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2007 Judges will be announced after the competition.
The Create Awards are judged by advertising and creative production professionals from around the nation. Entries are judged by a panel of judges selected by Create Magazine. Judging is done on the individual merit of work, and the success in accomplishing its intended goal. Entries are judged independently, and winners are determined based upon the merits of the piece. Winning entries are calculated based on the combined scores of the judges who evaluate each entry.
Mark Bazil has been an art director, designer, writer and creative director for the last 24 years. His award-winning creative executions have dominated various award competitions over a wide range of design, print, interactive and roadcast categories. From small startup businesses to Fortune 500 conglomerates, he has assisted clients in growing their businesses through innovative, compelling marketing solutions. His experience in the advertising field is broad — from the large, corporate environment of Young & Rubicam to his own boutique agency, Bazil-Victory Advertising. He has accumulated over 150 advertising awards during his career. After some very intense, very focused reflection in Fall 2005, he made another tough decision. He decided to focus exclusively on what he loves most about advertising. Now, as a professor of advertising design at Savannah College of Art and Design, he does what he does best…nurturing, developing and inspiring young art directors.
Loyd Boldman was born the day Elvis released his first single (“That’s All Right, Mama” b/w “Blue Moon of Kentucky”). He has no idea what this means, but it sounds terribly important. Boldman is an award-winning graphic designer, writer, video/film director, songwriter, voice-over artist and semi-pro whistler (that’s “whistler” not “wrestler”). He is a partner and imagitarian of Devotion Media, a creative media firm in Winter Park, FL.
Graduating from U of T in 2000 and Humber College in 2001, Brown has worked in Toronto for the last five years as a motion designer and art director, making things move for clients such as Mercedes Benz, Dodge, Mitsubishi, Sobe, Citibank, BFG, Telus, Sirius and The Virtual Museum of Canada. In 2001, Brown formed Ventilate, an online community of artists, designers and directors promoting inspirational works of digital art and video.
Jeremy A. Carrus is the principal and a new media designer at his award-winning company, whoiscarrus design llc, in Orlando. He specializes in all aspects of interactive multimedia and print design. In addition to his work, he enjoys painting, playing music, listening to his iPod and just driving his car with the windows down. A self-starter and a tenacious motivator to his colleagues, Carrus’s motto is to always, ‘Keep Pushing!’ The passion behind his company is doing great work and providing effective communication solutions for all of his clients. Have a moment? Check out some of his com-pany’s newest work online at www.whoiscarrus.com.
Raised by single father and fading boxer “Battling Jack” in Hell’s Kitchen. “Battling Jack” instilled in Steve the importance of education and non-violence. Carsella, taunted by bullies who called him “Daredevil,” vented frustration and anger by working out typographic design solutions in secret. While saving a blind man, Carsella was blinded by radioactive material. The radioactive exposure heightened his remaining senses beyond normal thresholds, enabling him to kern, cut and paste and manipulate Bezier curves. These powers were enough to get Carsella’s work published in major design publications including HOW and Graphis. His work has also been featured in various design books like “Swag: The Art of Poster Design” and “Best of Letterheads and Business Cards 4.” Like most superheroes, he’s managed to remain relevant and has used his powers for good for clients as varied as Coca-Cola and the NBA to small boutiques and local musicians.
Cleveland is creative director and a partner of McKee Wallwork Cleveland. His work for clients such Coca-Cola, CNN, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and Dow has appeared across the globe. His work has received awards from The One Show, CA, D&AD and Clios. Cleveland also has been published in publications including Communication Arts, Creativity and One, A magazine. He currently writes a small agency blog for Advertising Age. He sits on Board of Directors of the New Mexico Advertising Federation and the advisory board for the Creative Circus Advertising School in Atlanta, GA. Cleveland has worked at agencies such as Fahlgren and Saatchi and Saatchi, his own agency Cleveland Clark, and Sawyer Riley Compton.
Dawidowicz is the creative director and the brain child behind the successful submission site Urban Collective, a site that showcases the creative talents of designers from all around the world. He started Urban Collective in 2002 while living and designing in Japan. The urban jungle that is Tokyo led to Urban Collective being born and today stands alone as the No. 1 submission site on the net.
Trevor Dodd is the creative director and co-founder of Digett, an interactive media firm in Boerne, located in the Texas Hill Country. Digett’s clients include Jackson Browne, CSNY, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Shannon Elizabeth, The Kentucky Derby, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Dodd is a firm believer in “travel for culture, live in nature” and finds most of his inspiration in the natural world, even in the “bits and pieces” of mathematical structures inherent in nature. Dodd’s work has been highlighted on Communication Arts, published in Cutting Edge Web Design and nominated twice at Flashforward Film Festivals (Best Interactive and Original Music). Dodd has been a speaker and panelist at previous SXSW, FlashForward and Aspen Design Conference events. Dodd loves his family, design and music in all forms, Flash, and acts of faith and kindness.
A native of Queens, NY, Estigarribia has been working in the film industry for more than a decade. Co-founder of Corporate Media Productions, Inc., he was the creator, producer, director, writer and editor for the nationally broadcast “Today’s Investor TV.” In 2000 he founded The Lunatic Post, a production and post-production company in Orlando, FL. His list of clients include Nike, AT&T, Coca-Cola and Walt Disney. An AVID Editor and computer specialist, Estigarribia was appointed Information Technology Manager of the Digital Center at the Sundance Film Festival from 2003-2005. In 2006 he joined the Music Café at the festival. Estigarribia also assists at the invitation-only Sundance Filmmaker’s Summer Lab in the field of Editing. Since 2004, he has also served as the lead technical engineer and special events technical director at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, NC. He also works with the Sarasota and Florida Film Festivals on a yearly basis.
