Gabrielle Seigfried from The University of Akron won Student Best of Show for Wildwood Packaging.
Two Professionals and Five Students Win District ADDYs!
AAF-Akron is pleased to announce that Akron American Advertising Award entrants won ADDYs at the Fifth District American Advertising Awards competition, held virtually in mid March.
Appleridge Productions won a Silver ADDY for One Pill Can Kill for Hope 360. Clever won both a Silver and a Mosaic ADDY for Alta Black History Month done for Alta Care Group. They also won a Silver ADDY for Adchella done for AAF-Akron.
Gabrielle Seigfried from The University of Akron won Student Best of Show for Wildwood Packaging. She also won a Silver ADDY for Chill Brand Identity. Alex Miller from Kent State University won a Gold ADDY for Ray Ban website and a Silver ADDY for City of Ember. Brianna Kean and The University of Akron 2023 Design team won a Gold ADDY for Shift & Align Exhibition. Marc Smith Jr and Taylor Smith, also from The University of Akron, each won Silver ADDYs for Square Records Brand Redesign and Last Unicorn packaging, respectively.
Special thanks to Tom Scott Photography for winners photos.
PROFESSIONAL WINNERS
Silver ADDY for Public Service Non-Broadcast Audio/Visual
Entrant: Appleridge Productions
Client: Hope360
Title: One Pill Can Kill
Credits:
Mario J. Ricciardi, Producer
Samantha M. Gurd, Production Assistant
Gina Ricciardi, Editing Assistant
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Silver ADDY and Mosaic ADDY for Social Media – Campaign
Entrant: Clever
Client: Alta Care Group
Title: Alta Black History Month
Credits:
Whitney Burd, Graphic Design
Tony Marr, Project Management
Francesca Byrne, Social Media
Adrienne Sabo, Creative Direction
Silver ADDY for Ad Chapter
Entrant: Clever
Client: AAF-Akron
Title: Adchella
Credits:
Clever, Design Partner
Angstrom Graphics, Printer Partner
City Printing, Print Partner
Sylvamo and Mohawk, Paper Partner
STUDENT WINNERS
Gold ADDY and Student Best of Show for Packaging
Entrant: Gabrielle Siegfried
School: The University of Akron
Title: Wildwood Packaging
Credits: Gabrielle Siegfried, Graphic Designer
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Silver ADDY for Integrated Brand Identity Campaign
Entrant: Gabrielle Siegfried
School: The University of Akron
Title: Chill Brand Identity
Credits: Gabrielle Siegfried, Graphic Designer
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Gold ADDY for Installations and Events
Entrant: UAkron Design 2023
School: The University of Akron
Title: Shift & Align Exhibition
Credits:
Trent Boatner, Art Director
Sophia Fugate, Art Director
Delanie Householder, Art Director
Brianna Kean, Art Director
Graphic Design Class of 2023, Installation
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Gold ADDY for Digital Publications
Entrant: Alex Miller
School: Kent State University
Title: Ray-Ban Annual Report Website
Credits: Alex Miller, Designer/Art Director
Silver ADDY for Animation or Special Effects
Entrant: Alex Miller
School: Kent State University
Title: The City of Ember Title Sequence
Credits: Alex Miller, Art Director/Designer
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Silver ADDY for Integrated Brand Identity Campaign
Entrant: Marc Smith Jr
School: The University of Akron
Title: Square Records Brand Redesign
Credits: Marc Smith Jr, Art Director
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Silver ADDY for Packaging
Entrant: Taylor Smith
School: The University of Akron
Title: The Last Unicorn Packaging
Credits: Taylor Smith, Graphic Designer
About the District Five competition
The District Five competition is a second tier of the national American Advertising Awards that annually recognizes and rewards the creative spirit of excellence in the art of advertising. The fifth district represents professional advertising associations and college chapters throughout Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Gold winners from districts throughout the country are automatically forwarded to the third and final tier, the national stage of the American Advertising Awards. National judging takes place virtually in April, with winners being announced at the American Advertising Awards Reception & Gala on May 31 at the annual AAF-National ADMERICA conference in Salt Lake City, UT.
