2018 American Advertising Award WinnersGold Winners – Professional
| Entrant Company / Organization | Selected Category | Client Company Name | Entry Name |
| Vladimir Jones | Integrated Advertising Campaign – Local – Consumer | Royal Gorge Bridge and Park | Royal Gorge Bridge: Come Across |
| Vladimir Jones | Integrated Advertising Campaign – Local – Consumer | Colorado Springs Utilities | Change The Current campaign |
| Vladimir Jones | Branded Content & Entertainment Campaign | Colorado Springs Utilities | Change The Current profiles |
| Compassion International | Direct Mail Campaign | Compassion International | 2017 Compassion Intl. Gift Catalog |
| Design Rangers | Consumer Website | Pikes Peak Country Attractions | Visit Pikes Peak |
| The Gold Room | Poster Campaign | The Gold Room | The Gold Room Concert Posters |
| Compassion International | Internet Commercial | Compassion International | 2017 Compassion Intl. Gift Catalog |
| Design Rangers | Integrated Advertising Campaign – Local – Consumer | Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region | We’re Better Together |
| Compassion International | Editorial Spread or Feature – Series | Compassion International | Bridging The Gap |
| Melzer Advertising | Newspaper Advertising Campaign | Wyffels Hybrids | Wyffels Hybrids Newspaper |
| Schmid Studio | Integrated Brand Identity Campaign | Good Neighbors Meeting House | Good Neighbors Brand Design |
| Josh Lewis Creative LLC | Illustration Series | Orion Telescopes & Binoculars | Exploring The Cosmos |
| Pikes Peak Community College | Advertising Industry Self-Promotion Brand Elements | Pikes Peak Community College | General Viewbook |
| Neon Pig Creative | Logo Design | Neon Pig Creative | Neon Pig Creative logo |
| Dibbleland | Cinematography | Breckenridge Film Festival | The Projectionist |
| Dibbleland | Music | Breckenridge Film Festival | The Projectionist |
| Ginseng Creative Co. | Poster | ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY | THE TWO TRACKS PROMOTIONAL POSTER |
| Academy District 20 | Logo Design | Academy District 20 | Legacy Peak Elementary |
| Dibbleland | Music | Durango Independent Film Festival | More Coal! |
| Design Rangers | Public Service Out-Of-Home | NAMI Colorado Springs | Below the Surface |
| Vladimir Jones | Internet Commercial | Colorado Springs Utilities | Holiday Lights |
Silver Winners – Professional
| Entrant Company / Organization | Selected Category | Client Company Name | Entry Name |
| Vladimir Jones | Out-Of-Home, Large Venue | Vladimir Jones | Holiday Lights |
| Springs Media | Magazine Design | Springs Media | Springs, Fall 2017 |
| Compassion International | Editorial Spread or Feature Design | Compassion International | Delivered From Darkness |
| Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau | Integrated Branded Content Campaign | Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau | Crafts & Drafts Passport |
| Blakely + Company | Logo Design | Pikes Peak Community College | PPCC – Career Boost Logo |
| The Gold Room | Integrated Advertising Campaign – Local – Consumer | The Gold Room | A Voyage Around The World |
| Schmid Studio | Logo Design | QUAD Innovation Partnership | QUAD Innovation Partnership Logo |
| Ginseng Creative Co. | Online/Interactive Branded Content & Entertainment | The Nouveaux Honkies | Loud In Here: The Nouveaux Honkies |
| Blakely + Company | Integrated Advertising Campaign – Local – Consumer | Pikes Peak Community College | PPCC Career Boost Campaign |
| Colorado Springs Independent | Publication Cover Design | Colorado Springs Independent | Dirt Cheap Cover |
| Academy District 20 | Card, Invitation or Announcement Campaign | Academy District 20 | New School Groundbreakings |
| Magneti | Integrated Brand Identity Campaign | Employers Council | Employers Council Integrated |
| AAFCOS | Copywriting | The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region / Peak Radar | Choruses to Brontosauruses |
| Magneti | Logo Design | Employers Council | Employers Council Brand Development |
| Dibbleland | In-Theater Commercial or Slide | Breckenridge Film Festival | The Projectionist |
| The Famous Steak House | Integrated Advertising Campaign – Local – Consumer | The Famous Steak House | The Famous Integrated Campaign |
| Social Butterfly Media Marketing Group | Social Media, Single Execution | Soccer Haus | Man 2 Machine |
| Dibbleland | Cinematography | Durango Independent Film Festival | More Coal! |
| Noel Dolan Creative | Advertising Industry Self-Promotion Cards, Invitations or Announcements | Noel Dolan Creative | Noel Dolan Creative Holiday Card |
| Magneti | Business-to-Business Website | Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC | Choose Colorado Springs |
| Compassion International | Magazine Design | Compassion International | Compassion Magazine |
| UZU Media | Consumer Website | Strawberry Fields | Strawberry Fields |
| Blakely + Company | Branded Content & Entertainment – Non-Broadcast | Emergicare Medical Clinic | Emergicare Recruitment Video |
| Matt Radcliffe | Poster Campaign | Springs Ensemble Theatre | Springs Ensemble Theatre – 2018 |
| Pikes Peak Community College | Advertising Industry Self-Promotion Brand Elements | Pikes Peak Community College | Military & Veterans Viewbook |
| Design Rangers | Magazine Advertising Campaign | Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau | Are we there yet? |
