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PRINT'S Regional Design Annual, the most comprehensive survey of graphic design in the United States, selected two projects by Wall-to-Wall Studios for inclusion in the December 2010 issue of Print. The first winning entry was for the 2009/2010 Season marketing communications for the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University, which included direct mail, print collateral and environmental elements. The second winning entry was for the logo and identity system designed by Wall-to-Wall Studios for the community of Oakland. Working in collaboration with the Oakland Community Council, Oakland Task Force, City of Pittsburgh Planning & Public Art and other key stakeholders, Wall-to-Wall Studios designed the branding for Oakland, the third largest commerce center in Pennsylvania and is often considered the cultural hub of the region.
View the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama case study.
 

The logo and identity system designed by Wall-to-Wall Studios for the community of Oakland was selected by Graphis, The International Journal of Visual Communication, as a Gold Award winner in the Design Annual 2011.  Working in collaboration with the Oakland Community Council, Oakland Task Force, City of Pittsburgh Planning & Public Art and other key stakeholders, Wall-to-Wall Studios designed the branding for Oakland, the third largest commerce center in Pennsylvania and often considered the cultural hub of the region.
 

Wall-to-Wall Studios received a National ADDY Award for Special Effects on the Bar 35 TV commercial. Bar 35 is a ritzy, retro bar on Hotel Street in the newly energized Downtown-Chinatown area of Honolulu and is rumored to have Hawaii's best happy hour.  With over 60,000 entries annually, the ADDY Awards are the world's largest and arguably toughest advertising competition and represent the true spirit of creative excellence.

 

Wall-to-Wall Studios was recently recognized with two Circle of Excellence Awards for The Little Brag Book designed for the Carnegie Mellon University Advancement Office. The honors were bestowed by The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).  The Circle of Excellence Awards are advancement’s premier international awards.  The Little Brag Book showcases innovations attributed to the university's alumni, faculty and students and was created to support the Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University, Inspire Innovation.  The Little Brag Book was selected as a Silver award winner in two categories:

--Individual institutional relations publications: other promotional publications category

--Excellence in design: books category
 

Wall-to-Wall Studios' creative and branding work was honored with 4 Pele Awards at the American Advertising Federation of Hawaii's annual Pele Awards, a creative competition designed to recognize the best advertising and design work created in Hawaii during the preceding calendar year.  The winning Wall-to-Wall Studios entries included: 

Category = E-Cards: "Holiday E-Card," Client: Hyatt Regency Waikiki

View the holiday microsite for the Hyatt Regency Waikiki.

Category = TV Under $25,000 Budget: "Ephemera," Client: Brasserie Du Vin
View the Ephemera TV spot.
View the Ephemera case study.

Category = Animation/Special Effects: "The Daves," Client: Bar 35

Category = Cinematography: "The Daves", Client: Bar 35
View The Daves TV spot.
View The Daves case study.

Also, special congratulations to Tammy Uy, creative director of Milici Valenti Ng Pack Advertising, who was named Advertising Woman of the Year!

 

Wall-to-Wall Studios was recently honored with two Design Excellence Awards at Context: AIGA Pittsburgh's Annual Design Competition and Exhibition.  Wall-to-Wall Studios won accolades for the Little Brag Book designed for the Carnegie Mellon University Advancement Office.  The Little Brag Book showcases innovations attributed to the university's alumni, faculty and students and was created to support the Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University, Inspire Innovation.  And, the website designed and developed by Wall-to-Wall Studios for Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR), www.paar.net also received a Design Excellence Award. PAAR responds to survivors of sexual violence with crisis intervention and counseling, educates the community to prevent sexual violence, and advocates for systems to respond to and prevent sexual violence. The other selected entries from Wall-to-Wall Studios in Context included Clothesline (Promotional Design for The Women's Auxiliary of Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC), Oakland (Identity Design for The Oakland Task Force) and School of Drama Season Carnegie Mellon (Promotional Design).

Visit the Pittsburgh Action Against Rape Case Study

Visit the Carnegie Mellon Brag Book Case Study

Undoubtedly a signature event within the advertising community, the Pittsburgh ADDY Awards celebrate the power of creativity and acknowledge the achievements in the past year.  Wall-to-Wall Studios won Two Silver ADDY Awards, both for collaborations with Carnegie Mellon University.  The first ADDY was for the 2009/2010 Season marketing communications for the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University, which included direct mail, print collateral and environmental elements. The second ADDY was for the Little Brag Book designed for the Carnegie Mellon University Advancement Office. 

View the School of Drama case study. 

View the Little Brag Book case study.

Honolulu Magazine's BEST OF HONOLULU 2010 issue is now on the newsstands and the Editors have concluded what we've known all along: J.J. Dolan's has the Best Pizza around. "Our favorite (after extensive testing, of course) is the New York style pie served at J.J. Dolan’s. We love the crust, the sauce, the cheese. Oh, the cheese..." Read more about it here. So congratulations to our pals (and clients) J.J. and Danny for recognition well deserved! See you guys at pau hana.

