While the winners for the 2014 Hermes Creative Awards won’t be announced until May 1, we’re showcasing select entries that stand out. Keep checking back to see if your work will be highlighted.
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Company: Columbia College Location: Columbia, Missouri Title of Entry: “Academic Affairs Holiday Card” Category: 149. E-Card |
Holiday e-cards take many forms, but almost all of them are cut from the same Christmas cloth. You can almost always count on snow, Santa, reindeer, fireplaces, and presents to be part of the holiday mix.
Columbia College had a different idea. It took some of those same traditional icons, shook them up and created an e-card that’s a throwback to the 60s.
With a nod to stop-action film and the famous “Rudolph” television program, Columbia’s e-card tracks Santa as he treks across the country from one campus location to another. There is also a witty open and close.
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The staff at Dallas-area public relations firm Cooksey Communications considers community service and leadership integral to how they do business. Now in its 20th year, Cooksey Communications has grown to one of the largest and most respected PR firms in the area by being an integral part of the volunteer landscape.
But Cooksey isn’t the only community executive involved in the community.
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An unassuming box marked with 13/13 arrives on your doorstep. Curiosity reveals a custom wooden crate from the mysterious Madame Babineaux, thick with the mystique of the French Quarter’s darker corners. Inside, a black sealed packet unveils thirteen “cards of good riddance” that suggest a year-end pop culture cleansing ritual. Relax with a mug of hot chocolate elixir and reflect on 12 scourges that were visited upon us in 2013, and with good intentions, conjure a message from beyond to reveal what 2014 holds in store.