Carole Guevin is an experienced communication designer, new media pioneer and luvs everything design. She is an internationally recognized new media industry driving force through her work as editor and founder of Netdiver (http://netdiver.net) a digital culture magazine and new media design portal broadcasting low noise and high fiber content online and beyond since ‘98.
Karen Ingram is an illustrator, designer and animator in Brooklyn. She has been profiled in Computer Arts Magazine, Digit Magazine and STEP inside design, among others. Ingram’s work has also been showcased in many books, including “New Masters of Photoshop, Volume 2,” published by Friends of Ed, and “RETHINK, REDESIGN, RECONSTRUCT,” published by HOW Design. Her designs and art have been used for mass production and distribution, from T-shirts in Japan to bags and wallets in Australia. Commercial clients of Ingram’s include UNICEF, MTV, Absolut Vodka and Spike TV. She is a news editor at Kaliber 10000 and a crew member of the Australian-based design portal Design is Kinky. Ingram judged the SXSW INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL for the past four years and organized and hosted the first New York BD4D event in May 2002. She has presented her work at “Flash in the Can” in Toronto and the New Orleans AIGA Biennial, which she also judged. Ingram is a judge for the Webby Awards and a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
Jennifer Morla is president and creative director of Morla Design, San Francisco. With over 300 awards for excellence in graphic design, Morla has been acknowledged by virtually every organization in the field, including recognition as one of the Fifteen Masters of Design by HOW magazine. Her work has been published extensively, including being one of 40 designers showcased in US Design: 1975-2000. She has twice been the recipient of Advertising’s Marget Larsen Award for Designer of the Year. Morla served on the National Board of AIGA and currently serves on the Accessions Committee for Architecture and Design at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Since 1993, she has taught senior graphic design thesis at California College of the Arts. Morla received a conceptual art discipline from the Hartford Art School/University of Hartford and her B.F.A. in Graphic Design from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston.
Patrick started his design career with Reiner Design Consultants in New York City. The boutique design house specialized in tour merchandising for rock bands and photography book design. Tour T-shirts and programs for Bowie, Motley Crue, Robert Plant, Metallica and Michael Jackson, led to his first job in the music industry designing packaging for Mercury Records. After the inevitable blending of music labels, he became VP of Creative Services at Island Def Jam Music Group, where he worked with some of the today’s biggest talents, including The Killers, Jay Z, Bon Jovi, Willie Nelson and Mariah Carey. He currently oversees the creative services department for Hard Rock Int’l in Orlando, FL.
Francis Preve is an internationally renowned sound designer, record producer and technology journalist. Preve has written numerous features and tutorials for Wired’s Webmonkey, EQ, Keyboard Magazine and UK publication, Computer Music. He is currently a member of the South-by-Southwest Interactive Advisory Board and enjoys living in Austin, TX.
Frank Rogozienski is a commercial photographer based in San Diego. He specializes in advertising and corporate photography for a variety of clients. He was a founding member of the San DiegoChapter of the Advertising Photographers of America and is currently serving as it’s Chapter Chair. When not photographing, Frank enjoys chasing his two boys around the soccer field and teaching them the lost art of sandwich making. His studio is in the Art & Design district of Little Italy.
Alan Taylor has been a professional Web developer since 1996, working for msnbc.com, amazon.com, monster.com and (currently) boston.com. He also maintains a number of other projects showcased at http://kokogiak.com.
A seasoned brand marketer and public relations strategist, Chris Tomasso currently serves as chief marketing officer for Bradenton, FL-based First Watch Restaurants, Inc. -— the nation’s fastest-growing Breakfast, Lunch and Brunch concept with 54 locations in eight states. He directs all aspects of the company’s overall brand strategy including marketing, advertising, public relations and corporate communications. Prior to joining First Watch in 2006, Tomasso was the vice president of marketing for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., leading the advertising, marketing, public relations, corporate communications, guest relations and product development functions. Previously, Tomasso spent nearly 10 years working with Hard Rock Cafe International most recently as vice president of worldwide marketing. In that role he guided the activities of one of the world’s most recognized brands with over 100 signature cafes in 42 countries and a growing portfolio of hotels and casinos. Tomasso graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.A. degree in journalism with a specialization in advertising and public relations.
Writer/Producer Holly Payberg-Torroija has been in love with everything about movies since she was a little girl. With the dream of one day making her own movies, her education kicked off at Nickelodeon Studios in Florida where she did on-set PA work. Next she moved on to independent filmmaking in Florida where she worked her way up the ranks, eventually becoming an art director on the feature film “Hoover.” She also set out to discover whether “swimming with sharks” was an accurate depiction of executive assistant life in LA. Graduate school was spent over at Signature Pictures where she took on the title of director of development ushering films such as “The Musketeer” and “Feardotcom” through development and production. Today, Torroija runs her visual FX company, Two Door Productions with her husband and visual FX guru, Diego Torroija.
Over his career, Winter has functioned in the areas of account management, production supervision and creative development. His clients include IBM, Darden Restaurants, Cable & Wireless, Sprint, SunTrust and Panavision. He has managed the national and international advertising efforts of major car rental organizations, hotel, tourism and hospitality groups, and an array of health care, banking and commercial real estate accounts. Winter is skilled as a writer and has won several regional and national awards. Recently, Winter was honored by the advertising community and his peers with the Silver Medal Award. He is a recognized speaker and has written numerous articles for trade publications on the subject of advertising for small businesses, high-technology and travel accounts.
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