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AAF Baltimore proudly unveiled the winners of the 2024 American Advertising Awards at last night’s ADDY Awards Gala, held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. We had a wonderful evening catching up with friends, and celebrating incredible work and the talented people behind it all. I’m thrilled to share that this year’s judges honored Lisa Sirbaugh Creative with seven awards, including: a Judge’s Choice Award for logo design; two Gold ADDYs in the categories of brand identity campaign and logo design; and four Silver ADDYs in the categories of packaging design, annual report design, and logo design.

It’s a privilege to receive this recognition on behalf of such wonderful clients and the talented creatives who collaborated on this year’s winning work. Congratulations to each of you and to all the 2024 AAF-Baltimore ADDY Award winners! Thank you to this year’s esteemed judging panel and a special thank you to Judge Von Glitschka, Creative Director of Glitschka Studios, for selecting the Mews on Maxwell brandmark for his Judge’s Choice Award.

Graphis has unveiled the winners of The Graphis Design 2024 Awards. This year’s jury honored Lisa Sirbaugh Creative with seven silver Graphis awards, including: one in the category of packaging for Camp David Presidential Retreat Private Label Wine Series; three in the category of branding, one each for DASH Hair Studio, Pianist Paul Warthen, and Mews on Maxwell; one in the category of Annual Reports for ACNB Corporation’s 2021 Annual Report; one in the category of Brochures for the Mews on Maxwell Viewbook; and one in the category of Logos for Pianist Paul Warthen. The awarded entries from this year’s competition will be published in the 2024 Design Annual as well as in Graphis’ online gallery.

It’s a huge honor to receive this recognition on behalf of my clients and the talented creatives who collaborated on this year’s winning work. Congratulations to each of you! Thank you to Graphis and this year’s esteemed judges.

Graphis
The Graphis Institute is dedicated to promoting and celebrating the most compelling work from global talents in Design, Advertising, Photography and Illustration art. With over 150,000 individual pieces of work in it’s repository, Graphis has the most significant collection of creative excellence worldwide and includes one of the most extensive archives of the work and biographical material from all periods dating back to 1944.

The Graphis Design 2024 Awards Jury
This year’s jury of talented, award-winning designers and creative directors included: Roger Archbold (Roger Archbold) from Australia; Mike Hughes (Mike Hughes Creative Direction + Design) from Canada; Vishal Vora (Sol Benito) from India; Byoung il Sun (Namseoul University) from South Korea; Maria Alma Guede (Ralph Appelbaum Associates) from the U.K.; and Antonio Alcalá (Studio A) from the U.S.

The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts has officially announced the winners of the 29th Annual Communicator Awards. This year’s esteemed jury panel honored Lisa Sirbaugh Creative with five awards, including: three Awards of Excellence for DASH Hair Studio and JR Capital Build’s Mews on Maxwell, each in the category of Brand Identity Campaign, and JR Capital Build’s Mews on Maxwell Viewbook in the category of Promotional Collateral. Two Awards of Distinction were awarded to Pianist Paul Warthen in the category of Brand Identity Campaign and ACNB Corporation’s 2021 Annual Report in the category of Annual Report—Corporation.

Thank you to the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts’ jurors. It’s an honor to receive this recognition on behalf of my clients and the talented creatives who collaborated on this year’s winning work—congratulations to each of you!

The Communicator Awards
The Communicator Awards is the leading global awards program honoring creative excellence for marketing and communications professionals. Founded nearly three decades ago, The Communicator Awards is an annual competition recognizing the best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations and design. The 29th Annual Communicator Awards received over 3,000 entries from ad agencies, digital agencies, production firms, in-house creative and communications professionals, graphic designers, design firms, and public relations firms.

The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts
The Communicator Awards are judged and curated by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA). The AIVA is an assembly of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. Current AIVA membership represents a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms including: GE Digital, Spotify, Condè Nast, Disney, Fast Company, Accenture Song, Superfly, Digitas, and many more.

