Creativity Annual Awards

Friday, May 23, 2008

A week from Sunday and we are off to the races! Back in the office yesterday after spending 4 days with an incredible group of people at the HOW Conference in Boston. I never knew that 4,000 designers and advertisers were so friendly!

It was great for me, though, because I was there by myself and it forced me to get out of my comfort zone and walk up and talk to people I didn't know. I made some great connections and met some really funny and warm people.

Highlights from the conference sessions (according to me):

  • Keynote from Jeremy Gutsche - Trendhunter.com - funny, informative, inspirational. What a great way to kick off the conference!

  • Tips for Productivity - Scott Belsky of Behance - I feel that I am an organized person, but he had ideas that were fantastic! Really inspired me to make some changes in the way I handle things.

  • Design Matters - an interview of Michael Bierut of Pentagram - not a huge insight into the inner workings of a creative master, but funny. He had great advice.

  • The Design Catch-22 - David Schimmel - Again, learned some things about running my own business that I needed to hear and was also a confirmation that I was doing some things right!


Those were my favorites - how about yours? I will DEFINITELY be attending Austin in 2009!

Friday, May 16, 2008

2 weeks to go. Everyone around here is VERY excited with the response we have received after the CFE dropped. We have been listed on some nice blogs and news directories - thank you for those that have posted us.

I want to welcome brand new participants this year: MCM Communications, Kinetic Corporation, Bonapace Associates, the Water Environment Federation, Not for Tourists, St. Paul's Secondary School, Urban Influence & Roberts Wesleyan College. Welcome All!

I have answered a few preliminary questions regarding mailed entries vs. uploaded entries, etc. - see my answers on the "Competition News" page of the site.

I am leaving for the HOW Conference tomorrow - see some of you there! Be back in on Thursday and will recap my experience there.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Ahh, the Kentucky Derby is over and our fair city is back to normal. I took a little vacation last week, had family come in town for the big party. I am refreshed and back at it - speaking of which, only 23 days left - can you believe it?

The Call for Entries dropped in the mail yesterday - and for those that are anxious to get their entries in - just drop me an email or give me a call to see if you can go ahead and submit before the official opening. Honestly, it would make my life MUCH easier for everyone to have their entries in early.

If you get stuck during the submission process, don't hesitate to use the Live Chat option available on our site now.