Logos for Troy, NY events honored by GDUSAOctober 17, 2008 — Troy, NY - Destination branding and tourism marketing firm Wanderlust has been chosen as the recipient of two American Graphic Design Awards by Graphic Design USA. The City of Troy’s “Pig Out” and “The Big Fish” event logos created by Wanderlust were honored for their excellence in communication and graphic design. The logos are a part of the new place branding and advertising campaign the travel & marketing destination agency launched for the City of Troy earlier this year.
“It’s a privilege to again be included on the prestigious GDUSA winning roster,” stated Wanderlust’s President and Chief Strategy Officer, Mark Shipley. “These contemporary, captivating logos express the personalities of these events and give the consumer a true feel of what to expect. Through tourism research and the finished product of the City’s travel website design, we feel we’ve really accomplished lasting images for Troy, NY.”
“We are fortunate to be working with Wanderlust to help enhance marketing tourism for our wonderful city,” said Hon. Harry Tutunjian, Mayor – City of Troy. “I’m particularly fond of these logos as I competed in the inaugural Troy Pig Out, a New York State Barbecue Championship sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue
Society.”
For more than fourth decades, Graphic Design USA has sponsored national design competitions that spotlight areas of excellence and opportunity for creative professionals. The American Graphic Design Awards is the biggest and broadest of these, open to everyone in the community: advertising agencies, graphic design firms, corporations, institutions, publishers and more. It honors outstanding work of all kinds and across all media: print and collateral, advertising and sales promotion, corporate identity and logos, internet and interactive design, packaging and p-o-p, broadcast and motion graphics.
About WanderlustWanderlust is a travel and destination marketing agency. We help our clients understand what drives people to desire their brands and build integrated marketing communications programs to fuel that desire. Our clients include mountain resorts, attractions, municipalities, eco-tourism and other leisure and adventure destinations.
