A noted authority on the subjects of graphic design, logo design, and corporate branding, Dave produced his first book on logo design in 1972, and has since created more than 100 books in those fields. He is the biggest-selling editor/author in the history of graphics books. Dave has a varied background which includes founding an advertising agency that quickly qualified for AAAA membership. Soon after, he won his first Clio Award; he would go on to be honored by the Clios ten more times. He also worked in television, writing and producing 700 commercials. After he founded a TV production company in 1982, his work appeared on PBS and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He won seven Emmy Awards for work he wrote and/or produced. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Dave also received a master's degree in advertising from the Ohio University School of Journalism. In 1998, he graduated from the three-year OPM (Owner/President Management) program at the Harvard Business School. Deciding that his lifelong accomplishments have earned him a place in the sun, Dave now resides in Sanibel, Florida and spends his “free” time developing documentaries on socially-relevant and humorous topics—sometimes within the same film. His recent work includes the universally-themed Ashland's Field of Dreams, a film about boys who played baseball at a very special place in the 1950s (www.CP-1.org).
Archie Boston Archie Boston Graphic Design Los Angeles, CA www.archbosgd.com
Archie Boston is a nationally known art director, designer, author, and educator. He was chair of the Graphic Design Program at California State University Long Beach for 12 terms over 32 years, and was named Outstanding Professor of the Year 2004. He has also operated his design-consulting firm, Archie Boston Graphic Design, for the past 32 years. He served two terms as president of the Art Directors Club of Los Angeles. Considered one of the nation’s leading design instructors and a highly respected graphic designer, Boston was featured in Graphic Design USA magazine as one of 35 design pioneers. In 2002, Boston published Fly in the Buttermilk: Memoirs of an African in Advertising Design & Design Education, in which he describes his experiences as a minority in the creative community. Archie has been a consistent award winner in distinguished shows such as: The New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles Art Directors Club shows, Communication Arts and Art Direction magazine shows, Western Art Director's show, Print Magazine’s Regional Design Annual, The Type Directors and AIGA shows, The Los Angeles Belding Award shows, Graphis Annual and Typomondus 20, International Exposition of the Best Graphics of the 20th Century. Archie was the first African American recipient of the prestigious AIGA Fellows Award from the Los Angeles Chapter of AIGA in 2007. The Fellow award recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to raise standards of excellence in practice and conduct within their local or regional design community. In 2007, he also transferred 20 Outstanding Los Angeles Designers documentaries to DVD, which he videotaped on a sabbatical leave project in 1986. These historical design documentaries are now in university libraries across the country.
ARCHIE'S WORK
Image:
AREA LEFT BLANK
Marcie Carson Principal & Creative Director IE Design + Communications Hermosa Beach, CA www.iedesign.com
Marcie Carson is Principal and Creative
Director of Los Angeles based graphic design agency IE Design + Communications. The agency was established in 1995 by Marcie and her
husband, Corey Baim, on a simple premise: to offer smart solutions
for clients’ increasingly complex communication needs. Today,
after more than thirteen years of continued growth, IE has solidified
itself as a leader among design agencies nationwide. From their
historic building on Pacific Coast Highway, IE Design’s impressive
roster of clients grows each year as the agency continues to work
with businesses that are leaders in their respective industries
(think: Getty, USC, Disney, Hilton, BMW, and Dole). From
the beginning, Marcie Carson’s distinctive design approach has been
honored and published widely. As early as 1999, HOW identified IE
Design as one of “seven red-hot firms to watch” and Communication
Arts featured the agency’s “innovative work” in 2000. Over the years,
Marcie and her team have garnered more than 100 design awards from
organizations and competitions such as Graphis, Print, HOW,
Creativity, STEP, and Davey. Marcie has also been featured in numerous
design books including, The Idea Revolution, The Best of
Brochures, and Colossal Design: Inspiring Designs and the Stories
Behind the Concepts. In 2006, Marcie was selected as an occupational
expert for the graphic design industry by the US Department of Labor
and subsequently helped them develop content for their O*NET Program
that educates people about graphic design. Marcie has been a longtime
contributor to the design industry by participating on judging
panels, student portfolio reviews, guest lectures, and intern programs,
as well as speaking at various marketing and design events across the
country. Marcie Carson graduated with honors from the
University of California at Santa Barbara where she earned a
double-major in Communication and Fine Art. She began her creative
career in 1991 at the consummate eighties retail chain, Contempo
Casuals. Serving as a liaison between the Marketing and Merchandising
Departments, she helped develop and communicate the company’s image to
store locations nationwide. In 1993, Marcie’s love of fashion and
adventure continued when she toured the globe as a stylist for
Madonna. Marcie eventually purchased her first Apple computer and began
following her longtime passion for graphic design by working on the
first ever American World Cup design team in 1994. She founded IE
Design + Communications the following year.
