Graphic design and digital design projects are always underway at Trillion. However, the end of the year waits for the American Graphic Design Awards from Graphic Design USA. It’s a well-respected design competition that has been around for 55 years and acknowledges design excellence by creative professionals.
“…seeing the creative team’s faces when the awards were announced was priceless!”
This design awards competition attracts approximately 10,000 entries from graphic design companies and creative agencies across the nation. The competition for the highly coveted awards is intense.
This year Trillion received five American Graphic Design Awards for creative excellence produced over the past year.
“We are so fortunate to have such a dynamically creative team at Trillion. We live by the saying ‘no egos’ and this mentality helps us be mindful of our client’s goals and finding creative ways to collaborate in order to achieve those goals,” says Lou Leonardis, creative director at Trillion. “But the inner artists in us always want to win awards and be recognized for our work by peers and other creative professionals. That’s why seeing the creative team’s faces when the awards were announced was priceless!”
The award-winning graphic design projects are:
So i Heard Music Branding
Branding + Identity Programs Category
This fun, cool and technology-driven music school wanted an upgraded brand. Trillion created it to span a wide range of print and digital media as well as incorporating it into interior design elements. You can see more and read more about the So i Heard Music rebrand here.
Paper Mill Playhouse 80th Anniversary Gala Invitation Design
Announcements, Invites + Greeting Cards Category
When Paper Mill Playhouse needed a special look and feel for their milestone 80th year gala, we created a design that was appropriate for a swanky, spring fundraiser. We mixed offset printing with foil stamping and a spot UV coating to create a varied degree of reflectance on the piece. You can see the invitation design here.
Paper Mill Playhouse Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn Show Poster Design
Posters Category
Capturing the feel of a snowy Connecticut farm was a priority for our creative team when designing and illustrating the artwork for the Holiday Inn show poster design. The color, layout, typography and integration of show branding and Paper Mill Playhouse branding were all considered in this award-winning poster.
Temple Rodef Shalom Capital Campaign Brochure Design
Brochures + Collateral Category
When millions of dollars are need to be raised for a non-profit organization, careful attention must be paid to the fundraising materials. In this case, Temple Rodef Shalom, one of the nation’s largest Jewish congregations, asked Trillion to design a brochure that was special and captured the essence of how important it was to donate to this fundraising capital campaign. Read more about the capital campaign design here.
Newark Downtown District Branding
Branding + Identity Programs Category
Newark Downtown District, a special improvement district located in New Jersey’s largest city, wanted to refresh their visual identity and Trillion made it happen. A refreshed logo design, logo modifiers, refined and expanded color palette, fonts and more continue to help the internal marketing team generate consistent collateral materials for the organization. You can see more of the Newark Downtown District brand and identity design here.
What’s next for Trillion?
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