Contact:
Sarah Haun
Two Twelve Associates
902 Broadway
New York, NY 10010
212 254 6670
shaun@twotwelve.com
TWO TWELVE PRINCIPAL ANN HARAKAWA ELECTED TO BOARD OF THE ART DIRECTOR’S CLUB
New York, NY, August 15, 2005— Two Twelve Associates, the New York City-based public information design firm, announces that Principal Ann Harakawa has been elected to the Board of Directors of ADC, formerly called The Art Director's Club. She will serve a 2-year term supporting and shaping programming for the premier organization for integrated media and the first international creative collective of its kind.
"This
is a great opportunity to represent graphic and information design within
a broader universe of creative services," says Ms. Harakawa. She
joins some of the most influential talents in advertising, design and
interactive media today on the board's roster:
Jeroen
Bours
Hill Holliday
Ken Carbone
Carbone Smolan Agency
Kathy Delaney
Deutsch, Inc.
Scott Goodson
StrawberryFrog USA
Ann Harakawa
Two Twelve Associates
Doug Jaeger
thehappycorp global
Linus Karlsson
Mother
Gary Koepke
Modernista!
Rick
Kurnit
Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz
Clement Mok
CMCD | Visual Symbols Library
Ty Montague
J. Walter Thompson
Neil Powell
Margeotes, Fertitta + Powell
Lisa Strausfeld
Pentagram, New York
Jakob Trollback
Trollback and Company
Kevin Wassong
Minyanville Publishing and Multimedia
The
board advises the ADC staff on developing this non-profit organization,
shaping its mission and programming, and leading it in an appropriate
direction for the future of the creative services industry.
About Two Twelve
Two Twelve Associates (http://www.twotwelve.com)
is a multi-disciplinary graphic design company specializing in public
information design, the planning and presentation of complex information
to diverse audiences. David Gibson founded Two Twelve in 1980, and he
and his partner Ann Harakawa presently run the firm's New York-based operation.
Two Twelve offers a full range of services in branding and environmental
graphic design for corporate, institutional and municipal clients nationwide.
Important commissions have included the design of signage and wayfinding
systems for the Yale University campus, Shea Stadium and Grand Central
Terminal, as well as brand communications for the Downtown Partnership
of Baltimore, New Jersey Transit, and New York City’s 2012 Olympic
bid.
About
ADC
The ADC (http://www.adcglobal.org)
is the premier organization for integrated media and the first international
creative collective of its kind. Founded in New York in 1920, the ADC
is a self-funding, not-for-profit membership organization that celebrates
and inspires creative excellence, connecting creative visual communications
professionals from around the world.
Mission:To promote the highest standards of excellence and integrity in visual communications and to encourage students and young professionals entering the field. In short, to provide "visual fuel."
Mandate:To provide a forum for creative leaders in Advertising, Design, and Interactive Media to explore and anticipate the direction for these rapidly changing industries.
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