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Best of the Year
The announcements and invitations that won a GDUSA award in 2017, each with the firm and the designers credited.
87 award-winning projects
An invitation is the first thing a guest sees and the piece that decides whether the evening feels worth the price of the ticket. The designer sets the tone of a whole event in one object, choosing the stock and the type so the envelope promises what the room will deliver. The winners here say the date and the dress code in a glance and still make someone want to keep the card. Bluecap Studio's Gilda Gala invitation and Main Line Health's Ripples of Impact gala suite each took a full page for making a fundraiser look like an occasion. The best invitation designers in the awards are on this page. Open any piece to see the printing up close and learn what made it work.

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Wolf Trap Creative

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Wolf Trap Creative

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Donna Huff Design

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Donna Huff Design

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CSE Identity Design

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CSE Identity Design

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Firebrick Design

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Angelique Markowski

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Barnett Design, Inc.

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Performance Foodservice

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Robert Half Creative Brand & Studio

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Springpoint Senior Living


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Springpoint Senior Living

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AARP

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Mercy Hospital & Medical Center

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Mark Duebner Design

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Andra Design Studio

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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Professional Office Services

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Roycroft Design

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Sage Age Strategies

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PBD Partners

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Asurion

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Crown Media Family Networks


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EverBank

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Children’s Hospital Colorado

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Children’s Hospital Colorado

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Children’s Hospital Colorado

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Chris Cheetham Design

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Southern Poverty Law Center

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University of New Haven

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Grizzell & Co.

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Daktronics

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Design With Heart

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National Grid

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ROESCHMANNdesign


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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

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ARTISA LLC

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DiSanto Design

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Cedar Fair Entertainment Company

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Cedar Fair Entertainment Company

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Central Park Conservancy

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Bi-State Development

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Forum Financial Management

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Southern Company

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YETI

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Tarrant County College District/Graphic Services

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American Heart Association


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American Heart Association

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University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art

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Mermaid, Inc.

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Parsons’ Core Creative

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PennWell Corporation

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PennWell Corporation

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PennWell Corporation

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Quicken Loans

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Quicken Loans

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Hickok Cole

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David Weekley Homes

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David Weekley Homes
