outstanding Visual journalist, The Sunday
• 2015, First Place, Best page designer, The Sunday
• 2015, Second Place, Best illustrated photo, What’s traveling through our city? The Sunday
• 2014, Second Place, Best illustration, Listen to yourself and loved ones, The Sunday
• 2013, First Place, Best page designer, Las Vegas Sun
• 2013, First Place, Best illustration, Obama Romney, Las Vegas Sun
• 2013, Second Place, Best illustration, Nevada Watercolor, Las Vegas Sun
• 2012, First Place, Best page designer
• 2012, Third Place, Best illustration, Muhammad Ali, Las Vegas Sun