Waking up this morning had that special somethin' in the air.
Beautiful blue skies, birds chirping, warm weather,
7 hours of sleep (yay!), and receiving that email saying the
2008 St. Helena Hospital Foundation Annual Report I designed,
won a GOLD ASTER AWARD! (The Aster Awards is a medical
marketing awards program allowing healthcare organizations
and advertising agencies to compete against similarly sized
competitors
from across the nation and world.)
Talk about instant perk! I was smiling from cheek to cheek!
The link above takes you to the actual link at the hospital's site
where you can preview it as single pages (easier to print out
that way rather than as spreads), but I'll repost here some
sample spreads for a demo. A BIG thank you to my clients
at SHH Foundation for having confidence and faith in me to
take them in a new direction on the 2008 annual report.
It's hard to believe, but I've been designing this report since
2005. The '08 report was a big bold break from the previous
versions. Gratitudes to Kirsten Bickford, an amazing writer
and Megan Reeves for her ability to understand how my heart
& mind works — capturing the vision in gorgeous photography.
And to think, I feel that the 2009 annual report
(currently being coiffed and buffed before
releasing to the printer next week) is even better!