View the J.J. Dolan's case study.

Read feature article in the Pacific Business Journal about J.J. Dolan's fast success.

Wall-to-Wall Studios was recently honored with "Best of Show" accolades for the Little Brag Book designed for Carnegie Mellon University Advancement Office.  The Best of Show honors were bestowed by the Educational Advertising Awards, the largest competition in the country.  The Little Brag Book showcases innovations attributed to the university's alumni, faculty and students and was created to support the Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University, Inspire Innovation. W|W also won a "Silver Award" for its brochure design for the University of Hawaii Shidler College of Business and a "Merit Award" for its Logo / Identity design of the West Virginia Research Trust, commissioned by West Virginia University.

View the Carnegie Mellon Advancement Brag Book case study.

View the Shidler College of Business case study.

The Eastern University website (www.eastern.edu) designed by Wall-to-Wall Studios was one of 100 university/college sites reviewed by EDU Checkup in 2009 and achieved an overall 96-A rating, the third highest score given.  Eastern's website scored a 96 in graphics and imagery, a 96 in content and navigability, and another 96 in the behind-the-scenes coding.

View the EDU Checkup report.

View the Eastern University website.

The Honolulu Chapter of AIGA held its bi-annual HAWAII’S 5-O DESIGN AWARDS SHOW at the Pauahi Tower, Downtown Honolulu on November 6th, celebrating the State’s best in Print, Environmental, Packaging and Web design. This year’s national judges were: Robynne Raye (co-founder, Modern Dog Design, Seattle WA), Alan Dye (Creative Director, Apple’s Graphic Design Team, Cupertino CA), and Joshua Chen (founder, Chen Design Associates, San Francisco CA). Of the 43 awards presented, Wall-to-Wall Studios were selected for the following 15 honors:

Hawaii’s 5-O Top 3 Web Designs, Best of Show Judges' Selections:
“Hank’s Haute Dogs Website” www.hankshautedogs.com 
“Hawaiian Modern Website” www.hawaiianmodern.com  
“Heroes & Villains Website” thegiftfoundationofhawaii.org/2007

Hawaii’s 5-O Design Awards of Excellence:
“Artists of Hawaii Microsite” www.artistsofhi.org   (Honolulu Academy of Art)
“Artists of Hawaii Program” (Honolulu Academy of Art)
“Asian Sensation Brochure” (Honolulu Academy of Art)
“Asian Sensation Mailer”  (Honolulu Academy of Art)
“Black Tie Blue Jeans Microsite” www.btbjhawaii.org  (American Heart Association)
“Chinatown Chase Website” www.chinatownchase.com  (Hawaii Theatre Center)
“Heroes & Villains Invitation” (GIFT Foundation of Hawaii)
“J.J. Dolan’s Logo”   (J.J. Dolan’s)
“J.J. Dolan’s Signage”  (J.J. Dolan’s)
“J.J. Dolan’s Website” www.jjdolans.com  (J.J. Dolan’s)
“The Bean Counter Signage” (Shidler College of Business, Univ. of Hawaii)
“Wagnervision Website” www.wagnervision.com   (Brett Wagner)

The AIGA Honolulu Chapter is comprised of professionals and students in the fields of design and advertising. AIGA’s mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force. 

Mahalo to our Clients and Partners who made this work possible and so rewarding.

The Wall-to-Wall Studios Honolulu crew takes its Happy Hour on the road this First Friday.

See you at the AIGA Honolulu "HAWAII's 5-0" Design Awards Show tonight!

http://honolulu.aiga.org

Communication Arts has selected the Fallingwater website as its Web Pick of the Week, and it will be featured this Friday, July 17th.  The website will be highlighted on the Comm Arts homepage and their web picks section.

Communication Arts is the leading trade journal for visual communications. It's the largest creative magazine in the world and showcases the top work in graphic design, advertising, illustration, photography and interactive design.

View the Fallingwater Website Case Study

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) awarded W|W’s work on the Nazareth College Flight of the Flyers website with the Grand GOLD Circle of Excellence honors, in the Alumni Relations Program category.  The Circle of Excellence are advancement’s premier international awards. The site integrates a Google API mapping component to connect alumni using web 2.0 technology.

Check out the article about ways Universities are engaging alumi using social media in Mashable, the Online Social Media Guide, featuring the Flight of the Flyers website.

The W|W designed viewbook for Carnegie Mellon University tilted "Get Your Kilt On" received a Silver Award from CASE, the Council for Advancement in Support of Education.  The Circle of Excellence are advancement’s premier international awards.

View the Carnegie Mellon University branding case study here.