2016 American Advertising Award WinnersGold Winners – Professional
| Entrant Company / Organization | Category | Client Company Name | Entry Name |
| Magneti | Spread, Multiple Page or Insert – Single Unit | Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC | Human Meet Nature |
| Magneti | Business-to-Business Website | Magneti | Draw them in. |
| Magneti | Logo Design | Out There Colorado | Out There Colorado |
| Design Rangers | Magazine Design | Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau and Pike Peak Country Attractions Association | Colorado Springs Vacation Planner |
| Design Rangers | Logo Design | Elevated Views | Elevated Views logo |
| Pikes Peak Community College | Website Takeover | Pikes Peak Community College | Digital Campaign |
| The Mining Exchange | Newspaper Advertising – Full Page | The Mining Exchange | This Will Be Our Year |
| Blakely + Company | Brochure | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | UCCS Viewbook |
| Blakely + Company | Digital Publication | Colorado Springs Utilities | CSU Water Quality Report |
| Blakely + Company | Film/Video/Sound Branded Content, More Than :60 Seconds | Catalyst Campus For Technology & Innovation | Catalyst Campus Video |
| Melzer Advertising | Regional/National Radio Commercial Campaign | Wyffels Hybrids | Wyffels Hybrids “Or” Radio Campaign |
| Dibbleland | Internet Commercial | Grumpy’s Restaurant and Saloon (Grand Imperial) | The Grumpy Conductor |
| Dibbleland | Internet Commercial | Handlebars Food and Saloon | Handlebars! |
| Social Butterfly Media Marketing Group | Social Media, Campaign | Social Butterfly Media Marketing Group | Downtown Cocktail Promotion Series |
| Colorado Springs Independent | Editorial Spread or Feature – Series | Colorado Springs Independent | The Things They Carry Cover/Feature |
| Motivate Creative | Advertising Industry Self-Promotion Brand Elements | Motivate Creative | Motivate Creative Business Cards |
| Compassion International | Publication Cover Design | Compassion International | Compassion Magazine Summer 2016 |
| Compassion International | Editorial Spread or Feature Design | Compassion International | Compassion Magazine Generation Hope |
| Compassion International | Editorial Spread or Feature – Series | Compassion International | Compassion Magazine For God’s Glory |
| Compassion International | Magazine Design | Compassion International | Compassion Magazine |
| Amanda Coburn | Advertising Industry Self-Promotion Direct Marketing & Specialty Items | Amanda Coburn | Grandma’s Cookies Self Promotion |
| Pikes Peak Community College | Consumer Website | Pikes Peak Community College | Pikes Peak Website |
Silver Winners – Professional
| Entrant Company / Organization | Category | Client Company Name | Entry Name |
| Ginseng Creative Co. | Sales Kit or Product Information Sheets | Turner Associates | Turner Associates Sales Pitch Deck |
| Ginseng Creative Co. | Poster | Colorado Bluegrass Society | Colorado Bluegrass Society Events |
| Ginseng Creative Co. | Business-to-Business Website | Ginseng Creatve Co. LLC | GinsengCreative.com |
| Magneti | Consumer Website | Cave of the Winds Mountain Park | Cave of the Winds Mountain Park |
| Magneti | Business-to-Business Website | FoodMaven | FoodMaven |
| Design Rangers | Microsite | Colorado Springs Airport | Fly COS Holiday Microsite |
| Design Rangers | Film/Video/Sound Branded Content, :60 Seconds or Less | Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado | Neighbors in Need this Season |
| Lunchbucket Creative | Public Service Print Advertising | Citizens Project | Citizens Project 2017 – Print |
| Lunchbucket Creative | Public Service Out-Of-Home | Citizens Project | Citizens Project 2017 – Billboards |
| Rootspring | Integrated Brand Identity Campaign | Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association | 2016 Legends For Youth Dinner Gala |
| Szeredy Photography | Photography, Color | Dark Beauty Magazine | Red Umbrella |
| UZU Media | Magazine Advertising Campaign | Strawberry Fields | Strawberry Fields |
| UZU Media | Consumer Website | Seeds Community Cafe | Seeds Community Cafe |
| UZU Media | Business-to-Business Website | Cherry Creek Systems | Cherry Creek Systems |
| Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs | Magazine Advertising Campaign | Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs | Downtown Tourism Ads |
| The Mining Exchange | Newspaper Advertising – Fractional Page | Springs Orleans | Sexy Gumbo |
| Johnny Martin’s Car Central | Integrated Advertising Campaign – Local – Consumer | Johnny Martin’s Car Central | Johnny Martin Cup |
| The Mining Exchange | Copywriting | The Mining Exchange | This Will Be Our Year |
| The Mining Exchange | Copywriting | The Mining Exchange | Stay The Night |
| Blakely + Company | Direct Mail Campaign | Major League Baseball Players Alumni | MLB mailer series |
