Who are the best special categories and events firms in 2015?

By GDUSA award wins, Test Monki leads with 3 winning projects. Bonavita Design LLC (2) and Keenan-Nagle Advertising (2) are next. The count of winning projects in the gallery is the only measure here.

How is this ranking counted?

Each winning project in Special Categories & Events in 2015 counts one point, counted from the projects published in the GDUSA Design Gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name count like firms. Ties list the most recent win first.

How does a firm get on this list?

A firm gets on this list by entering and winning. Special categories and events goes in through the GDUSA entry platform, and each published winner adds a point. 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.

Most-awarded firms

The Best Firms in Special Categories & Events of 2015, by Award Wins

20 firms and in-house teams · 25 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. By GDUSA award wins, Test Monki leads special categories and events in 2015 with 3, ahead of Bonavita Design LLC (2), Keenan-Nagle Advertising (2), MTM Recognition (2), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) (1). The firms with the most GDUSA awards for special categories and events in 2015 are ranked below, each with one of its winning projects. Open any firm to see all of its work.

Standouts of 2015

Loudoun: D.C.’s Wine and Beer County Handoutby Loudoun Economic Development · 2015
EDF Annual Report 2015by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) · 2015
Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force Reportby Jill McCoy Design for City of San Jose · 2015
Menu Designby Keenan-Nagle Advertising for Moravian Village of Bethlehem · 2015
Pericles Posterby Keenan-Nagle Advertising for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival · 2015
2014 Spring Lending Campaignby Oneida Financial · 2015

The Best Firms for Special Categories & Events in 2015

The Best Firms in Special Categories & Events of 2015, by Award Wins: rank, firm, winning projects, years, a recent winner
#	Firm	Wins	A recent winner
1	Test MonkiFirst win	3	Crazy Horse Trucking Website
2	Bonavita Design LLCFirst winMontclair, NJ	2	Create Powerful Connections
3	Keenan-Nagle AdvertisingFirst winAllentown, PA	2	Menu Design
4	MTM RecognitionFirst winMinneapolis, MN	2	Smithfield Service Award
5	Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)First winNew York, NY	1	EDF Annual Report 2015
6	GerardFirst winWarren, IL	1	2014 Annual Report
7	Indiana InkFirst winPittsburgh, PA	1	PNC Arts Alive - Columbus Year 2
8	Jill McCoy DesignFirst winSan Jose, CA	1	Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force Report
9	Kellogg School of ManagementFirst winEvanston, IL	1	Executive MBA Global Video
10	Kiwi CreativeFirst winBerea, OH	1	B2B Advertising Campaign
11	Loudoun Economic DevelopmentFirst winAshburn, VA	1	Loudoun: D.C.’s Wine and Beer County Handout
12	MerzFirst winWest Chester, PA	1	IQCP Disruptive Campaign
13	Oneida FinancialFirst winOneida, NYNow part of Community Bank N.A.	1	2014 Spring Lending Campaign
14	PBD PartnersFirst winCambridge, MA	1	Thornhill Celebration
15	PentonFirst winNew York, NYNow part of Informa	1	Waste 360/June 2014 Issue
16	Skeggs DesignFirst winNew York, NY	1	Executive Fraud Management Brochure
17	Synergy Enterprises Inc.First winSilver Spring, MD	1	Promise Neighborhoods Poster & Cover Design
18	TFI Envision, Inc.First winNorwalk, CT	1	TechSmart Evolution of Parts Print and Digital Ad Campaign
19	UF/IFAS CommunicationsFirst winGainesville, FL	1	We Can Help Brochure
20	VEW Arts, Inc.First winWilliamsburg, VA	1	A Taste of Tuscany at Turning Stone

Counts are winning projects published in the gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name are counted like firms.

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Common questions

Who are the best special categories and events firms in 2015?: By GDUSA award wins, Test Monki leads with 3 winning projects. Bonavita Design LLC (2) and Keenan-Nagle Advertising (2) are next. The count of winning projects in the gallery is the only measure here.
How is this ranking counted?: Each winning project in Special Categories & Events in 2015 counts one point, counted from the projects published in the GDUSA Design Gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name count like firms. Ties list the most recent win first.
How does a firm get on this list?: A firm gets on this list by entering and winning. Special categories and events goes in through the GDUSA entry platform, and each published winner adds a point. 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. How the awards work.

