Big Communications Takes Home 23 ADDY Awards
Art Director of the Year award and Mosaic Award for diversity were among Big’s honors.
Big Communications, Inc., took home 23 awards from Saturday night’s ADDY gala, the Birmingham Advertising Federation’s annual awards program.
Among Big’s awards was the Mosaic Award for Diversity for Big Communication’s rebranding campaign for Jacksonville State University. Big also received a Special Judges’ Award for Production for Big’s “Red Hot for the Cause” poster for AIDS Alabama Casino Night, and Big Art Director Brian Curtain took home the title of Art Director of the Year.
“It’s definitely a Big year for Big,” said President John Montgomery. “This is the best showing we have ever had at the ADDYs. I am proud of the team and excited to be celebrating with amazing clients who put their trust in our ideas.”
Montgomery said taking home the Mosaic Award was definitely a highlight of the evening. According to the American Advertising Federation, the Mosaic Award recognizes companies who have embraced multicultural marketing techniques and diversity initiatives.
Curtain’s Art Director of the Year Award came as a surprise to the 26-year-old artist, who first joined Big Communications as an Intern in 2007, the same year he took home Best In Show among student work at the ADDY Awards.
“It is so exciting to be a part of the growth of talented young artists like Brian,” said Chief Creative Officer Ford Wiles. “His editing and animation work has really grown to be competitive with top art directors not only in Birmingham but nationally.”
Big also took home the following awards for the agency’s 2009 creative work:
Silver ADDY Awards
• Direct Marketing: IN T-Shirt for the Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Consumer or Trade Publication: “Where you’re going” print campaign for Jacksonville State University
• Consumer or Trade Publication: Birmingham Airport Print Campaign
• Interactive Media/Micro Site: Findyourelf.com for Colonial Brookwood Village
• Interactive Media/Micro Site: Whereyouregoing.com for Jacksonville State University
• Interactive Media/DVD: Admissions Video for Jacksonville State University
• Regional/National Television: Where you’re going TV spot for Jacksonville State University
• Mixed Media Consumer: Where you’re going campaign for Jacksonville State University
• Public Service Collateral/Poster: Crawfish Boil Poster for Red Mountain Entertainment
• Public Service Collateral/Campaign: Mountain Brook Village to Village Run campaign
• Logo: Top of the Hops Beer Festival logo for Red Mountain Entertainment
• Animation or Special Effects: Admissions Video for Jacksonville State University
• Music with Lyrics: “We know where we’re going” for Jacksonville State University
• Music Only: Music for Jacksonville State University
• Editorial Spread/Series: On the John University book covers for Books-A-Million
Gold ADDY Awards
• Mixed Media Consumer: In Again Campaign for the Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Public Service Collateral/Poster: AIDS Alabama Casino Night poster
• Advertising Industry Self Promotion/Direct Marketing: Big Communications Baby Sleeper
• Animation or Special Effects: Find Your Elf TV spot for Colonial Brookwood Village
• Music with Lyrics: “Do you know where you’re going” for Jacksonville State University
