Big thanks to Cortney Stell and Susan Stites of RMCAD for their awesome set up of the gallery show and to our beverage sponsors: IZZE Beverage Company and Funkwerks Brewery.

Best of Show

Ryan Bosse - 2011 Inspiration Calendar | Fort Hays

Category Winners

Identity: Nataliya Lityuk - Tell A Tail Seafood Logo | Univ. Wyoming

Printed Materials: Thomas Holt - Connections | Fort Hays

Posters: Ryan Bosse - Not for Sale & Encore | Fort Hays

Packaging: Ryan Bosse - 2011 Inspiration Calendar | Fort Hays

Environmental: Tim White - Walking Stereotypes | MSCD

Publication: Gary Staebler - Sea Voyage Book Covers | Univ. Wyoming

Illustration: Kayla Edgar - Huff N’ Puff Grill | RMCAD

Integrated Campaign: Emily Dyck - Grow Prosperity Stamp Collection | Fort Hays

Judges Choice

Judge Shanna McNear/The Integer Group:  Faisal Alrabeah - Encore Poster | Fort Hays

Judge Ryan Bramwell/Spillt:  Lindsey K. Bell - Zombie Days | RMCAD

Judge Chris Thomas/ripcord:  Sandi Grigoryan - Rigamajig Wine | Fort Hays

Judge Brian Suter/Karsh/Hagan:  Sandi Grigoryan - Stok Organic Foods | Fort Hays

Outstanding Educator Award

Jenny Venn | Univeristy of Wyoming (pictured with ADCD President, Tanner Bennett)

“We live in a very culturally influenced world and it is shortsighted of a marketer to think that ignoring a consumer’s exposure to diverse backgrounds and value systems is not going to effect their choices and ultimately brand loyalty. The conversation between consumers and brands has changed and understanding multicultural insights is the future of building successful total market integrated campaigns.”

A 17-year veteran of the biz, Vida Cornelious believes that doing great work means listening to as many people from as many places as you can. The EVP, Chief Creative Officer at GlobalHue, Detroit is leading a multicultural revolution, giving new perspective to brands like McDonald’s, Dell, and Kraft, and reinvigorating an American Sport Utility Vehicle named Jeep.

And now she’s coming to talk about how she does it. So listen up.

Come down and hang out with the woman who earned accolades in Time Magazine, was honored as one of Ad Age’s “40 Women to Watch in 2009”, and was honored at the Cannes International Advertising Festival. Sponsored by ADCD, Vida Cornelious will talk about building successful campaigns in a culturally influenced world.

When: February 28th, 6:00pm cocktails, 7:00pm showtime
Where: Casselman’s, 2620 Walnut Street Denver, CO 80205
Cost: Free for ADCD Members, $15 Student Non Members, $20 Non Members

RSVP now.

Professional Insights

Art Directors Club of Denver and AIGA Colorado invite you to help shape young designers by giving them feedback on their portfolios at The Review. We are asking for a two hour commitment for one of the two sessions below:

Session I: Suggested Soph. and Jr.
9:30-10am: Student and Reviewer check-in
10-12am: 4 to 5, 20 min. reviews.

Session II : Suggested Jr. and Sr.
11:30am-1pm: Student and Reviewer check-in.
1 -3pm: 4 to 5, 20 min. reviews.

Reviewers are especially needed for the afternoon session. If you can participate, please contact Peter Bergman at pregenol@mscd.edu or 312.731.6301.

Event time and location will be posted soon. Registration will also open soon. Stay tuned.

The Fabric lab was featured in the New York Times Style Magazine, Elle Decor, recipient of both the 2007 Westword Mastermind award for fashion, the Mayors Design Award and most recently 303 Magazines Top 5 contributor’s of Denver Fashion. She has also help create and produce some of the biggest fashion shows in Denver like Frock Out at The Denver Public Library and many known shows at The Denver Art Museum. In her free time, she is also a Fashion Stylist at 303 Magazine and works full-time as the Social Media Director & PR gal at Handbags.com. She currently resides in the RINO Art District with her husband Josh, graphic designer and four kids, they occupy a live/work warehouse space called Super Ordinary, which house an art gallery and serve as the home base for her ongoing projects in fashion, art and design.

