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18th ANNUAL ASTRID AWARDS ANNOUNCED

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TAKES BEST OF SHOW

NEW YORK, NY – May 15, 2008 – Grand Award Winners in 14 design categories were announced today for the 18th Annual ASTRID Awards competition, honoring excellence and innovation in design. This year’s BEST OF SHOW was captured by Equity Financial Press Limited (Hong Kong), Company Profile.

The concept for the design of this corporate brochure was to evoke the opening of a treasure box. The judges extolled the design for its elegance and innovative design elements, awarding it with perfect scores of 10.

In their respective categories, the 2008 Grand Winners were:

ADVERTISEMENTS	CommonHealth "Real, _______" Campaign
ANNUAL REPORTS	Green House Design & Communications URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY URA Annuaal Report 06/07 (SINGAPORE)
BROCHURES	Equity Financial Press Limited Company Profile (HONG KONG)
CALENDARS	WowImage, Ltd. SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP 2008 Calendar (SOUTH KOREA)
CORPORATE IDENTITY	catchfire catchfire Identity
COVER DESIGN	SW20 THE SHILLA Noblian Magazine February 2007 (KOREA)
CUSTOM PUBLICATIONS	HOFFMAN UND CAMPE Corporate Publishing GERHARD D. WEMPE KG Wempe Magazine (GERMANY)
DIRECT MAIL	Hartinger Consulting Comm. FLASCHENCENTER SÜD Break a thing, mend your luck! (AUSTRIA)
DVD's	LG Ad, Inc. Korea Tourism Organisation Korea, Sparkling (KOREA)
EMPLOYEE PUBLICATIONS	KircherBurkhardt GmbH ROBERT BOSCH GMBH Bosch-Zünder (GERMANY)
GRAPHIC DESIGN	Liebowitz Communications Business Cards
MAGAZINES	Köckritzdörrich GmbH HOLY AG Create (GERMANY)
SELF-PROMOTION	Strategy Network 2008 Holiday Card
SPECIAL PROJECTS	sd&m AG Jubiläumsbuch 5_ (GERMANY)

“The ASTRID 2008 Awards received over six hundred entries from 18 countries,” stated Reni Witt, President of MerComm, Inc., which sponsors the competition. “Recognition from the esteemed judges of the ASTRID Awards is the ultimate accolade for international excellence in design. An ASTRID Award means that the winner delivers top quality work. Considering the high level of competition from companies and design agencies around the world, it’s a tremendous honor to be recognized by peers in the industry.”

Judging was carried out by leading designers, art directors, and graphic artists from Canada, Europe, Hong Kong and all across the United States.

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