New York, NY (April 30, 2012) - The winners of The 2012 Communicator Awards have been announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts today.  With thousands of entries received from across the US and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring the creative excellence for communications professionals.

The Communicator Awards are judged and overseen by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA), a 550+ member organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.  Current IAVA membership represents a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms including: Condè Nast, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, HBO, Keller Crescent, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Tribal DDB, Victoria’s Secret, Wired, Yahoo!, and many others.

“The pool of entries we received for this year’s Communicator Awards serves as a true testament to the innovative ideas and capabilities of communications and marketing professionals around the world. Each year our entrants continue to amaze by reinventing the ways we communicate and market in an ever-changing industry” noted Linda Day, executive director of the IAVA.  She added, “On behalf of the entire Academy, we congratulate this year’s Communicator Award Entrants and Winners for their passion and dedication.  We are humbled to be given the opportunity to recognize such amazing work.”

The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program recognizing big ideas in marketing and communications. Founded nearly two decades ago, The Communicator Awards receives over 6,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. It is sponsored by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an assembly of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.

Of the businesses and agencies recognized in 2011, Paige1Media (in conjunction with Collipsis Web Solutions) did not come away empty-handed! The business received an award for Visual Appeal for the website design for Thrive Rescue Home. We couldn't be more pleased and grateful to our clients for making this possible!

2011 was a good year for Paige1Media. By December, the firm proudly held a total of 8 honorary awards by Graphic Design USA, which, every year, hosts the American Graphic Design Awards Contest.

The American Graphic Design Awards is a four decade old flagship competition, and is open to everyone in the graphic arts community – graphic design firms, advertising agencies, inhouse corporate and institutional designers, publishers and other media. Each year, roughly 1,000 pieces representing all media appear in the printed Design Annual and online.

Winners are informed by mail with congratulatory letters and certificates while a select number are further showcased in the 200-page annual celebrating the forward motion and lengthy strides of the graphic design community.

In 2011, Paige1Media placed among America's top rising graphic designers. Of the 8 pieces awarded, 2 were featured in the Graphic Design annual. Winning pieces are featured below, and include the Mountz Media & Publishing Finding a Treasure book cover, the Thrive Rescue Home brochure, the Essex House website, and the Diner Connection logo.

Paige1Media would be nothing without its faithful clients. Thank you for helping the firm move forward, and here's to another year full of inspiration and success! For more information about the Graphic Design Awards, visit www.gdusa.com.

Publishing history was made recently with the release of LOGOS 2, one of the first-ever "creative compilations" produced exclusively as an EBook. Paige1Media is one of a small number of design firms from all over the world with work included in LOGOS 2.

When Amazon.com introduced the Kindle reader in late 2007, the move to eBooks began. In less than four years, Amazon was selling more eBooks than hard-cover and soft-cover books combined. Until very recently, all eBooks were black and white, with type only.

But now, David E. Carter is producing full-color eBooks, loaded with hundreds of examples of outstanding creative work—exclusively as digital editions.

Carter, who created over 110 "creative compilations" on logos, graphic design and advertising as ink-on-paper books, is the top-selling producer of books in the history of graphic design. Now, he has released eight new graphic design eBooks through his company, Bright Books. The full color eBooks can be viewed on an iPad, Kindle Fire, other tablet devices or on any computer.

Carter founded Bright Books in March of 2010, a month before Apple's iPad was released. "Once the Kindle came out, it was inevitable that eBooks would eventually have color," Carter said, "and I wanted to be the first mover in eBooks for the graphic design world."

He has realized that goal with his eight new books, which focus on logos, posters and graphic design. He will produce 13 more eBooks for the creative world by the end of 2012. The new books are available for instant purchase and download through www.brightbooks.com. The site also offers free 20-page sample downloads of each book.

Featured in one of Social Tech Pop's headline articles, Paige1Media splashes the front cover of the premier popular culture and technology blog with a line that says it all - America’s Top 35 Business Cards. Business cards at best, are vitally used to grab the attention of their audience members and to make a lasting impression. Selected for unusual clarity and deepening use of color, Paige1Media finds root among 34 other highly creative designs.

At number 7, Paige1Media's card is coated in a creamy orange texture that features a translucent backdrop and broken line for softened exaggeration. The gradient finish across the central line enriches the piece and adds a sense of depth to the design. What's unique even more about this layered piece of art, is that graphic designer JP Jones pulls it all together with faded points of service in the backdrop, including logos, book typesets, newsletters, and more.

