GRAPHIC DESIGN USA NEWSLETTER:
INHOUSE DESIGN AWARDS

IN THIS ISSUE

American Inhouse Design Awards Deadline
Agfa Joins The Creative Group As Corporate Sponsor
A Sampling of Past Winners

ENTRY DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 28

The American Inhouse Design Awards is the premier showcase for the great work of inhouse design departments and a chance for inhouse designers to gain the recognition they deserve from colleagues, the broader creative community, and their upper management. Many of the best corporate, publishing, non-profit, university, association and government design departments have been honored in the past.

The deadline for entries is approximately two weeks away. For a downloadable Entry Form, click on the banner in the margin or http://www.gdusa.com/contests/aida2.php

AGFA IS NEW SPONSOR...

Agfa is a world leader in creating prepress solutions for the printing and publishing industries, a zealous advocate for important role of creatives and print buyers in workflow and proofing solutions - "The Graphic Enterprise" - and a promoter of the beautifully produced piece. For these reasons and so many more, GDUSA is proud to announce that Agfa is now a major sponsor of the American Inhouse Design Awards. You can learn more about Agfa's solutions for print buyers at http://www.gdusa.com/agfa

JOINING THE CREATIVE GROUP

Agfa joins The Creative Group - which has been a sponsor of the competition since its inaugural - as the exclusive sponsors of the 2007 competition. The Creative Group is a specialized staffing service providing creative, advertising, marketing and web professionals on a project basis. Contact The Creative Group office nearest you or call 1.888.846.1668 to request a free copy of their valuable 2007 Salary Guide. http://www.creativegroup.com

A SAMPLING OF PAST WINNERS

Recent winners have come from every walk of inhouse life, such as...

AARP, Abbott Labs, ABC Television Network, Access Intelligence, Advertising Specialty Institute, Aetna, Aircraft Electronics Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, American Bar Association, American Cancer Society, American Petroleum Institute, American University, Ametek, Apple, Art Directors Club, ASCAP, Asia Foundation, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Auburn University, Aviation Week, AXA Equitable, Baber's, Bancorp Bank, Bard Graduate Center, Baxa, bcp bank, Becton Dickinson, Binghamton University, Biomet, Bloomberg, BlueCross BlueShield, Blue Ridge Healthcare, Boeing, Boston Celtics, Boston Globe, Boston University School of Medicine. Boy Scouts of America, Brearley School, Bridgeport Hospital, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brown and Caldwell, Buck Consultants, Campus Crusade for Christ, Capital One, Cardinal Scale, Cartoon Network, Case Western Reserve, Catherines, Cendant, Chicago Crime Commission, Char-Broil, CH2M Hill, Churchill Downs, Cisco, Citigroup, CitiStreet, Clorox, Coinstar, Coldwell Banker, Collette Vacations, Colonial Williamsburg, Columbia College, Condé Nast, Consumer Source, Costco, Cuisinart, Deloitte & Touche, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp, DirecTV, Disney, Duke Realty, Duquesne University, Elsevier, Ennis, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Equifax, Ernst & Young, ETS, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Fidelity Investments, Fluke Corporation, Forbes Magazine, Foreign Policy Association, Fossil, GAF, Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Resort, GEICO, General Re, Getty Images, Golf Digest Companies, Habitat for Humanity, Hamilton College, Harcourt School Publishing, Harman Consumer Group, Harvard University, Hogan & Hartson, Holt Rinehart Winston, Hopkins Center/Dartmouth College, Houghton Mifflin, Hill & Knowlton, The Humane Society of United States, IDEXX, IFS Financial Services, Island Oasis, Jelly Belly, JCPenney, Jefferies & Company, Jones Fish Hatcheries, Kaiser Permanente, Kaplan Test Prep, KeyBank, K-VA-T Foods, Las Vegas Events, Learning Resources, Legg Mason, Liberty Science Center, Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, Lincoln Park Zoo, Lorillard, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, Madd Dogg Athletics, Maidenform, March of Dimes, Maryland Public Television, Mass Mutual, MASS MoCA, Massport, MBNA, MeadWestvaco, Memorex, Merck & Co., Mercy Hospital, Methodist Healthcare, Milken Family Foundation, Minnesota Timberwolves, MSA, Modell's Sporting Goods, Modern Postcard, Morgan Lewis and Bockius, Morgan State University, MTM Recognition, Museum of Modern Art, National Association Chain Drug Stores, National Dodgeball League, National Institutes of Health, National Rifle Association, National Roofing Contractors Association, National Society of Professional Engineers, Navy Federal Credit Union, New England Aquarium, New Jersey Hospital Association, New York Botanical Gardens, Northwestern Mutual, NJ Transit, Nu Skin Enterprises, NuVox, NYU, Ohio Savings Bank, Oppenheimer Funds, Orange County Register, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Pantone, PAX TV, PC Connection, Pepsi-Cola, Pearson Learning Group, PELCO, PennWell, Pfizer, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Phillips, Pitney Bowes, Planned Parenthood, Port Authority of NY & NJ, Port of San Diego, Price Choppers, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Primerica, Raymond James, Raytheon, Reader's Digest, Red 7 Media, Reed Business Information, Reliv, RE/Max, Ricoh, Roanoke College, Robert Half International, Rocky Mountain Institute, Rotary International, Rutgers University, Saucony, San Diego Magazine, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Seattle Sonics & Storm, Shriners Hospitals For Children, Sotheby's, South Dakota State University, Southern Company, Southwest Airlines, Spectrum Brands, Standard & Poor's, Stony Brook University, St. John's University, Subway Restaurants, Syracuse University, Texas Bankers Association, Texas State University, The College Board, The Creative Group, The Hartford, The Sage Colleges, The Stanley Works, The Wall Street Journal Online, The Wang Center, Thomson Gale, TIME Inc., T. Rowe Price, Towson University, Transamerica, Travelocity, Trimspa, UniKeep, United Nations, United Natural Foods, United Rentals, United Way of NYC, University of Chicago, University of Cincinnati, University of Florida, University of Illinois, University of Montana, University of Rochester, University of Toledo, University of Wisconsin, URS Coleman, USA Weekend, U.S. Army, U.S. Government GAO, U.S. Pharmacopeia, Veridian Homes, Verizon Multimedia, Wachovia, Wagner SprayTech. Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Wegmans Food Markets, Wells Fargo. Wilbert Funeral Services, Wisconsin Public Television, Wisconsin State Fair, Wyeth, Xpedx, Yale University and others.