One for the Home Team

June 6, 2011 - PRLog -- Imagemakers, a full-service design and advertising firm in Wamego, has received a 2011 American Web Design Award, sponsored by The Creative Group and announced May 25 by Graphic Design USA magazine.
   
This isn’t the first American Web Design Award Imagemakers has received.  They were awarded one in 2010 for their design of the Manhattan Regional Airport website as well.
   
However, this is the first time the company, which in addition to award winning websites has also created award winning videos, logos and marketing efforts for a wide range of clients over the last 10 years, has been recognized for the design of their own company’s website.
   
“We are usually more focused on helping our clients and designing powerful, well-organized and easy to use websites for them than on our own needs.  But with our 10-year anniversary this year we decided it was time to create a new Imagemakers website,” Dan Holmgren, Creative Director of Imagemakers, said.
   
The new website, launched in May, features links to Imagemakers’s client’s projects, bios of the Imagemakers team members, some useful tips for those wanting to make an impression online, as well as employment and partnership opportunities.  Its clean, professional appearance coupled with the ease and simplicity of use clearly impressed the judges in the American Web Design Award competition.  It is just that kind of well-designed websites that Graphic Design USA recognized in its award statement.
   
“This annual award is a celebration of the power of well-designed websites and online communications to attract audiences, disseminate ideas and information, generate response, and promote products and services,” states the introduction to the awards on the Graphic Design USA website.
   
The Imagemakers team has received other awards over the last decade.  They have been honored with two Summit Creative Awards. One was for the WTC logo and the second was for the creation of the Manhattan CVB video.  The WTC logo has also received a Mazie Award, as has the Imagemakers’ design of the Cambridge Place logo.  Mazie Awards are given by the prestigious Trademark USA, which honors those who create “amazing pixels.”  Both of the Imagemakers-created logos will be featured in the next LOGO book by David E. Carter.
   
“It is always nice to be recognized by our peers, but we believe our true success comes from helping our clients reach their goals.  When many new businesses last only a few years, we are grateful to be celebrating our tenth anniversary this year,” Holmgren said.
   
Imagemakers hosted an Open House on May 12 so it could celebrate its 10 years in business with its clients and partners.
   
“We couldn’t have had these last 10 years without the support of our clients.  They are what we are really celebrating.  Each one has played an important part in our growth and success.  We hope we return some of that to each of them with our hard work and dedication to listening to them, then helping them reach their goals,” Holmgren said.
   
To check out the award-winning Imagemakers website, as well as the work the Imagemakers team has created for others over the last 10 years, go to http://www.imagemakers-inc.com.

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