HOW Magazine announced that our work has been chosen as a winner in the 2013 HOW International Design Awards. The winning entries include the Sarah Lawrence College Admissions Poster, designed by Hannah Fichandler and illustrated by Vaughn Fender; the 2013 Taylor Design Holiday Calendar, designed by Steve Habersang and illustrated by Vaughn Fender; and the Greenwich Academy Case Statement (below), art directed by Hannah Fichandler and designed by Steph Mullins Mullins. The winners will be recognized in the March 2014 issue of HOW Magazine.
Taylor Design received four awards at the 2013 American Graphic Design Awards competition, presented by Graphic Design USA Magazine. Among the projects recognized was Columbia University’s Ideas at Work magazine designed by Steph Mullins Mullins, Sarah Lawrence Magazine designed by Hannah Fichandler, the 2013 Taylor Design calendar designed by Steve Habersang and illustrated by Vaughn Fender, and the 2013 CADC awards show poster designed and illustrated by Ryan Crane.
Mark Barrett, at left with three MasterCard exec’s, represented Taylor Design at the 18th Annual MasterCard Charity Golf Outing on September 16th. The event was held at Leewood Golf Club in Eastchester, NY, an 18 hole gem opened in 1922 and designed by famed golf course architect Devereaux Emmet. Leewood’s rich history dates back to some of its earliest members, including New York Yankee slugger Babe Ruth and famed movie director D.W. Griffith. A good time was had by all, with proceeds benefitting The First Tee of Connecticut, Make-a-Wish Foundation, Ronald McDonald House and the MasterCard Manhattanville Scholarship Fund. PGA great Curtis Strange acted as the Ambassador of Golf for the day.
The 2012 Giving Report for the Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation is currently featured on the HOW Magazine blog. The Cares Foundation, a nonprofit segment of the biopharmaceutical company, works to finance other nonprofits and get medicine to people who need it around the world. The Giving Report is divided into four sections—medicine, community programs, time & skills and social enterprise—and features illustrations from Andrew Bannecker, infographics, volunteer profiles, maps, and videos—and is connected to various social media channels. Thanks HOW for sharing this piece on your Design + Creativity page.
Several projects were honored at the 2013 Annual CT Art Directors Club Awards Show on June 13th at the New Haven Country Club, including three gold awards for Convent of the Sacred Heart’s “Face to Face” website, Columbia University’s “Ideas at Work” magazine, and the Taylor Design 2013 calendar; three silver awards for the EPA/Lake Champlain Basin Program website, Sarah Lawrence College’s alumni magazine, and the Westminster School admissions package; one judge’s award for the Taylor Design 2013 calendar; and three excellence awards for Good To Go packaging, Mount Sinai “Science & Medicine” magazine, and the 2012 Boehringer Ingelheim Giving Report website. Ryan Crane of Taylor Design developed the brand style for all of the promotional material for this year’s CADC awards show, from the invitations and e-vites to the website and poster.
Sarah Lawrence Magazine won a Gold Award in the 2013 CASE Circle of Excellence competition. The publication is edited by Sarah Lawrence College‘s Suzanne Gray and designed by Hannah Fichandler, with writing, photography and illustration sourced by top professionals. Rounding out the world’s top college magazines for 2013 (for circulations under 29,999) were Harvard University, Kenyon College, Australian Catholic University, RISD, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, and the University of Texas at Austin.
Taylor Design participated in the 2013 RFR 5K on Thursday, May 16. Our team included Mark Barrett, Steve Habersang, Dan Taylor, John Rudolph, Ryan Crane, Aleks Taylor, Packie Mulvany, Kristine Habersang, Jillian Majlak, Mark Huntoon, Trish Kostiuk, Catina Cricco, Pete Maniscalco, Bob Crane, Dan Crane, George Vibien, Christoph Vibien, and Philippe Vibien. Team Taylor Design finished 22nd out of 127 teams with Packie, John, Mark, and Steve as our top four finishers. Great run gentlemen.
Dan Taylor was a guest speaker at the 2013 CADC Student Conference and Scholarship Competition at Central Connecticut State University on April 20. Eighty-five graphic design, new media, illustration, and photography students from around the state participated in the event. Other speakers included Luke Scott of MadisonMott, Aaron Kotowski of Aaron Kotowski Studio, Donna Bonato of Silver Creative Group, and Stacey Dyer of Triple Frog.
