February 23rd, 2010 by admin
Jennifer Blankenship, Samantha Compton and Thomas Vaughn, pictured
These local awards recognize creative excellence in advertising and graphic design of promotional materials. Students won four of six Gold medals, and three of the eight Silver medals and overall won more Gold ADDYs than any other college in this competition.
Top awards for AIC students included two Gold ADDYs in package design, one in interactive media, and one in book cover design. students also won two Silver ADDYs one in package design and one in logo design. Gold student award recipients will move on to compete against students in the district competition (Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia) which will be held in Orlando, Fla.
In commenting on the awards competition, Marion K. Allman, AIC*College of Design CEO and co-founder, said, “The impressive results our students have achieved in this competition are proof that our focused curriculum and small class sizes give them the foundation they need to be successful. is what has enabled our students to dominate the local and the national ADDY competitions in the past two years competing against local four-year colleges.
Winning a total of 19 ADDY awards during the past three years and being the only Ohio college credited with a national ADDY, shows we stand true to our motto of Preparing Creative Minds for Business,” she concluded.
AIC’s Mark Gilddorf was the only local student award winner last year to move on to the national competition held in Washington, D.C. His Carnevore Restaurant Identity earned a Silver ADDY at the national competition.
AIC senior, Samantha Compton who won a Gold ADDY for her Automoblox package design said, “we all have worked so hard to be creative and professional, this awards ceremony could not have been more exciting to me.”
The ADDY awards attracts more than 60,000 entries annually, and is the largest advertising industry competition in the world. The competition is run by the non-profit American Advertising Federation through its 200 member clubs and 15 districts
The AIC*College of Design 2010 Student ADDY Awards
Package Design
Two Gold ADDYs
Jennifer Blankenship-Automoblox package design (right)
Samantha Compton-Automoblox package design (left)
Two Silver ADDYs
Kay Summe-Frosted Animal Delights package (right)
Alex Bennett-Blazing Aces wine bottles (left)
Internet/Interactive Media
One Gold ADDY
Tiffany Barrett-Shostakovich website design
Book Cover
One Gold ADDY
Thomas Vaughn-Miho book jacket
Logo Design
One Silver ADDY
Kay Summe-Urban Bee Keepers logo design
About The AIC*College of Design
The AIC*College of Design, *The Art Institute of Cincinnati, is a private college of graphic design. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & Colleges (ACCSC) and approved by the Ohio Board of Regents and is a member of the International Council of Design Schools (ICDS).
Founded in 1976, by Marion K. Allman, and Cyndi A. Mendell, the school was the first in Cincinnati to offer computer graphics as a major. Students graduate from the college with a two-year accelerated Associate Degree of Applied Science in Graphic Design/Computer Graphics. The AIC*College of Design graduates are employed by companies and organizations of all types and sizes.