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Click here to buy your Paper Fashion Show tickets

The Art Directors Club Denver’s Paper Fashion Show is the largest paper fashion show in the nation with over 50 design teams registered for the 2012 show. The 8th Annual Paper Fashion Show will be held on March 15, 2012 at The Denver Center for Performing Arts.

General Admission– ADCD member $35, non member $40
General Seating– ADCD member $45, non member $50
VIP Seating– ADCD member $55, non member $60

Members, please use the code that was sent to you in the ADCD newsletter to get the member discount. Contact Shanna McNear at shanna.mcnear@gmail.com, if you are a member and do not have your Member Discount Code. If a non-member uses the code, their order will be cancelled and they will be asked to pay full price.

New this year: In addition to VIP seating (first couple rows off the runway), there will be General Seating (several rows behind VIP rows), general standing (in the back) + Cabaret tables. This all comes with 2 large projection screens with live feed that is viewable from the whole room. Everyone will have a great unobstructed view of the entire show! Click here to see the seating layout for the venue.

Notable winners include Silver Pencil winner Milk+Koblin, The Wilderness Downtown, for their client Arcade Fire and Google. The Wilderness Downtown is an interactive film that uses the address of the home where you grew up and takes you on a journey to that address. http://thewildernessdowntown.com/

@radical.media was awarded a Gold Pencil for The Johnny Cash Project for their client, American Recordings/Lost Highway. The Johnny Cash Project is a global collective art project. Working with a single image as a template, and using a custom drawing tool, you create a unique and personal portrait of Johnny. Your work will then be combined with art from participants around the world, and integrated into a collective whole: a music video for “Ain’t No Grave”, rising from a sea of one-of-a-kind portraits.  http://www.thejohnnycashproject.com

Best Of Show went to the Nike Comms Team in collaboration with several other agencies including Wieden+Kennedy, for their integrated branding campaign, Write the Future.

You can view all 80,000+ past year’s winners of the One Show at www.oneclub.org. ADCD brings The One Show to Denver each year, typically in January. Mark your 2013 calendars now, you won’t want to miss it!

Jimmy and the ADCD board came up with the Paper Fashion Show in 2004 as a replacement for the annual Christmas Ornament auction/fundraiser that frankly wasn’t raising any money or awareness for the local arts community. He was inspired by a body art ball in Deep Ellum (Dallas), where artists painted live models which then were showcased in a runway competition. The designs as well as the event were just so raw, one really felt like they were part of something underground. Jimmy wanted to replicate that feeling in a way that showcased the raw talent in the Denver design community. When fellow Board Member Sherry Johnston asked if there was a way we could incorporate paper into the event, it just clicked: a paper fashion show. ADCD President George Lim mentioned that Seattle AIGA had just hosted a similar event, so he immediately got on the phone to see how feasible this was going to be.

Everyone wanted to be a part of it right from the beginning and the energy-level was through the roof. The goal became to get as many artists involved as they could find: hair & makeup, modeling talent, photographers, videographers, DJs, and of course graphic & fashion designers. Everyone wanted the show to be part of their portfolio. Even the beneficiaries of the fundraiser (DAVA) wanted to be involved, and integrated paper fashion design into their arts curriculum to later become part of the runway show. The paper companies donated cash and the paper, since they were perfectly positioned to get exposure to designers that would be working with (and printing future jobs on) their paper. Once this stage was set, the media jumped on board, with Kirk Montgomery from 9News picking up the story and airing a 4 minute piece about the show.

The first show was held at Cervantes Ballroom on November 9, 2004, and was hosted by drag-queen comedians. There were 23 total designs modeled in the show, which started fashionably late at more than an hour behind schedule. It was chaotic and the sheer size of the event made it impossible to run smoothly. But they pulled it off, and the most rewarding moment came when Jimmy was able to hand over a $1500 check to DAVA at their annual Gala. The show has come a long way since this first event, but the one thing that has remained constant is the energy created by bringing together such amazing talent from right here in our back yard.

