You probably know about the American Graphic Design Awards—it’s a national design competition that’s been held by Graphic Design USA for nearly five decades. This year, it attracted more than 8,000 entries, so we here at Big are especially pleased and proud to announce that four of our projects were selected to receive an Awards Certificate of Excellence.
Because, chances are, the new guy is someone you’ll want to know. His name is Jim Ulmer, and he’s our new Business Development Director. Which means he’s not only charged with the development of new business for Big, he’s also here to help our existing clients make the most of their own projects. (more…)
The Richmond Heart Ball, an annual black-tie fundraiser held by the American Heart Association, is one of our fair city’s biggest to-do’s—and a great way to make a difference. So we at Big were honored to help with the event by being the AHA’s design partner for the second year running. Actually, this was also the second year we helped with the AHA’s Go Red for Women Luncheon, another important part of the organization’s fight against cardiovascular disease and stroke. In addition to creating a variety of marketing materials for both events, we were also designated a Go Red Ambassador for the Luncheon and an Advocate of the Heart for the Heart Ball. All of which makes us pleased to report that this year’s events raised a combined total of $990,000, up from $950,000 last year.
Yes, we know—here it is, nearly the end of January, and we’re just now getting around to the first post of the new year. Our only excuse is that things have been big-time busy here at Big. Which, of course, is exactly how we like it. And we hope things are similarly booming for our gentle readers out there. But before we get any further behind, let’s move on to our first news item of 2011. And as you might suspect from the graphic above, it has to do with typefaces.
If Santa isn’t reason enough to be on your best behavior, our holiday video this year presents even more compelling incentive. Based on an old (very old) seasonal tradition. We did not make this up. Watch here.