| Schmid Studio | Consumer Website | QUAD Innovation Partnership | QUAD Innovation Partnership Website |
| Lunchbucket Creative | Integrated Advertising Campaign – Local – Consumer | Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group | Well beyond. |
| Ginseng Creative Co. | Poster | Grass It Up | Grass It Up at Walnut Valley Fest |
| Social Butterfly Media Marketing Group | Social Media, Single Execution | Donald Wescott Fire Department | Donald Wescott Fire Department |
| Blakely + Company | Brochure | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | UCCS 2017 Viewbook |
| Design Rangers | Magazine Design | Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau / Pikes Peak Country Attractions | Colorado Springs Vacation Planner |
| Magneti | Business-to-Business Website | Employers Council | Employers Council Website |
| Colorado Springs Independent | Editorial Spread or Feature – Series | Colorado Springs Independent | Holiday in Dystopia Cover & Feature |
| Magneti | Spread, Multiple Page or Insert – Single Unit | Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC | A City Rising |
| Josh Lewis Creative LLC | Poster | Switchback Coffee Roasters | Books & Music Poster |
| Design Rangers | Business-to-Business Website | Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers | Bridgers & Paxton website |
| Vladimir Jones | Local Radio Commercial :30 Seconds or Less | Colorado Springs | Big Plans |
| Compassion International | Publication Cover Design | Compassion International | Delivered From Darkness |
| Magneti | Consumer Website | David C Cook | David C Cook Website |
| Social Butterfly Media Marketing Group | Social Media, Single Execution | The Gold Room | Champagne Cabaret |
| The Gold Room | Illustration Series | Gold Room | Champagne Cabaret Pin Up Girls |
Best Of – Professional
| Winner Types | Entrant Company / Organization | Selected Category | Client Company Name | Entry Name |
| BEST OF SHOW | Vladimir Jones | Integrated Advertising Campaign – Local – Consumer | Royal Gorge Bridge and Park | Royal Gorge Bridge: Come Across |
| BEST OF BROADCAST | Vladimir Jones | Integrated Advertising Campaign – Local – Consumer | Colorado Springs Utilities | Change The Current campaign |
| BEST OF PRINT | Pikes Peak Community College | Advertising Industry Self-Promotion Brand Elements | Pikes Peak Community College | General Viewbook |
| BEST OF DIGITAL | Design Rangers | Consumer Website | Pikes Peak Country Attractions | Visit Pikes Peak |
| BEST OF ADVERTISING | Melzer Advertising | Newspaper Advertising Campaign | Wyffels Hybrids | Wyffels Hybrids Newspaper |
| THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE | Schmid Studio | Integrated Brand Identity Campaign | Good Neighbors Meeting House | Good Neighbors Brand Design |
Gold –Â Student
| Selected Category | Entry Name | Entrant Company / School | Name on Award |
| S09A – Single Poster | EMPTY Novel Poster | Pikes Peak Community College | Jonah Grey Lee |
| S26B – Color, Single Photo | 7th Floor Vaporizers | Pikes Peak Community College | Dwan Rae Petti |
| S09A – Single Poster | The Fall of the Berlin Wall | Pikes Peak Community College | Erica Casey |
| S09A – Single Poster | Building Connections | Pikes Peak Community College | Paloma Betancourt |
| S05B – Editorial Spread or Feature | The Last Wingwalker | Pikes Peak Community College | Erica Casey |
| S21 – Consumer Campaign | PPCC Photography Exhibition | Pikes Peak Community Collage | Dustin A Price |
| S24 – Logo Design | Mix Distillery | Pikes Peak Community College | Erica Casey |
| S26D – Campaign | Metric Brewing | Pikes Peak Community College | Dwan Rae Petti |
| S26D – Campaign | Klarissa Petti Luthier | Pikes Peak Community College | Dwan Rae Petti |
| S24 – Logo Design | Metric Brewing | Pikes Peak Community College | Peggy Barnes |
| S26C – Digitally Enhanced, Single | Worst Nightmare | Pikes Peak Community College | Ashley Hudson |
| S05B – Editorial Spread or Feature | Metric Brewing Brand Brief | Pikes Peak Community College | Breanna Sieck |
Silver – Student
| Selected Category | Entry Name | Entrant Company / School | Name on Award |
| S09A – Single Poster | Building Connections | Pikes Peak Community College | Paloma Betancourt |
| S09B – Campaign Posters | Stop the Stigma 1-3 NAMI. | Pikes Peak Community College | Jessica Williams |
| S26B – Color, Single Photo | La Vida Loca | Pikes Peak Community College | Dwan Rae Petti |
| S25A – Illustration – Single | Jonah Lee “Hero” Image | Pikes Peak Community College | Jonah Grey Lee |
| S26B – Color, Single Photo | Captian Morgan Rum Product Shot | Pikes Peak Community College | Scott Hunt |
| S26C – Digitally Enhanced, Single | The Red Door | Pikes Peak Community College | Scott Hunt |
| S24 – Logo Design | ADPACK CSU-P advertising club logo | Colorado State University – Pueblo | Alexandra Butler |
| S09A – Single Poster | Jolene, Jolene | Pikes Peak Community College | Katherine Anderson |
| S09A – Single Poster | Koine Lodge | Pikes Peak Community College | Daniel LoBosco |
| S26B – Color, Single Photo | Polaroid Land Camera Product Shot | Pikes Peak Community College | Scott Hunt |
| S26B – Color, Single Photo | Bacardi Arctic Grape Rum | Pikes Peak Community College | Dwan Rae Petti |
Student Best Of
| Breanna Sieck | Editorial Spread or Feature | Pikes Peak Community College |
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