Recognition
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Awards:
Recognition from Our Peers
Media: Articles/Commentary
Raves:
Client Comments
Graphic design, web design, and advertising projects completed by Will Sherwood and The Sherwood Group regularly win awards and are recognized in regional, national, and international publications:
Awards
ADDY Awards 2007: The Sherwood Group received 13 awards in this Western regional competition, including 2 Judges Choice Awards and 4 awards of Outstanding Achievement.
Library of Congress Permanent Collection: "Optibeam" folder produced for Optical Radiation Corporation.
Federal Design Excellence Award (Highest award given by the National Endowment for the Arts): "Voyager At Neptune" poster produced for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL).
International "Best of Show" Society for Technical Communication (STC): "Voyager to Uranus" poster series produced for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL).
"Best in the West:" Optical Radiation Corporation annual report.
"Print"
Magazine: "Best in the West:" One
of the 35 Best Designed Annual Reports. Produced for Optical Radiation
Corporation.
"Best of Show:" 'Percentage' brochure produced for Lockheed Federal Credit Union awarded by California Marketing Association.
In addition to the above, we've received numerous other awards in national and international competitions. These include a Gold Medal from the American Advertising Federation and recognition from 'Communication Arts' and 'Print' magazines.
Media: Articles/Commentary
Communication
Arts Magazine
Illustration Annual, 1998
"Pre-"
Magazine, May 2005
"By using state-of-the-art computer technology and a small, skilled
staff -- the agency makes it possible for the client to have a larger
measure of the three variables of price, quality, and service."
"Confetti"
Magazine, June, 2006
"Sherwood work for Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been showcased in
three journals. This is in addition to Sherwood's other awards, which
include Best in the West, American Advertising Federation, American Institute
of Graphic Artists, and Print Annual design awards."
"Step-By-Step
Graphics,"
Volume 11, Number 10:
"The die-cut cover of the invitation to Simi Vally Adventist Hospital's
Sophisticated Lady benefit revealed a blend of evening sky colors and
shows that spectacular effects can be produced by a design firm's masterful
use of electronic technology.
"Printing
Journal," July, 2006
With the exception of the "science fiction community," very
few designers get to interpret real space exploration. However, Will Sherwood
of The Sherwood Group routinely completes spacecraft project design work
and brochure materials for Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory."
"Los
Angeles Technograph,"
Volume 31, Number 7
"Mr. Sherwood won the ITCC Best of Show award for his "Voyager
at Uranus" poster series."
Raves: Client Comments
"$43 million in new business within 10 weeks." Tammy Tagami-Reeves, VP Marketing, Lockheed Federal Credit Union.
"...from $20 million to $52 million/year within 3 years." Monte Heaton, Marketing Director, Digital Instruments/Veeco Metrology.
"Your design and advertising work helped us go from #38 to #4 within 9 months." Robert Fleming, Manager of Marketing Communications.
"Completed in only 3 weeks time, this project included 14 ads, 6 brochures, a folder, a poster, logo, stationery and 22 pages of advertising and radio scripts." Maria Fitch, The Disney Channel.
"Their stunning visual design was responsible for the massive overall sales and marketing success of our program." Raven K. Starr, President, The Atlantis Group.
"The Sherwood Group designed many of our most memorable projects." Bob Chandler, Graphics Supervisor National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
"You created a new and memorable branding statement for us." Pat Harriman, Datron Systems, Director of Corporate Communications.
"We weren't even getting to the proposal stage until The Sherwood Group helped us." KR Langson, VP Marketing, Telcom Systems.