JK Design Honored with 2011 Gold Hermes Creative Award and Bronze Telly Award

Leading NJ/NYC print/web/video design firm wins two international creative competitions

2011-07-08

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ, July 08, 2011 (Press-News.org) Leading New Jersey/New York City creative services firm JK Design has been awarded a 2011 Gold Hermes Creative Award by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) out of over 5,000 entries. In a separate competition, the agency was selected from more than 11,000 competitors to receive a 2011 Bronze Telly Award.

JK Design's winning Gold Hermes entry, the "Formula for Success" brochure, was created for GROM Associates, a global business consulting firm providing strategy consulting, SAP integration, and enterprise data management services. The brochure reflects the brand position, messaging, and creative platform developed by JK Design as part of comprehensive branding and marketing project, which also includes GROM's website, trade show graphics, and other collateral. The winning brochure can be viewed at http://www.jkdesign.com/work/portfolio/grom-brand-identity.

JK Design's creative team earned a Bronze Telly for their video entry, "Avaya ACE Overview," which combined clever graphic animation and simple text and icons to bring the ACE story to life in a clear and entertaining way. The video was created for Avaya, a global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions. It can be viewed at http://www.jkdesign.com/work/portfolio/avaya-ace.

"These awards honor the talent of our creative team and the strength of our branding and marketing strategy," said Jerry Kaulius, president of JK Design. "It's extremely rewarding to be recognized for both the high quality of our work and the customized approach we take for each and every project - a combination that has enabled us to consistently deliver successful results for our clients for over 25 years."

The annual Hermes Creative Awards honor excellence and recognize the creativity, hard work, and generosity of marketing and communication professionals.

Established in 1978, the annual Telly Awards honor the best television commercials and programs, video and film productions, and work created for the Web in the US and around the world.

About JK Design
In business for over 25 years, JK Design is a creative services agency specializing in strategy and branding, print, web, mobile, interactive, and video projects. Recent honors include two Telly awards, a Communicator award, a MarCom Platinum award, and a Gold Hermes Creative Award. The agency provides a wide range of innovative design, advertising, and marketing services, including: Web design and development, iPad and mobile app development, branding, logos, email marketing, multimedia and video animation and production, marketing strategies, advertising, corporate collateral design and production, exhibit graphics, packaging and Internet-based virtual tradeshows. For more information: 908-428-4700 (NJ), 646-794-4180 (NYC), or http://www.jkdesign.com.

For more information about the Hermes Creative Awards: http://www.hermesawards.com.

For more information about the Telly Awards: http://www.tellyawards.com.

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