| Blakely + Company | Specialty Advertising – Apparel | City of Cripple Creek | Mine To Mine Shirt |
| Blakely + Company | Poster Campaign | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | UCCS Excel Center RetentionCampaign |
| Blakely + Company | Business-to-Business Website | Boecore, Inc. | Boecore Website |
| Blakely + Company | Integrated Advertising Campaign – Local – Consumer | Academy School District 20 | Yes For D20 Kids |
| Blakely + Company | Integrated Advertising Campaign – Local – Consumer | Colorado College | Colorado College Hockey Campaign |
| Springs Media | Magazine Design | Springs Media LLC | Springs, Summer 2016 Issue |
| Melzer Advertising | Regional/National Radio Commercial :60 Seconds or More | Wyffels Hybrids | Wyffels Hybrids “Pure Pla” Radio |
| Dibbleland | Internet Commercial | Orange Empire Railway Museum | A Ticket to Youth |
| Colorado Springs Gazette | Publication Cover Design | Colorado Springs Gazette | Broncos Elevated to New Heights |
| Colorado Springs Gazette | Publication Cover Design | Colorado Springs Gazette | SuperBowl 2016 |
| Colorado Springs Gazette | Magazine Design | Colorado Springs Philharmonic | Colorado Springs Philharmonic Tab |
| National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) | Direct Mail | National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) | NSCA Recertification Survival Kit |
| National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) | Illustration Series | National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) | NSCA Recertification Survival Kit |
| iHeartMedia | Local Radio Commercial :60 seconds or more | iHeartMedia | Southern Colorado Karaoke Finals |
| Colorado Springs Independent | Publication Cover Design | Colorado Springs Independent | The Puppeteers Cover |
| Colorado Springs Independent | Editorial Spread or Feature Design | Colorado Springs Independent | The Cut – Langdon Foss |
| Colorado Springs Independent | Editorial Spread or Feature – Series | Colorado Springs Independent | Geek Chic Cover/Feature |
| AAF Colorado Springs | Integrated Media Public Service Campaign | Early Connections Learning Centers | Early Connections Learning Centers |
| Motivate Creative | Business-to-Business Website | H4 Agency | H4 Agency Website |
| Colorado Springs Philharmonic | Newspaper Branded Content & Entertainment | Colorado Springs Philharmonic | 90th Anniversary Insert |
| KOAA | Local TelevisionCommercial :30 Seconds | Dream 4×4 | Dream 4×4 – Image 2016 |
Best Of – Professional
| Award Category | Client Company Name | Entry Name |
| BEST OF BROADCAST | Wyffels Hybrids | Wyffels Hybrids “Or” Radio Campaign |
| BEST OF PRINT | Compassion International | Compassion Magazine For God’s Glory |
| BEST OF SHOW | Compassion International | Compassion Magazine |
| BEST OF DIGITAL | Magneti | Draw them in. |
| THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE | The Gold Room | Glen Phillips poster |
Gold – Student
| Name | Entry Name | Educational Institution |
| Jessica Williams | Poison Dart Frog | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Dustin A Price | Athena Natural Soda: Watermelon | Pikes Peak Community Collage |
| Brycen McCright | MAC Poster Campaign | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Brycen McCright | Suds Brothers Brand Identity | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Jerimie Lee | GloveMaster Website Design | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Mindy Thompson | Zoo Ball 2017 | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Noah Cheney | Changing of the Seasons KineticType | Pike Peak Community College |
Silver – Student
| Name | Entry Name | Educational Institution |
| Val Quarles | One Nation Donation Mailer | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Tom Reuschlein – Rush Line Graphics | Blasting Into a New Millenium | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Nick Stair | Multi Cultural Awareness Posters | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Arlene Lambert | Rocky Mountain Blues | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Gretel Stockton | Bottled Gretel | Colorado State University-Pueblo |
| Noah Cheney | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Ball | Pike Peak Community College |
| Shaun Brown | Multicultural Awareness Conference | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Tom Reuschlein – Rush Line Graphics | One Nation Walking Together | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Nick Stair | Students of Design Identity | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Jessica Williams | Hummingbird | Pikes Peak Community College |
| Dustin A Price | Comic vs Show | Pikes Peak Community Collage |
Student Best Of
| Mindy Thompson | Zoo Ball 2017 | Pikes Peak Community College | GOLD |