“The scope of work this year was stunning, specifically in packaging and poster design categories. The range of exemplary styles kept judges on our toes and created a sense of excitement in seeing our industries next generation of artists. Great work to all entrants as it was a very difficult process to narrow down the finalists.” says judge Ryan Bramwell, Creative Director/SPILLT.

“I was very impressed with the fresh-thinking and concepts behind this year’s batch of work. It shows a level of understanding that it’s not about flashy design with no thought given to the user’s needs,” judge Chris Thomas, Associate Creative Director/ripcord, and ADCD President from 2008-2009 remarked. “The winning pieces all stood out as being very relevant and forthright. Production value was high and I give kudos to the students for giving a shit about their work.”

2009/10 ADCD Best of Show winner, Shanna McNear, Art Director/Integer, was also impressed by students this year, “It was an honor, not only to be selected as a judge for this year’s ADCD Student Show, but to also be graced by the presence of such innovating work. The forefront designs displayed such a sense of commitment to their concept, you could almost envision the brainstorming and design effort that was put into creating their final art. Big thanks to all of the entrants, I honestly couldn’t have thought of a better way to spend my Saturday!”

Brian Suter, Art Director/Karsh\Hagan, had this to say about the student work: “I was very impressed with the diversity within each category. The work was a great showcase of concept and execution. As a designer at heart, the package design category really made me smile! How could I choose the winners when each entry was just about perfect? I’m very happy these are still students, or I’d be out of the job right now.”

The winning work will be displayed at RMCAD’s Rotunda on January 26th where the students will discover who won each category, Judges Choice and who took Best Of Show. Prizes include scholarships, Adobe software training and gift cards. The winners will also be featured in ADCD’s next Annual Show Book that is handed out to dozens of local agencies.

Students are encouraged to stay after the show to attend The One Show, a visual presentation of the best national and international work, at RMCAD’s Auditorium. Students can attend this show for FREE with a student I.D.

Hair color specialist at Voila Salon by trade, fashion designer for her label “Fallene” and fashion show producer for her annual fashion event “ForeverDarling” on the side! Fallene Wells specializes in vintage inspired designs with a playful sophisticated style. She designs for the independent women with a kick of personality!

Westword Mastermind winner 2010, winner of the vitaminwater competition 2011 and Project Runway Season 9 contestant, she is making waves in the Denver fashion scene. Fallene believes in creating a sustainable fashion community and would love to see her creation Forever Darling become fashion week of Denver in the near future! Fallene is Kickstarting her Modern Nouveau 20s inspired collection Spring 2012. Contribute to her Kickstarter today and help get her collection produced wwww.fallene.net/kickstarter

The 8th Annual Paper Fashion Show is March 15th at the Denver Center for Performing Arts. There are still a few spots left for fashion designers! Click here for more information.

We are very excited to welcome Fallene Wells as one of our esteemed judges!

It is the mission of the Art Directors Club of Denver to elevate the art of advertising and design to the national level. One way ADCD achieves this is by serving as Denver’s sponsor and host for the One Club One Show Awards each year, giving Denver and Colorado a national presence in the design industry.

Where: Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Auditorium, 1600 Pierce Street, Denver
When: 7:00PM Meet & Great, 7:30PM Showtime. Student Show Reception: 6:00PM – 7:00PM
ADCD Members: FREE
All Students: FREE (must bring student I.D. at registration)
Non ADCD Members: $20

RSVP here.

Don’t forget to stop by ADCD’s Student Award Show Reception, at RMCAD’s Rotunda, before The One Show to see the best work from the next generation of creatives.

The One Show is a tradition of recognizing true creative concepts across all media – print, TV, design and interactive advertising. The Gold, Silver and Bronze Pencils awarded went to some of the top national and international brands, proving once again that good creative is good for business. Kevin Swanepoel (New York, New York) will be presenting the nation’s top award-winning print and video work from this past year to the Denver community.

Visit www.oneclub.org for more information.

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