The jury is now out for us on the value of design awards, but here’s a few that we have received over the years.

While design awards are not the penultimate test, they are good indicator of the adherence to the formal aspects of design as measured by our peers and market expectations at the time. Success in the eyes of clients and their audiences or marketplaces will always be the final test of our works’ worthiness.

Examples and articles on our work have also been published in the following books and magazines:
Applied Arts (Canada)
Azure (Canada)
Studio (Canada)
Communication Arts (USA)
HOW Business Annual (USA)
Print (USA)
Design Trends (China)
Almanac of Asia-Pacific Design II & III (China)

2013 CASE District VIII Communication Silver Award
CIRS Video

2012 Design Edge Canada Regional Design Awards Finalist
Obsession: Bikes website

2012 IABC Gold Quill Award of Merit (International) & Bronze Quill Award of Excellence (BC)
TransCanada: We Are Here

2011 IABC Silver Leaf Award of Merit
We Are Here: The TransCanada Journey 1998-2010

2010 IABC Silver Leaf Awards
Open Talk Identity

Directions 2008
Advertising & Design Club of Canada (A&DC)
Merit Award
Garagiste Wine labels

GDC National Graphex 2008
Award of Distinction
Garagiste Wine Labels

GDC National Graphex 2008
Award of Distinction
Dr. Andrew Mason Stationery

2007 Applied Arts Awards Annual
Obsession: Bikes Logo

2007 Applied Arts Awards Annual
Obsession: Bikes Stationery

2006 IABC Silver Leaf Award of Excellence
BCAA Corporate Calendar 2005/06

2006 Unisource NUARS Judges’ Choice
PenderFund 2005 Annual Report

2006 Lotus Awards
Merit for Best Annual Report
PenderFund 2005 Annual Report

2006 Applied Arts Awards Annual
GDC AGM 2006 poster

GDC National Graphex’06
Award of Merit
UBC 2005 Viewbook: You Should Be Here

GDC National Graphex’06
Award of Merit
Emdoubleyu Christmas Card

GDC National Graphex’06
Award of Merit
Narrative 360: Kites, Guns & Dreams

GDC National Graphex’06
Award of Merit
GDC@50 Logo

2005 Summit Creative Awards
Gold Award
Narrative 360: Kites, Guns & Dreams

2005 Lotus Awards
Lotus for Best Catalogue
Narrative 360: Kites, Guns & Dreams

2005 CASE District VIII Awards
(Council for Advancement & Support of Education)
Bronze Award, Student Publications/Viewbooks
UBC Viewbook 2005

2005 Applied Arts Awards Annual
GDC AGM 2004 poster

2004 Lotus Awards
Merit for Miscellaneous Print
Narrative 360: Documents & Dreams

2004 CASE District VIII Awards
(Council for Advancement & Support of Education)
Bronze Award, Student Publications/Viewbooks
UBC Viewbook 2004

2004 IABC/BC
Blue Wave Awards
Award of Excellence
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research newsletter

2003 IABC/BC
Blue Wave Awards
Award of Excellence
Coast Capital Tidelines newsletters

GDC National Graphex’03
Award of Merit
Vancouver Grizzlies: It’s About Time brochure

2003 Applied Arts Awards Annual
GDC AGM 2002 poster

2003 Applied Arts Awards Annual
Environs’002 Conference poster

2002 IABC/BC
Blue Wave Awards
Award of Merit
Coast Capital Tidelines newsletter

GDC National
Pica’02 Design Awards
Award of Merit
Rocky Mountain Bicycles 2002 Catalogue

2001 Applied Arts Awards Annual
GDC AGM 2000 poster

2001 Applied Arts Awards Annual
gdc.net.01.00

Directions 2000
Advertising & Design Club of Canada (A&DC)
Merit Award
Brainium.com Identity

Directions 2000
(A&DC)
Merit Award
gdc.net.01.00

Directions 2000
(A&DC)
Merit Award
Chris Schrameck Baseball Promo

2000 Lotus Awards
Merit for Logo/Corporate Identity
Dizzy Cycles

GDC National Graphex 2000
Silver Award
Vancouver League for Studies in Architecture & the Environment:
MB Lectures on Architecture Poster