It’s with great pleasure that I announce the name of my studio has officially changed to Lisa Sirbaugh Creative from the former Lisa Gorham Creative. This evolution comes after marrying fellow Creative Director, Seth Sirbaugh on September 17, 2022. And while the studio’s name has changed, its focus remains constant: develop beautiful brands that people connect with, shaped by strategy and creativity. Furthermore, Lisa Sirbaugh Creative will continue to provide the same elevated level of branding and graphic design services that my clients have come to expect.

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Founded in 1982 by a committee of esteemed illustrators and art directors, American Illustration–American Photography (AI-AP) was created as a direct alternative to other leading organizations and companies of the day who it was thought were not recognizing unconventional, “cutting-edge” work that was being produced by unheralded artists who were pushing the boundaries of commercial work.

The AI-AP juried award annuals, offering high visibility and well-deserved recognition where it matters most, are still published in all their large-format, luxurious, hardcover glory, staying true to their founding principles of celebrating great photographers and illustrators, lavishly showcasing commissioned and personal work that’s ahead of its time, while honoring the publications, creatives and agencies responsible for assigning and utilizing the winning images. Students and schools are also celebrated right along side established and emerging artists.

Lisa Sirbaugh Creative (formerly Lisa Gorham Creative) is a multi-disciplinary branding and graphic design studio dedicated to creating distinct and engaging brand experiences. Working in partnership with clients, we develop powerful solutions framed by strategy and creativity to form dynamic brands that people connect with.

Elevate and empower your company or organization by framing your brand for success and longevity. It all begins with thoughtful strategy, purposeful creativity, and exceptional execution.

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The American Advertising Federation’s American Advertising Awards is one of the industry’s largest creative competitions, attracting nearly 40,000 professional and student entries each year through local club competitions. The mission of the American Advertising Awards is to recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in advertising. The AAF-Greater Frederick’s American Advertising Awards is the first step in the three-tiered competition. Winning entries move on to compete at the Regional level—competing against New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and Washington DC agencies, firms, and studios. Winning work from the second tier of the competition then move on to compete at the National level.

It was an incredible year of creativity and visionary brilliance at the 2022 MUSE Creative Awards. With more than 6,000 submissions from across the globe, Lisa Sirbaugh Creative (formerly Lisa Gorham Creative) was honored with six MUSES. This year’s grand jury honored: Buds Plant Boutique, Jeffrey Morris Photography, and Down to Earth Nutrition in the category of Corporate Identity–Logo Design; ACNB Corporation in the category of Publication–Annual Report Design; and Camp David Presidential Retreat and Catoctin Breeze Vineyard in the category of Illustration.

The 2022 Grand Jury Panel
The esteemed panel consisted of 37 multidisciplinary professionals from 18 countries worldwide. These jurors, who represent leading creative companies, include: Creative Director of Kre8ive Partners, Mark Turner; Owner and Founder of UArchitects, Misak Terzibasiyan; 3D Senior Global Packaging Designer at Tom Ford Beauty, Jiaru Lin; Founder of CHAMPARTE, Catherine Yu; Managing Director/Co-Founder of LR Seoul, Joon Kwon; Associate Creative Director at MullenLowe, Renato Barreto; Art Director at VML Y&R Sao Paulo, Felipe Paganoti; Creative Director of BEAMY, Ronn Lee; Creative Art Director at Mother New York, Kushal Birari; Chairman of Asia MarTech Society, Ken Ip, among many others.

Entries were judged according to industry-best standards and strict requirements set by the IAA. During blind judging, the grand jury panel evaluated submissions based on concept, creativity, quality, and effectiveness, selecting winners who best met all IAA criteria.

International Brands Represented
It’s an honor to be recognized among the known brands and international franchises that were represented in this year’s competition. Entries submitted by agencies for companies and brands, include: Warner Bros., Grey Goose, The Pokemon Company, Mercedes-Benz, Diageo, MVM, Les Ateliers Louis Moinet SA, LWK + PARTNERS, Pan Pacific LONDON, IBM, Mailchimp, Porsche Hungaria, and many more.

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The MUSE Creative Awards is an international competitions for creative and design professionals from all disciplines, who help push the evolution of their industry in a positive direction. The MUSE Awards is administered and judged by the International Awards Associates (IAA), and stellar panels of internationally-recognized professionals. IAA oversees awards and recognition programs, assembles judging panels, and sets rigorous standards for their competitions.