Most-awarded firms

The Best Firms in Special Categories & Events of 2015, by Award Wins

20 firms and in-house teams · 25 winning projects

Standouts of 2015

Loudoun: D.C.’s Wine and Beer County Handoutby Loudoun Economic Development · 2015
EDF Annual Report 2015by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) · 2015
Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force Reportby Jill McCoy Design for City of San Jose · 2015
Menu Designby Keenan-Nagle Advertising for Moravian Village of Bethlehem · 2015
Pericles Posterby Keenan-Nagle Advertising for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival · 2015
2014 Spring Lending Campaignby Oneida Financial · 2015

The Best Firms for Special Categories & Events in 2015

The Best Firms in Special Categories & Events of 2015, by Award Wins: rank, firm, winning projects, years, a recent winner
#	Firm	Wins	A recent winner
1	Test MonkiFirst win	3	Crazy Horse Trucking Website
2	Bonavita Design LLCFirst winMontclair, NJ	2	Create Powerful Connections
3	Keenan-Nagle AdvertisingFirst winAllentown, PA	2	Menu Design
4	MTM RecognitionFirst winMinneapolis, MN	2	Smithfield Service Award
5	Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)First winNew York, NY	1	EDF Annual Report 2015
6	GerardFirst winWarren, IL	1	2014 Annual Report
7	Indiana InkFirst winPittsburgh, PA	1	PNC Arts Alive - Columbus Year 2
8	Jill McCoy DesignFirst winSan Jose, CA	1	Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force Report
9	Kellogg School of ManagementFirst winEvanston, IL	1	Executive MBA Global Video
10	Kiwi CreativeFirst winBerea, OH	1	B2B Advertising Campaign
11	Loudoun Economic DevelopmentFirst winAshburn, VA	1	Loudoun: D.C.’s Wine and Beer County Handout
12	MerzFirst winWest Chester, PA	1	IQCP Disruptive Campaign
13	Oneida FinancialFirst winOneida, NYNow part of Community Bank N.A.	1	2014 Spring Lending Campaign
14	PBD PartnersFirst winCambridge, MA	1	Thornhill Celebration
15	PentonFirst winNew York, NYNow part of Informa	1	Waste 360/June 2014 Issue
16	Skeggs DesignFirst winNew York, NY	1	Executive Fraud Management Brochure
17	Synergy Enterprises Inc.First winSilver Spring, MD	1	Promise Neighborhoods Poster & Cover Design
18	TFI Envision, Inc.First winNorwalk, CT	1	TechSmart Evolution of Parts Print and Digital Ad Campaign
19	UF/IFAS CommunicationsFirst winGainesville, FL	1	We Can Help Brochure
20	VEW Arts, Inc.First winWilliamsburg, VA	1	A Taste of Tuscany at Turning Stone

Counts are winning projects published in the gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name are counted like firms.

Other years

The work

Your firm

Every winning project adds a point the day it is published. Enter the awards →

Common questions

Who are the best special categories and events firms in 2015?: By GDUSA award wins, Test Monki leads with 3 winning projects. Bonavita Design LLC (2) and Keenan-Nagle Advertising (2) are next. The count of winning projects in the gallery is the only measure here.
How is this ranking counted?: Each winning project in Special Categories & Events in 2015 counts one point, counted from the projects published in the GDUSA Design Gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name count like firms. Ties list the most recent win first.
How does a firm get on this list?: A firm gets on this list by entering and winning. Special categories and events goes in through the GDUSA entry platform, and each published winner adds a point. 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. How the awards work.

Standouts of 2015

The Best Firms for Special Categories & Events in 2015

Other years

The work

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Common questions

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Standouts of 2015

The Best Firms for Special Categories & Events in 2015

Other years

The work

Your firm

Common questions