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Horizon Interactive Awards Announces the 2004 Winners
Grapevine Design recognized for prestigious interactive media award
Indianapolis, IN USA – March 31, 2004 - The Horizon Interactive
Awards, a leading international interactive media awards competition,
announced the 2004 award winners. The annual competition recognizes
excellence in interactive media production among firms, individuals
and in-house multi-media departments.
Grapevine Design of Madison, SD was recognized
for their excellence in interactive media production with a bronze
award in the Self
Promotion/Company Identity category for the Spearfish Canyon Foundation
web site (http://www.spearfishcanyon.com). The Spearfish Canyon
Foundation is a public charity working to protect and enhance the
unique and scenic South Dakota landscape proclaimed by Frank Lloyd
Wright as the "most miraculous canyon in the West".
“
It is an honor to receive this award after competing against
such high-caliber design firms throughout the world,” said
Brenda Stadel, owner of Grapevine Design (http://www.grapevineweb.com). “This
project truly enforces my thinking that you do not have to pay
big corporate prices for a professional web site. This web site
was completed within two months and on a very low budget. I have
been designing web sites for five years and this is the second
Horizon Award I have won. This one is a little sweeter though.
I just started my own business, Grapevine Design, and to have
my company, along with Spearfish Canyon Foundation, receive international
recognition is just incredible.”
The 2004 competition received hundreds of entries from several
countries including: The United States, Canada, Malaysia, Germany,
Hong Kong and New Zealand. Entry categories included: Business
to Business, Consumer Information, Entertainment, Flash, Public
Service, Sales / E-commerce and Self Promotion. A panel of judges
evaluated several multi-media formats including web sites, Flash,
CD-Roms, DVDs and streaming media webcasts. The 2004 panel of judges
consisted of various industry professionals with diverse backgrounds
including marketing, art and creative direction, multi-media production,
and technical development.
“The quality and diversity of the works evaluated in this
year’s competition was outstanding. Developers are continuing
to push the envelope with blending beautiful aesthetics with effective
functionality,” said Mike Sauce, president of the Horizon
Interactive Awards. “Past competitions have shown us that
developers were willing to experiment with new technologies and
new concepts. This year’s competition showed us that developers
are now effectively utilizing those new technologies in conjunction
with solid design principles to create effective and creative interactive
media solutions with purpose. The 2004 entry field has definitely
raised the bar for future competitions.”
The Horizon Interactive Awards holds the annual competition in
early spring of each year for works that were created the previous
calendar year. For more information visit the Horizon Interactive
Awards at www.horizoninteractiveawards.com.
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For more information about the Spearfish Canyon Foundation web
site, please contact
Brenda Stadel
Grapevine Design
944 Heatherwood Avenue
Madison, SD 57042
brenda@grapevineweb.com
P. 605.256.3840
For more information about the Horizon Interactive Awards, please
contact
Mike Sauce
Horizon Interactive Awards, llc.
PO Box 6076
Fishers, Indiana 46038
mike@horizoninteractiveawards.com
P. 317.443.8237
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