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Material ConneXion Inc.
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Two Twelve Associates
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212 254 6670
shaun@twotwelve.com

David Gibson, Principal of Two Twelve, Recipient of First Ever Material ConneXion Medium Award in Environmental Graphic Design

New York, NY, May 17, 2007 —Material ConneXion honored Two Twelve Principal David Gibson with the first ever Material ConneXion Medium Award for material excellence in the category of Environmental Graphic Design at MATTERX, Material ConneXion’s symposium celebrating ten years of material innovation. Mr. Gibson was one of three featured speakers on the first day of the symposium, presenting Two Twelve's creative use of materials in environmental graphic design programs across the country. The event took place on May 17 and 18 at The Equitable Center.

David Gibson is an internationally recognized and published designer—a pioneer in the field of public information design. As the co-founder and managing principal of Two Twelve, David has always believed in the power of design to transform public space and people’s awareness. His leadership in projects for the Chicago Park District, the Partnership for Downtown Baltimore, and Sound Transit in Washington State are just a few examples of his commitment to making the public his most important client. Whether he is working for a large corporation like General Motors, a major university like Yale, or a public service institution like Children’s Hospital Boston, David and his team bring beauty, clarity, and inspiration to their work in identity and wayfinding and signage systems.

Aware of the importance of sustainability, David has been a strong supporter of Two Twelve's environmental mission, the company's commitment to "green" practices within the office and throughout the design process. With Two Twelve's Green Team, he encourages the creative use of a variety of sustainable practices and materials in both print and environmental graphic design projects.

David studied architecture at Cornell University before earning his MFA at Yale. For him, design and architecture are always in dialogue. He was an early proponent of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and helped develop some of the first disability-aware design guidelines for the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD), for which he has served as both a past president and board member. Additional to being a current board member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), David has attended the AIGA’s Advanced Leadership Summer Program at Harvard Business School. He keeps in touch with the next generation of design leaders through speaking engagements around the world, and has taught at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. A passionate advocate for his field, David has also served as a consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Mr. Gibson was nominated for the Medium Award by Joyce Rutter Kaye, Editor in Chief of PRINT magazine and introduced at the MATTERX award presentation and symposium by Dorothy Kalins, a contributing editor to Newsweek and formerly of Metropolitan Home, Saveur and Garden Design magazines.

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 Material ConneXion®
Founded by George M. Beylerian in 1997, Material ConneXion is a global materials resource and consultancy helping companies overcome their material challenges within the design and development phase by connecting them with the best materials solutions. We offer marketing and consulting services to retailers and manufacturers on all materials-related matters, including material research for product development. Throughout, the emphasis is on innovation, environmental sensitivity and safety.

Headquartered in New York City at 127 West 25th Street, and with offices in Cologne, Germany and Milan, Italy, and in late 2005 Bangkok, Thailand, Material ConneXion provides architects, engineers, industrial and interior designers with information, inspiration and innovation regarding new materials from a broad range of industries that are often overlooked or inaccessible to specifiers. Its library houses over four thousand material samples in eight categories: ceramics, glass, metals, polymers, carbon based materials, cement based materials, natural materials and nature based derivatives. Complete access to the library is available through subscription by visiting its website at www.materialconnexion.com.

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