How many special categories and events won GDUSA awards in 2016?

The gallery lists 71 winners from 2016 in this category, out of 139 across all years. Each one appears here with its firm and designer credits.

Which firms won the most GDUSA awards for special categories and events in 2016?

Hybrid Design leads with 3 of the 2016 winners, ahead of Bridgemark (2), Julia Balfour, LLC (2), Sokal Media Group (2). The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work.

Who are the clients on the 2016 special categories and events?

Clients named on this work include Kimberly-Clark, 826NYC, Ansell Healthcare, Casuarina, CCSD School of the Arts Dance Department. The credit comes from the firm that entered the work.

How do I enter next year's awards?

Entries go through the GDUSA entry platform. A single entry costs $120 as of October 2026, and packages bring the price per piece down to $400 for ten to twenty entries. Winners who publish get a project page here with full credits, and publication is the paid step.

Best of the Year

Best Special Categories & Events of 2016

The special categories and events that won a GDUSA award in 2016, each with the firm and the designers credited.

71 award-winning projects

Event and special-category work is design with a date on it: a launch or a holiday that comes once and has to land the first time. The designer gives a moment its own identity without leaving the brand behind, and the deadline is the brief. The winners here make an occasion feel bigger than its budget. Bonavita Design's holiday champagne packages for Unimac have become an annual event of their own, and AARP's welcome box gave a new member something worth opening. The best event and special-project designers in the awards are on this page. Open any piece to see it and learn how it was made.

Standouts of 2016

HC Fuel Summit 2015 Logoby Harland Clarke/Go To Market · 2016
Aladdin Conferenceby BlackRock · 2016
Pulp Riot Semi-Permanent Color Packagingby Disc Graphics for Pulp Riot · 2016
SEVEN® haircare Package Redesignby SEVEN® haircare · 2016
McCrossins Foundations Folderby Third Planet Global Creative for McCrossin Foundations · 2016
Consumer Pulse 2016: Back-to-Schoolby Rubicon Project · 2016

Firms named most

Best Special Categories & Events firms of 2016, by award wins →

2016

HC Fuel Summit 2015 Logo

Special Categories & Events

Firm

Harland Clarke/Go To Market

Standouts of 2016

Firms named most

HC Fuel Summit 2015 Logo

Aladdin Conference

Pulp Riot Semi-Permanent Color Packaging

SEVEN® haircare Package Redesign

McCrossins Foundations Folder

Consumer Pulse 2016: Back-to-School

Encore Global Packaging

Sealed Air Product Care Pillar Icons

Ribbon Wall Graphics

Holiday Card

Voice of The Employee 2016 Infographic

Growing A Green & Healthy School, A Guide For Schools

Crystal Ball 2016 Invitation Design

The Parkline Brochure

2015 Annual Report

New Year’s Card 2016

Coffee Brochures

Jazz Ensemble Poster

Paramount Paint Package Design

International Conference Branding

Blue Bell School Opening Banner Ad

Casuarina 7 Package Design

Pamela’s Products SimpleBite Cookie Boxes

MCA Denver 2015 Luminocity Invite

The Secret World Inside You Exhibit

Monster Mash

Trump Poster

The Cake Therapist Cover Design

Chameleon Cold-Brew Packaging

Cello Cheese Portfolio Rebrand Chief Creative: Paul Castledine

Bridgemark Business Cards VP

Bridgemark Agency Calendar VP

Psychylustro Promotional Materials

Vinylcuts Website

Dolfin Cannabis Packaging

Croccantini® Bites, Italian-Style Snack Cracker

Departmental Performance Poster 2016

826NYC Review

Citizen Cider Variety 8-Pack

RTI Wellness Campaign

The Journey to CX Maturity

Chickadee in Gestalt

The Good Bean - Bean Chips Package Design

WSG Holiday Card - 2016 A Colorful Year

UF/IFAS Flavors of Florida Poster

VHB Holiday Card and Video

Wild Night at Zoo Lights

Lowering The Cost of Government General Session Agenda

Waters Builders Logo

2016 Garden Party Invitation

Out Drive The Competition Golf Ad

Snug Harbor Benji Hughes Poster

Newman’s Own Challenge Brochure

Annual Award Show Invitation

Hybrid Portfolio Work & Play Volume 3

TED DREAM Conference Guide

Mohawk Field Guide

Aurora University Senior Memories

mEssentials Bottle Labels

Goldfish Organic and Whole Grain Snack Crackers

Firms

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Standouts of 2016

Firms named most

HC Fuel Summit 2015 Logo

Aladdin Conference

Pulp Riot Semi-Permanent Color Packaging

SEVEN® haircare Package Redesign

McCrossins Foundations Folder

Consumer Pulse 2016: Back-to-School

Encore Global Packaging

Sealed Air Product Care Pillar Icons

Ribbon Wall Graphics

Holiday Card