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UpShift wins 5 Communicator Awards

The International Academy of the Visual Arts has honored us with five Awards of Distinction via the 17th Annual Communicator Awards. This year over 6,000 entries were submitted, so we're absolutely delighted to have received five awards for the following:
• Sg2 Healthcare E-News
• Highland Risk Logo
• Habitat Web Site
• Hello Again Re-engagement Brochure
• Snaidero Brochure

4 SIA Awards for UpShift's branding and design

Summit International Awards has honored us with 4 prestigious SIA Creative Awards. Thousands of entries from twenty-two countries were submitted, so we're thrilled to have brought home the following awards:
  • Gold: Pronto 'Za Pizza logo
  • Gold: HOM Condos brochure
  • Silver: Spain Wine Tasting Event brochure
  • Bronze: Alliant Credit Union HR Pitch brochure

UpShift is "Best Web Design Provider"

Based on positive client feedback in an industry survey, UpShift has been awarded and recommended as a top rated web design and development company by Web Hosting Search, who provide some of the best web hosting reviews on the internet.

Weber Grill Restaurant featured on ABC News

ABC News recently featured Weber in "Made in America: Roadmap to Success." The video, shot at our client's Weber Grill Restaurant Chicago location honors companies that are keeping jobs in America. We've worked with Weber since 1996 and are very proud of their success story.
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UpShift sponsors Brand Smart '11 Marketing Event

The Brand Smart Conference is the nation's premier event on brand strategy. Since 2001, the Chicago Chapter of the American Marketing Association has brought together some of the most respected and innovative marketing leaders, graphic design firms and web design agencies.

UpShift graphic design earns four Hermes Awards

Hermes, an international competition honoring the very best marketing, communication, advertising, and web design, awarded UpShift with 4 awards for:
• Pronto 'Za Pizza logo
• Meat Heads logo
• HOM Condos brochure
• AIDS Foundation
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In 2010, UpShift won 23 graphic design awards

In 2010 alone, UpShift racked up 23 individual design awards from numerous international design organizations-- these include Logo Lounge, W3 Web Design Awards, Graphic Design USA, Davey Awards, Communicator Awards, American Graphic Design & Advertising Awards, and the Service Industry Advertising Awards.

UpShift wins awards for 2 logo designs

Logo Lounge is an international collection of the best logo work in the world. They selected logos we designed for Inspiration Corporation and One Tribe Recordings for inclusion in their "Master Library".

This is the 3rd time Logo Lounge has honored our logo design.

Best Marketing for Eco-Friendly Condominium

The National Homebuilders Association recognized the brand identity work that we created for Emerald as the "Best Marketing Campaign for a Green Development." Our expertise has kept Emerald's sales ahead of nearby competitors, even in a down economy.

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UpShift wins web award for Highland Risk

The web site design that UpShift created for an insurance brokerage on the north side of Chicago won a coveted W3 award for Best Web Site Design. view site