The room was full of like-minded individuals and provided a fantastic opportunity to network, meet people interested in social causes and throw ideas against the wall to see what would stick.
BRUTE LABS entered projectOPEN and Well Done in the Community Development and Health & Welfare categories respectively. The competition was strong and amazing design work for social good was displayed throughout. The AIGA office had the feel of a museum and it was an honor to have some of our work featured next to Office, Nike, Clif Bar, and Academy of Sciences.
What was even more amazing was to hear the MC call out "BRUTE LABS" as the first prize winner in the Community Development category for projectOPEN. The team was ecstatic. As high fives were exchanged, Andre Tha Giant did all he could to suppress his desire to get up and dance. When we moved to the Health and Welfare category and again heard "BRUTE LABS" as a second place winner for Well Done, we couldn't believe it.
As the awards came to a close, everyone Andre met during the first hour before the awards immediately swarmed towards us. We spent much of the rest of the evening meeting new people and talking about ways to collaborate during the rest of the summer and fall months.
Special thanks to the AIGA staff for putting on such a fantastic event. We'll see you again next time!
Labels: AIGA, Andre tha giant, BRUTE LABS, design, gregory powel