Michael
Gold is founder and president of Goldforest, a brand development
consultancy specializing in corporate identity, product identity, and
package design. Michael develops brand and market strategies. He
also supports the creative team in developing solutions, including
brand names for companies and products, visual identity systems,
advertising, collateral materials, and packaging. Goldforest has
won many awards over the years, including the ADDY Award, Creativity,
HOW Design Annual, American Graphic Design & Advertising, American
Corporate Identity, Telly, Summit, Vision, and more. Its work has
appeared in numerous design publications, and Michael has published
articles in various national trade journals. Michael has served
on the board of the Advertising Federation of Greater Miami for the past
13 years and has twice been named Advertising Person of the Year by the
organization. He sits on the Graphic Design & Advertising
Professional Advisory Committee of AI Miami International University.
Michael earned his MBA from University of Miami.
Anthony
Stephens began his career in the field of visual creativity as staff
photographer for Creativity 29, an annual international
advertising/design competition. It became quickly evident that his
talent was multi-faceted and he was approached to contribute to book
layout with subsequent work being published by Harper Design
International and Collins Design. Endowed with a natural eye for
design, over the next nine years Tony broadened his graphics portfolio
with a large variety of print media including, but not limited to,
logos, stationery, brochures, and t-shirts. Other professional achievements encompass the position of Creativity Awards judge, principal at Designs on You!, owner of American Graphic Design & Advertising, as
well as co-editor of The Big Book of Green Design, published by Collins Design an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers in 2009. He was recently recruited as communications and marketing director for Jesse Stuart Foundation.
AREA LEFT BLANK
Suzanna MW Stephens Principal Designs on You! Ashland, KY
Suzanna
MW Stephens has been principal of Designs on You! for over 17
years. An ever-evolving creative studio, Designs on You! offers graphic
design and editorial services but has also created and sold original
jewelry, one-of-a-kind garments, personal stationery packages, handmade
books, and various fiber arts. Suzanna specializes in book
design and layout with over seventy-five volumes in her portfolio, many
published by Collins Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers and books about Appalachia for the Jesse Stuart Foundation. She and business-partner husband, Anthony, are co-owners of American Graphic Design & Advertising, an annual graphics competition now in its 26th
edition; London Books, producer of corporate history and anniversary
books; and the semi-annual, international Logo competition. In 1993, Suzanna received her BFA in Graphic Design, graduating from
Marshall University summa cum laude. (The extra tassel on her cap
seemed important at the time, but not a single client has asked about
her grade point average since.) She’s sometimes invited to guest
lecture design classes at Marshall University, and recently taught a
course on the Graphics of Communication there. Stephenses (or is that Stephensi?),
Suzanna and Anthony, live in a ninety-year old,
three-story+basement home in frequent need of loving repair, where they
share seven children, ages 9 - 28, and two grandchildren, both 7. Not all family members are present all the time!
Our Past Judges
Image:
The AGDA Awards • 1645 Winchester Avenue • Ashland, KY 41101 • 606.329.0077 info@americancorporateid.com
