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RIPE Judges
April 2010 – RIPE Creative Principal, Mark Anthony Munoz, will be headed off to sunny California to judge the AAF ADDY Competition for District 15. The district includes Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara and other locations. Mark is looking forward to reviewing all the great work from such a diverse district.
RIPE "Bags a Beast"
March 2010 – Those who bagged a beast were announced at the 25th Annual ADDY Awards. The gala theme honored the community’s “creative beasts”. This year, AAF Metro Phoenix received an almost-record-breaking 723 entries in 147 categories, from 74 companies throughout the Phoenix metro area.
Top awards went to:
- Best Of Show: Mindspace, Inc. self-promotion calendar
- Art Directors of the Year: Stewart West and John Johnson from TunnelBravo
- Special Judges Award: Riester for the American Lung Association’s “Lungs” tee and poster entries
- Ad Person Of The Year: Park Howell, President of Park&Co
RIPE Creative was also honored again this year with a Silver ADDY for Ad Club Promotion: 2009 ADDY Awards Collateral.
Click here for a complete list of winners and to download a copy of the 2010 Awards Book.
RIPE Judges
January 2010 – RIPE Creative Principal to judge District National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC)
RIPE Creative Principal, Susannah Fields, has been honored with a request to judge the District 6 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) in Southfield, MI. Susannah is looking forward to seeing all the great work from total of 21 schools, making this a mega district. The corporate client for this year’s NSAC is State Farm Insurance.
Click here for more information on the NSAC competition.
The Traps Have Been Triggered
January 2010 – ADDY judging was held January 15-16th in the penthouse suite at the über-hip Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, Arizona. Judges arrived to inspect the traps and select the creative bait that has worked the best in the metro Phoenix market.
The extremely talented judges for the 25th Annual ADDYs were: Mark Carlson, Creative Director, US Marketing, McDonald’s Corporation, Alesandra Lariu, Digital Group Creative Director, McCann Erickson NYC and Jay Roth, Senior Copywriter, The Integer Group, Denver, Co.
Our three awesome judges were tasked with judging 700+ professional entries for print, radio, television, interactive and multimedia categories, as well as some excellent student work. Entrants were notified on the status of their entries in early February.
This year's ADDYS Gala will be held on Saturday, March 6, at the Downtown Sheraton Phoenix from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. Ad 2 Phoenix will again host the traditional ADDY after party.
For breaking ADDY news, check out The Pixelated Prophet blog.
The 2010 ADDY Hunt is on
December 2009 – Amount of great work entered in 2010 ADDY competition exceeds expectations!
ADDY Co-chairs Mark Anthony Munoz and Susannah Fields are glad to report that over 700 entries were submitted for the 25th Annual AAF-Metro Phoenix ADDY Award competition. A record-breaking 74 companies entered this year's competition making it one of the biggest ever!
The mission of the ADDY competition is to recognize and reward creative excellence in the art of advertising. Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) and AAF Metro Phoenix, the ADDY Awards are the first of a three-tier, national competition. All across the country, local entrants vie for recognition as the very best in their markets. At the second tier, local winners compete against other winners on one of 15 District competitions. District winners are then forwarded to the third tier, the national ADDY Awards competition.
For breaking ADDY news, check out The Pixelated Prophet blog.
RIPE Supports Phoenix Design Week
October 2009 – Phoenix Design Week, October 21st-25th
Phoenix Design Week is a celebration of the local design community. It will include a variety of exhibitions, open houses, workshops, presentations, activities, films and other community-growth oriented events. For more information and to register, visit www.phxdw.com.
RIPE Wins
September 2009 –The results are in: RIPE Creative is a winner of three American Graphic Design awards!
- Internet Design: RIPE Creative Web Site
- Self Promotion: RIPE Creative Robot Greeting Card and Magnet
- Pro Bono: National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Rebrand
The competition, presented by Graphic Design USA, honors outstanding new work of all kinds in 23 categories from print and packaging to internet and interactive design.
It's Official, We're Good People
August 2009 – They've checked us out, and we're squeaky clean. RIPE Creative is now accredited by the Better Business Bureau! In a nutshell, this means the BBB has determined we meet their principles of creating and maintaining trust in business. Membership also gives added peace of mind to existing and potential clients that they're working with a reputable company.
And the Envelope Please
April 2009 – RIPE Creative was honored at the AAF Metro Phoenix, 24th Annual ADDY Awards "Creative Smackdown" with a Silver ADDY award.
- Category: Industry Self-promotion
Project: RIPE Creative greeting card and magnet
The entry also won a Bronze ADDY Award at the AAF District 12 Regional Competition.
RIPE Leads
September 2008 – Mark Anthony Munoz, RIPE Creative Principal, was honored to be among this year’s “40 Hispanic Leaders Under 40” at the second annual event hosted by the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at the Arizona Biltmore.The event recognizes key Hispanic business and community leaders who are making significant contributions to the greater good of the community.
RIPE Wins
June 2008 – RIPE Creative was honored with the prestigious “President’s Choice” award at the 2008 National Association of Women Business Owners Phoenix Desert Diamonds Awards Gala. We were honored for our contribution of rebranding the Phoenix Chapter’s identity, including advertising, creating an exhibit display and membership collateral.As an Executive Corporate Partner it was exciting to develop a new brand identity for a great organization that serves as the voice and vision of women business owners in Phoenix. NAWBO Phoenix now has a great new identity that effectively communicates the evolution of the organization and make it’s voice even louder.
Click here to see samples of the new NAWBO brand.
RIPE Featured
June 2008 – Check out the summer 2008 issue of SW Graphics magazine for a great cover story all about RIPE Creative. SW Graphics is a quarterly publication covering key people, news and topics of interest to advertising buyers, designers, printers, Web developers and public relations executives.Click here to download a PDF of the article.
RIPE Creates
Jan. 2008 – RIPE served as a guest designer in the Jan/Feb 2008 issue of Create magazine for the piece “Set in Motion,” which highlights the growth and development of motion graphics on the web.Create magazine provides creative professionals with an insider's perspective on the people, news, trends and events that influence the local advertising and creative industries.
Click here to download a PDF of the article.
RIPE Wins
September 2007 – The results are in: RIPE Creative is a winner of not one, but two American Graphic Design awards!- Category: Announcements, Invitations, Cards
Project: SunWest Appliance Distributing gala invitation - Category: Self Promotion
Project: RIPE Creative greeting card and magnet
The nearly four-decade-old competition, presented by Graphic Design USA, honors outstanding new work in media, including: print and collateral, advertising and sales promotion, packaging and point-of-purchase, web and interactive design, broadcast and motion graphics, corporate identity, and logos.
Click here to download a PDF of the award-winning pieces.