Branding a picture perfect business card may not be the easiest thing to do but when you've struck gold, you know you have that winning look, and networking becomes second nature too. To read the full article from Social Tech Pop's list of most notable business cards, click here.

Hand-selected as a panel judge for the 2011 International Business Awards, Paige1Media welcomes the honor of previewing entries on design and marketing effectiveness of many Fortune 500 companies. Some of the most top tier businesses around the world, including Best Buy, Hilton Hotels, BMW, and Accenture, have submitted entries to the competition and will be scored by the quality and clarity of their work.

According to the IBA, the Stevie Awards are the World's Premier Business Awards formed to recognize the achievements and work of organizations worldwide. Beginning in 2002, the awards have been hosted every year in honor of exceptional advertising and outstanding marketing championed by many prolific names in business.

The results are in! Paige1Media takes an honorary bow among thousands of entries received all over the world by the Communicator Awards in its 17th Annual distinctive program. Judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, The Communicator Awards are hosted every year with the intent of providing sound, critical acknowledgment of the most competitive arts and media each consecutive year brings to the podium. Not only are traditional works of print value entered into the competition, but also digital and interactive pieces with particular attention to evolving strategies in all categories.

Paige1Media takes home two awards this year for outstanding achievement in the print media category. One gold was awarded for the Summer Fire Event Promo package entry and a silver for the FCF Missions Brochure. Performing up to par under high-ranking expectations, P1M proudly showcases these awards on behalf of her clients, whose inspirational ideas generate articles of pure excellence every year.

Particular honor was recognized this year for high level of work reflecting a growing awareness of the digital world in which we live. P1M continue to demonstrate excellent perspective of these media relevant and industry prevalent advances through the addition of new media articles to her repertoire. Take a look at these and more at www.Paige1Media.com.

GRAPHIC DESIGN USA ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 42nd ANNUAL AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARDS COMPETITION

New York, NY – Paige1Media aggressively places in the 2010 Graphic Design USA Awards Contest, host to one of the leading magazines in the US for Graphic Designers and Creative Professionals.

According to the design powerhouse's mantra, the best and brightest compete sharing their affinity for trend-setting design and envelope-pushing competition. Paige1Media landed a spot among 8,000 total entries with 5 stellar Print designs.

Winners are informed by mail with congratulatory letters and certificates while a select number are further showcased in the 200 page annual celebrating the forward motion and lengthy strides of the graphic design community.

Below are our pieces recognized this year for creative brilliance. Included are Paige1Media's Market Yourself Book cover design, Barbara Howell's Splinters: The Pain, The Passion, The Point cover design, "It Ain't Over til It's Over!", One Woman. One Story. One Night., and Church Unlimited's letterhead design.

It is an honor designing for passionate clients whose inspiring ideas take shape center stage. For more information on the American Graphic Design Awards, visit www.gdusa.com.

Out of thousands of entries from well-known ad agencies, production, public relations, and design firms all across the country, Paige1Media took home two awards of distinction in the 16th Annual Communicator Awards. Works honored by this year's distinguished New York City panel include Barbara Howell's Splinters: The Pain, The Passion, The Point Promotional Kit and Ruth Driscoll's business card design. Both are P1M signature pieces and have won the hearts of many. Splinters kit includes posters, bookmarks, and a variety of news related information on Howell and her book. The stunning display of worn earthen elements bring immediacy to center stage as she unfolds her life struggles and adventures – this is the true story of a woman becoming successful in a man's profession. Driscoll's highly patriotic card concept captures an array of elegance and beauty rarely seen on the corporate battlefield – this is the work of an American and a culinary dream. Paige1Media would like to thank all of her wonderful clients for the award winning ideas they inspire everyday.

This year, roughly 1,000 pieces were presented the GD USA Design annual. Slowly but surely, over four decades, our Annual has become a meeting place for the best and the brightest.

Media diversity abounds: print and collateral, package design and in-store graphics, advertising and sales promotion, invitations and announcements, direct mail and catalogs, magazines and books, broadcast and film and - surprise, surprise - more internet and interactive pieces than ever. Diverse, too, are the organizations and clients: Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial start-ups, consumer and business-to-business ventures, political and religious organizations, governments and trade associations, universities and cultural institutions.

"Splinters" was selected based on the cover design and interior layout design of the 160 pg, full color book that has pictures weaving throughout the layout—making it more reader friendly and setting the bar for designers everywhere.  

The book boasts great layouts are the beginning of all effective visual communication. This 384 page book will showcase only the best layouts in a variety of disciplines, including publication design (books and magazines) to print design (menus, brochures, posters) and more.