For Immediate Release:
August 14, 2006
Stop Studios Receives American Graphic Design Award
Durham Creative Agency Recognized For Work With Duke University Gardens
Durham, NC — Raven Manocchio, principal and business director of Stop Studios, has announced that the firm has received an American Graphic Design Award for its work in the creation of the 2005 Sarah P. Duke Gardens annual report. Sarah P. Duke Gardens occupies 55 acres in the heart of Duke Universitys West Campus, adjacent to the Duke University Medical Center.
“Our firm is honored to accept this national award” said Manocchio. “The annual report was an elegant showpiece that emphasized bold photography, which captured the dynamism of the landscape. This project has been an overwhelming success in laying the visual foundation for the Garden's future.”
About Stop Studios:
Stop Studios is an award-winning creative services firm that partners with clients to provide communication design and event management services. Founded by Raven Manocchio and Whitney Wilkerson in 2004, Stop Studios has been proud to partner with national clients such as the American Folk Art Museum, Clio Awards and Walker Zanger, as well as regional organizations, including The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, the Nasher Museum of Art and The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. For more information, please visit www.stopstudios.com or call 919-286-9945.
About American Graphic Design Awards:
The American Graphic Design Awards, sponsored by Adobe Systems Incorporated, honors outstanding new work of all kinds including print, packaging, point-of-purchase, Internet, and interactive and motion graphics. The competition is open to advertising agencies, design firms, and corporate, institutional and publishing inhouse departments among others. For more information, please visit http://www.gdusa.com.
About Sarah P. Duke Gardens:
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens are a premier public garden at the Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Often spoken of as the "Crown Jewel of Duke University," the garden occupies 55 acres of the University's West Campus. It is recognized as one of the premier public gardens in the United States, renowned both for landscape design and the quality of horticulture, each year attracting more than 300,000 visitors from all over the world. For more information, visit http://www.hr.duke.edu/dukegardens or call 919-684-3698.
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