Features
March 17, 2007
On March 8, 2007, the Richmond Chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design, held the fourth biennial Greater Richmond Awards for Design Excellence (GRADE) exhibit and awards ceremony. GRADE showcases the best design our region has to offer. This year, there were 324 outstanding submissions and the judges had a daunting task in trying to narrow the field to the 74 entries exhibited — truly the best of the best.
A record crowd attended the awards ceremony at University of Richmond. The red carpet and paparazzi greeted the attendees as all had fun with our take on the Oscar. Holly Rodriguez, prizewinning copywriter and amateur comedienne, had the audience rolling in the aisles with her take on why nobody understands our profession.
We would be remiss if we did not take every opportunity to thank those that made GRADE possible. This event is the culmination of many hours of hard work donated by our volunteers. In addition, our sponsors continue to support our chapter and our profession through their financial gifts and gifts-in-kind. Thank you to all that help the Richmond Chapter to continue to bring events and programming on the local level.
And now for the winners…