Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts

NYC-based visual designer, Yijia Xie, is the Brand Design Lead at Handshake, blending inventive concepts with real-world design solutions specializing in branding, creative coding, and typography. Her compelling work has earned international acclaim with themes like futurism, spirituality, history, and tech evolution. Her knack for branding and creative coding helps her create visually stunning and significant designs. Check out her favorite digital tools, mobile apps and games at https://tlly.co/3V7eNun!

RSVP Now: Meet AIVA Juror and Podcaster and hear about his career, podcast series "The Startup Life", and his review process for entries this season. Next Thursday, June 20th at 1:00pm EST. RSVP Now at: https://bit.ly/45jAufw

Summer isn't all poolside & picnics... it's also allergies. Just ask actor, John C McGinley, who stars in a series of gold-winning videos as part of an integrated campaign created by SFC Group for the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). Check out this and more clever campaigns at: https://bit.ly/4c8pe84 There's still a little more Summer left before the Davey Awards Final Entry Deadline on July 26th!

"Only the cool kids had hotmail email addresses." As the Director of Brand and Digital at Forum Communications, Nickastner brings over two decades of award-winning experience in driving brands' growth with impactful messaging and technology. Apart from contributing to the successes of numerous organizations, Nick is a pioneering force in the field - the first digital marketing instructor for both the American Bankers Association School of Bank Marketing and the University of North Georgia. Don't miss Nick's early 2000s Picks, including My Chemical Romance and the cool kids' email (Hotmail), at https://tlly.co/3Rzr5Lh!

Web design agency Non-Linear Studio was approached by healthcare company Atria to create a healthcare experience that felt welcoming and human. With luxurious locations in NYC and Palm Beach, Atria wanted to draw high end clients to their practices while promising a zen-like clinical experience. To see how, in an unconventional but genius move, Non-Linear approached the project more as a hospitality site than healthcare and earned both the 2023 Best in Show: Websites - Website Features - Best Use of Video or Motion Graphics and 2023 Gold: Websites - General Websites - Health Care Services, head to: https://bit.ly/3RnwbKu

Lauren Angeloni here again... I almost forgot! In my Weekly Talking Points, I MEANT to include an important PSA to all of my Communicator Awards winners: today is the Early Deadline to purchase your Winner's Packages at the special lower price. If you were thinking of getting one, now is the best time!

Hiya, Lauren Angeloni again! I suspect many of you have heard from me this week as we’ve been excitedly touting some upgrades we’ve made to our winners’ galleries. If you’ve won an AIVA award, check your email for links to your projects (check your spam!). If you haven’t (yet) won, just go check out the work of our amazing winners for inspiration.  I’m always doing that and highly recommend. : ) Now let’s get into it… This week’s points brought to you by the thievery and pillaging of our AIVA Jurors’ Linkedin feeds: First off, I spied Matt Dean enjoying a super fun video #shorts series by Allan Peters wherein he redesigns logos-in-need (UPS being the most recent beneficiary). Go down the rabbit hole for more quick and impactful redesigns. Sometimes, jurors unite… this week I saw Kelly Ricci had Phillip Collins as a featured guest at an event hosted by Banana Republic (at their new SoHo Flagship location) & Native Son to celebrate #pride and the influence of Black Queer Art. (this one is blatantly self-serving) Juror Dominic Lawson may be promoting soon that he is to be my next guest on AIVA Live: In Session! That will be up in a couple of weeks and I’m excited for a fun conversation with this busy podcaster who is certainly no stranger to an interview. Come with good questions! Keep your eyes trained on the indefatigable Tiphany Kane, M.Ed who is (with KaSa Media Productions and life partner David Sais) building a Dolby Atmos Mixing Studio in the OC! The plans look fantastic and I can’t wait to see (hear?) how it goes (should be late Summer/early Fall)! Ambert Rodriguez of Wheelhouse.io posted a story this week in The Impossible to Ignore newsletter about “The One That Got Away” (detailing the early lost-opportunity to bring on pre-pandemic Zoom as a client). I’m sure many of our community can relate and have their own ‘ones that got away’ (i’m curious… throw them in the comments!) Speaking of the ones that got away, this is the last Talking Points that is assisted by our social media manager, Chiara Nicole Gero. Chiara has landed an opportunity she can’t pass up and today is her final day. Join me in wishing her the very best in her next chapter. She has only been with us a short time, but she’s made a lasting impact on our program. Thanks for everything, Chiara! I’ll see the rest of you next week (or in the Winners’ Galleries sooner)!

Join us for another episode of AIVA Live: In Session with Dominic Lawson! Since 2016, Dominic has been the creator & host of The Startup Life Podcast giving its audience the edge it needs in building the businesses and climbing the corporate ladder. He’s had the pleasure of interviewing Marc Randolph (Co-Founder & First CEO of Netflix), Tom Golisano (Founder & Chairman of Paychex), and others. See you there on Thursday, June 20th at 1pm EST (10am PST).

Pax8's Senior Director, Matt Lee, renowned for his stellar beard, orchestrated the memorable 2022 Beard Shave for Charity. Garnering over $140,000 for chosen charities, this captivating event saw IT pros, including Matt, shedding their beards. Pax8's gripping coverage won them 2023 Gold in General Video: Public Service & Activism. See more at https://tlly.co/3VuQacj!

Join moms Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables' lively chats delving into the hilarious chaos of motherhood in their award-winning podcast, "What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood". Produced by Adalyst Media, they snagged two Gold Daveys for Best Co-Hosts and Advice, and a Silver in the Interview or Talk category. Find more at https://tlly.co/3yGj5Bz! 📸: Jennifer Lee Photography