cause/affect

A graphic design competition for do-gooders. call for entries deadline: nov/09/07.

Join us on December 4 for our cause/affect awards ceremony and general do-gooder get together.

We’ll be enviously eying the amazing design goodies on show, dishing out a bunch of AIGA awards and scrambling to meet some of the worthiest designers on the planet.

And if you simply can’t wait for all of that, vote for your favorite fabrication in our People’s Choice Award – which offers a taste of the design delights we’ll be showing on December 4.

awards ceremony: rsvp now
December 4, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
AIGA SF Office, 130 Sutter Street, #600, San Francisco, CA 94104

so what’s this all about?

We’re tired of working in isolation. Of sneaking a non-profit client or pro-bono project in through the back door. It’s time we got together to worship the worthy and commend the commendable. Read on

Award Winners

People's Choice Winner
”This is not grass” – Project M

Judges Choice
“Oprah Has One” - Project M
“Do You Have 5 Min?” – Ihan Chen

Community Development
1st:”The 1% User’s manual” – MendeDesign
2nd:”Dots” – McCann-Erickson, Sao Paulo
3rd: “Everything is OK” – MINE
HM:”Wrapped in Love” – Joey's Corner
HM:”This is not grass” – Project M
HM: “72Hours.org” web-site – words pictures ideas
HM: “Project New Orleans” – PricewaterhouseCoopers
HM: “29k/30 Poster Series” – PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Environment
1st:”The Meatrix” – Free Range Studios
2nd:”Ecological Guide to Paper” – Celery Design Collaborative
3rd:”They Don’t Do It To You” – Teak Motion Visuals
HM: “1% for the Planet Identity System – TDA Advertising & Design

Political
1st:  “Oprah Has One” - Project M
2nd tied: “Peace ‘100 Ideas’ Book” Chen Design Associates
2nd tied: “Freedom of the Press” - Brian Ponto and Lindsay Ballant
HM: “Port-a-border” - Scott Boylston
HM: “Buy Less Crap” web-site – anonymous
HM: “Landmine Monitor Research Guide” - Toolbox DC

Education
1st: “Calfee School Guide” – Cahan & Associates
2nd: “Youth Speaks Friendraiser” – Heavy Rescue
3rd: “Creating Awareness About Avian Influenza” – AED Social Change Design
HM: “one + I print campaign: FFY media kit” – RISE-AND-SHINE STUDIO
HM: “Give Something Back International Stationery” – Gee + Chung Design
HM: “AIGA Enrichment Scholarship Poster” – MINE
HM: “Rick Valicenti ARTalks Poster” – Amy Fidler & Jenn Stucker

Arts
1st: “Mill Valley Film Festival Logo” - MINE
2nd: “Hortus” – Koeweiden Postma
3rd: “Singapore Writer’s Center” – Octopus Printers
HM: “A Few Announcements from 2000” – Joe Miller's Company
HM: “Mystery Ball” – Josh Singer/atomTAN Design
HM: “AIGA SF Fundraiser Invite 2003” – Chen Design Associates
HM: “Stanford Lively Arts 07/08 Season Catalog” – Chen Design Associates
HM: “Artists’ Ball Six: Stanlee’s Brain” – Elixir Design

Health
1st: “Heart Support” – Difted
2nd: “Institute for One World Health Brochure” – Cahan & Associates
3rd: “Paint the Town Red, Big Time!” – Howry Design Associates
HM: “How do you Know What You Know Phase II” – Cabra Diseno

Student
1st: “R3: Products Re-Imagined” – R3/Academy of Art University
2nd: “Only Human” – Tiffany Ricardo
3rd: “Do You Have 5 Min?” – Ihan Chen
HM: “Sprout” – Savio Alphonso
HM: “Underground” – Tomohiro Kaji

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