Students and alumni took home multiple medals and merit awards at the Milwaukee 99 United Adworkers Awards Show, dominating in many categories.
Josh Rickun ’13 (Communication Design) was named the Student Winner, receiving Gold for his “Cafeteria Rebranding Campaign” under Instructor Ashley Potter. Rickun also won a Merit Award for “Benny’s Junk Shop Identity Graphics + Trade Show,” for which Potter was also the instructor.
Rickun said this win was validation for his growth and accomplishment after nearly a decade of personal struggles, “To have my name etched on an over-sized gold nut feels wonderful.” He joked, “I’ve tried wearing it as a necklace, but it hurts my neck after about a minute.”
Danaya Khartchenko ’12 (Time-Based Media – Animation) and Michael Marten ’13 (Communication Design) were models for the Merit Award-winning “REINE 1 + REINE 2,” with Chair of 2D/4D Design Phil Belair as the instructor.
Additional awards include:
Jackie Berndt ’10 (Communication Design)
- as Art Director at Laughlin Constable – Bronze, Brochure/Collateral; the Milwaukee Ballet’s “Milwaukee Ballet Season Brochure”
- as Art Director at Laughlin Constable – Merit Award, Direct Mail; United Adworkers’ “The Game”
- as Art Director at Laughlin Constable – Merit Award, Advertising Photography Campaign; the Milwaukee Ballet’s “Milwaukee Ballet Season Brochure”
- as Illustrator at Laughlin Constable – Merit Award, Self-Promotion; Laughlin Constable’s “Case Study”
Jessica Kaminski ’01 (Photography), as Photographer at Laughlin Constable – Bronze, Brochure/Collateral; the Milwaukee Ballet’s “Milwaukee Ballet Season Brochure”
Chelsea Atwell ’10 (Communication Design)
- as Art Director at Laughlin Constable – Silver, Integrated Campaign; Associated Bank’s “Take Aaron With You”
- as Art Director and Illustrator at Laughlin Constable – Silver, Self-Promotion; Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s “2012 Media Kit”
- as Art Director at Laughlin Constable – Silver, TV :30 or Less Single; Associated Bank’s “Take Aaron With You – Salon”
- as Art Director at Laughlin Constable – Bronze, TV :30 or Less Single; Associated Bank’s “Take Aaron With You – Bank”
- as Art Director at Laughlin Constable – Merit Award, Consumer Newspaper Single; Brewers’ “Game by Game”
- as Art Director at Laughlin Constable – Merit Award, Direct Mail; United Adworkers’ “The Game”
- as Illustrator at Laughlin Constable – Merit Award, Self-Promotion; Laughlin Constable’s “Case Study”
Tony Seaman, Instructor of Advertising Design, as Art Director and Copywriter at Noise, Inc. – Silver, Outdoor Transit Campaign; VISIT Milwaukee’s “MKE Fun Chicago Transit Campaign”
Yvonne Lopez ’09 (Communication Design)
- as Art Director at Cramer-Krasselt – Silver, Public Service Outdoor Campaign; COA Youth and Family Services’ “Word Search,” “Around the World” and “Ruler”
- as Art Director at Cramer-Krasselt – Merit Award, Public Service Outdoor Single; COA Youth and Family Services’ “Swing”
- as Art Director at Cramer-Krasselt – Merit Award, Public Service Outdoor Single; COA Youth and Family Services’ “Moon Weight”
The Milwaukee 99 is a celebration of creativity in Milwaukee, and entered works are judged by top creatives from around the country.
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Top image: Josh Rickun
Second image: Images from Rickun’s “Cafeteria Rebranding Campaign”
