GDUSA Magazine

GDUSA’s annual American Digital Design Awards™ celebrates the power of exceptional design to enhance online and interactive experiences — websites, social media, email marketing, digital advertising, e-publications, apps, video, animation, UX/UI design and so much more. The exclusive sponsor of this year’s program is Robert Half Talent Solutions. The showcase, drawn from a record number of entries, also appears in the June edition of our print magazine and our digital magazine, both of which will be live this coming week.

Never has it been so clear that health and wellness are of transcendent importance to our individual and societal well-being – as well as the epicenter of the national conversation and policy debate – and an area in which graphic designers have a vital role to play. Our annual competition has long taken in the big picture of healthcare — from traditional medicine to healthy lifestyles from physical to mental health from pharmaceuticals to medical cannabis from established practices to alternative solutions. This is a rare opportunity to be recognized by clients, colleagues, managers, and the community for design and marketing excellence. GDUSA has been publishing to and organizing competitions for the creative community for 61 years. #medicine #healthcare #pharma #insurance #fitness #nutrition #publichealth #mentalhealth #spiritualhealth #hospitals #seniorcare #cbd #cannabis

Joyful, soulful, intimate, tangible, real, permanent, credible, surprising. Just a few of the words used by respondents to describe the positive experience of designing and.or receiving printed communications in 2024. In this 61st year of polling the creative community — and watching the fascinating and evolving role that print and paper play in the service of graphic communications — we find both a profound respect for the continuing vitality of print as well deep thoughts about how and where print fits in a digital era. Reduced to its essence, the poll finds that print remains crucial in how professional graphic designers earn a living — fully 96% work in print as part of their mix and 62% of projects have a print component. And it reaffirms that print and paper remain relevant because they have classic strengths and inherent qualities that can forge a human connection and an intimacy often missing from modern life. Sponsored by Billerud

GDUSA Magazine shared this inside look at what it takes to keep an agency going for 20 years — our very own Beardwood&Co. Co-CEO's Sarah Williams, Ryan Lynch, and Founder and Chief Growth Officer Julia Beardwood give an inside and insights on building a strong agency culture, staying open to iterating and embracing change, and building for the future. #brandingagency #20years #branding #design #strategy #thefutureisbright #beardwood "You can’t choose what the world throws at you — you can only choose how you will react to it. So, I think one thing all three of us have in common is cultivating resilience, staying open-minded, and being willing to rethink what will carry us and our clients forward in the best way possible." — Ryan Lynch Read more here and thank you to GDUSA Magazine for sharing our story. https://lnkd.in/ep_E3b_K

PACKAGING WITH A PLAN Packaging provides an opportunity to reinforce or realign a buyer’s thoughts on — and impression of — a brand. You must consider every material input used and what it says (or doesn’t) about your business or product. Interested in learning more about the why's and how's of paper for packaging? Check out the Message From Mohawk featured article in GDUSA Magazine https://lnkd.in/emBacftx. What will you make today? #paper #packaging #sustainability #elevatetheeveryday #mohawk #paperpackaging #packagingdesign

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 28! We invite you to enter Graphic Design USA’s 2024 American Inhouse Design Awards™. The contest is the original and premier celebration of inhouse excellence. We honor and recognize the value that inhouse designers bring to the table — their intimate knowledge of their companies, organizations, institutions, brands, products and services — and the ability to crystallize the message down to its essence and its truth. GDUSA has been publishing to and organizing competitions for the creative community for 61 years. Exclusive sponsor: Robert Half

Two incredibly exciting #opportunities for the Biden For President campaign! There are a number of requirements to meet, but notably, both positions are full-time and based in Wilmington, DE. My thanks to Shar Biggers for the heads up. Hope this post gets you some great candidates! Design Lead https://lnkd.in/gyqCAX5T Graphic Designer https://lnkd.in/gz_kcfWV

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Our 61st anniversary American Package Design Awards™ showcase stands among the largest. Nearly 300 winning projects and campaigns from talented design firms, agencies, departments and institutions, selected from many times the entries. Check them out! #packagedesignawards #packagedesign #design

A huge congratulations to our 2024 Top Design Schools! #graphicdesignschools #creatives