GDC National Graphex 2000
Silver Award
Brainium.com Identity

GDC National Graphex 2000
Merit Award
Dekerf’99: Defining the Cutting Edge

2000 Applied Arts Awards Annual
Vancouver League for Studies in Architecture & the Environment:
MB Lectures on Architecture Poster

1999 Lotus Awards
Merit for Logo/Corporate Identity
Brainium.com

1999 Communication Arts
Design Annual
GDC/BC Ephemera Philatelica Invitation

1999 Print’s Sports & Entertainment Show
Award of Excellence
Dekerf’99: Defining the Cutting Edge

1998 Global Awards:
The Best in Healthcare Communications Worldwide Finalist
GVMHS 1996/97 Annual Report

Kanzaki Papers
Outstanding Achievement Award in North America for use of Topkote Recycled
Dekerf’98: Defining the Cutting Edge

1997 Lotus Awards
Merit for Product Brochure/Catalogue
Dekerf’98: Defining the Cutting Edge

Graphex’97
Judges’ Choice & Award of Excellence
Evan’s Birth Announcement

Graphex’97
Award of Excellence
Dekerf’98: Defining the Cutting Edge

Graphex’97
Award of Excellence
Methanex 1995 Annual Report

1996 Financial Post
Bronze Award, Oil and Gas
Methanex 1995 Annual Report

1996 Applied Arts Awards Annual
Island Paper Mills
“What is Praiseworthy” video

1996 Applied Arts Awards Annual
Island Paper Mills
“What is Praiseworthy” promotional brochures

1996 Applied Arts Awards Annual
Herrainco Design Associates
1995 Christmas Card

Creativity 26 (1996), New York
Island Paper Mills,
“What is Praiseworthy – Passion & Spirit” promotional brochure

1995 Summit Creative Awards
Bronze Award
Island Paper Mills, “What is Praiseworthy” video

1995 Financial Post
Bronze Award, Oil and Gas
Methanex 1994 Annual Report

1995 Lotus Award
Product Brochure/Catalogue
Sims Snowboard 1996 Softgoods Catalogue

1995 Lotus Award
Brochure/Annual Report
Glenlyon-Norfolk School Prospectus

Graphex’95
Award of Excellence
Island Paper Mills,
“In Celebration of the Amber Fluid” promotion

Graphex’95
Award of Excellence
Sims Snowboards 1995 Hardgoods/Softgoods Catalogues

1995 Applied Arts Awards Annual
Sims Snowboards 1995 Hardgoods/Softgoods Catalogues

Creativity ’95, New York
Island Paper Mills
“In Celebration of the Amber Fluid” promotion

Creativity ’95
Sims Snowboard Corp.
Softgoods Catalogue

1994 Lotus Award,
Best Self-Promotion
Island Paper Mills,
“In Celebration of the Amber Fluid” promotion

1994 Lotus Award
Product Brochure/Catalogue
Island Paper Mills,
“In Celebration of the Amber Fluid” promotion

1994 Financial Post
Silver Award, Environmental Reporting
Westcoast Energy 1993 Environmental Report

1994 Financial Post
Bronze Award, Oil and Gas
Methanex 1993 Annual Report

Creativity ‘94, New York
Creative Achievement in Logotype Design
for Oak Tree Clinic Logo

Graphex ’93
Award of Excellence
Wedding Invitation

The Best of International Self-Promotion
Award of Excellence
1992 Herrainco Desk Calendar

Creativity ’92, New York
Award of Distinction
Bare Wetsuits 1992 Marketing Collateral

Kanzaki Papers
3rd Place in North America for use of Topkote Paper
BARE Wetsuits 1990 Marketing Materials

Creativity ’91, New York
Award of Distinction
Identity for Lipton & Son
Cabinet Makers

Graphex ‘91
Award of Excellence
Lipton & Son Cabinet Makers Stationery

Graphex ‘91
Award of Distinction
BARE Wetsuits 1991 Marketing Materials

Graphex ‘91
Award of Distinction
BARE Wetsuits “Take the Tech. Do the Art.” Poster

Graphex ‘91
Award of Distinction
Durham College Corporate Identity/Manual

Letraset 1983 Student Design Competition
Award of Merit