You don’t do it for the advertising awards. But a little recognition goes a long way.
So we’re proud to announce that the Ideabar creative team won big at the AAF American Advertising Awards Treasure Coast competition for work completed in 2016.
This rhino image is central to the award-winning “Almost This Close” campaign that Ideabar created for Lion Country Safari.
We captured honors in every category we entered.
Competing against agencies in Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties, Ideabar picked up five gold and three silver awards. Plus, we won the prestigious Judges’ Award.
The wins came in the categories of advertising campaign, consumer website, interactive email, logo design and in-theater commercial.
Ideabar art director Kevin Blandon and graphic designer Daniel Sauceda represented Ideabar at the gala, held at the Pittenger Center in Stuart, Fla.
Ideabar intern Annie Mayer also picked up six awards on her own – five in the student competition and one in the professional contest.
Formerly known as the ADDYs, the awards are the advertising industry’s largest competition. They attract more than 40,000 entries nationwide each year.
Three Florida members of the AAF judged the 84 professional and 32 student entries for the Treasure Coast division.
Now, many of our winning entries will advance to the regional competition and, if they win there, go on to nationals.
Without further adieu, here’s a list of Ideabar’s most recent advertising awards:
Judges’ Choice: Ideabar’s campaign for Lion Country Safari. This work showed a giraffe peeking over a little girl’s shoulder and a family washing a rhino as if it were a car.
Creative director: Tonya Speciale; art director: Kevin Blandon; senior copywriter: Staci Sturrock; digital design director: Jorge Gomez; designer: Daniel Sauceda
Gold Award in Print Advertising/Newspaper Advertising: Lion Country Safari
Creative director: Tonya Speciale; art director: Kevin Blandon; senior copywriter: Staci Sturrock; digital design director: Jorge Gomez; designer: Daniel Sauceda
Gold Award in Elements of Advertising Photography Campaign: Lion Country Safari
Art director: Kevin Blandon; digital design director: Jorge Gomez; designer: Daniel Sauceda
Ideabar’s award-winning image for LivRelief.
Gold Award in Elements of Advertising Photography Campaign: LivRelief
Art director: Kevin Blandon; digital design director: Jorge Gomez; designer: Daniel Sauceda
Gold Award in Online/Interactive Consumer Website: Elysee
Art director: Kevin Blandon; digital design director: Jorge Gomez
Gold Award in Film, Video & Sound In-Theater Commercial or Slide: Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County
Creative director: Tonya Speciale; senior copywriter: Staci Sturrock; art director: Kevin Blandon; digital design director: Jorge Gomez; designer: Daniel Sauceda
Silver Award in Print Advertising/Newspaper Advertising: Downtown Development Authority of West Palm Beach
Creative director: Tonya Speciale; photographer: Jim Beriau: writers: Keith Merritt and Staci Sturrock; designer: Jenna Lehtola
Silver Award in Elements of Advertising Logo Design: LivRelief
Digital design director: Jorge Gomez
Silver Award in Online/Interactive Email: One River Point
Art director: Kevin Blandon; digital design director: Jorge Gomez; designer: Daniel Sauceda
Contact Ideabar:
(561) 820-4280
ideabar@coxinc.com