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Visix wins Communicator, Hermes awards for digital signage content designs

May 5, 2013

The digital signage software company Visix Inc. has received four Communicator Awards and two Hermes Creative Awards for the company's interactive wayfinding and multimedia digital signage designs.

According to a news release, the Communicator Awards, sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts to honor creative excellence in advertising, corporate communications, public relations and identity work for print, video, interactive and audio, received more than 6,000 entries. Visix designer Dwayne Johnson received a Silver Award of Distinction for his Harvard University, San Diego Miramar College and University of Iowa interactive wayfinding designs, along with a Silver Award for his virtual aquarium design for Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital.

The Hermes Awards are administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals to recognize creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional materials and programs, and emerging technologies. Visix's Johnson also received a Platinum Hermes Creative Award for his aquarium design, while Visix artist Robert Brown received a Gold Hermes Creative Award for his interactive multimedia design for the College of Saint Rose.

"It's exciting for us to be recognized for our ongoing efforts to grow our creative offerings and satisfy customers' needs," Jill Perardi, creative services project manager at Visix, said in the release. "Our team creates every interactive project from scratch, folding in both technical and design elements with a goal of exceeding the client's expectations every time. Our project load has increased 300 percent in the last six months, so we're thrilled that the work is being honored by creative experts. It's an additional incentive for our busy design team."

Linda Day, executive director of the International Academy of the Visual Arts, said this year's awards submissions showcase the growing innovation of the marketing and communications field. "On behalf of the entire Academy, I want to applaud this year's Communicator Awards entrants and winners for their dedication to perfecting their craft as they continue to push the envelope of creativity," she said in the release.

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