Yippee!! We won! Oh, my goodness … we won?! Let’s see, we’d like to thank: Quark design software. The U.S Postal Service for getting our entry delivered on time, especially since we waited until the day before the postmark deadline.

Seriously, though, we’re very proud to announce that Bon’s Eye received a 2008-2009 BOOM! Award in the promotional design/advertising category for ViViD. The design competition is organized by the Charlotte and Raleigh chapters of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts). We were one of 96 award winners out of more than 500 entries.

ViViD is a product for our client, Spectrum Art & Jewelry. Through Bon’s Eye Marketing’s pitches and press releases, the business and its owner, Star Sosa, appeared in Southern Living magazine and most of the area’s publications. When you’ve saturated the local market through print and broadcast, what do you do next? Bon’s Eye’s answer: Become the media and create your own publication. Over the course of several issues, ViViD tripled its circulation, spurred national attention and drew a new audience to Spectrum Art & Jewelry.

On April 4, we’ll head to the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte to attend the BOOM! Gala. ViViD not only will be included in a book given to all award winners but it also will be a part of a summer exhibition that will travel to Charlotte and Raleigh.