THIBODAUX, La. — 杏吧传媒 Art Graduate Kayli Mato (BA 鈥�21) will receive a District 7 Addy Award for a rebranding project she completed while at 杏吧传媒.
Mato redesigned the packaging for the Colorado-based Golden Antler Motel as part of her senior capstone project. Mato鈥檚 award falls into the Packing category.
An Addy – a term coined for an American Advertising Federation award 鈥� recognizes and honors unique creative excellence in advertising. District 7 covers Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
鈥淚t is an honor to receive this award in recognition of a piece from my senior capstone project,鈥� the Luling native said. 鈥淚 am grateful for my family, classmates, and art faculty who have supported my ambitions for this project.鈥�
Mato will be recognized at the American Advertising Federation Awards Show for Baton Rouge on Saturday, Feb. 19.
Associate Professor of Graphic Design Trisha Rabalais described Mato as a model student who was willing to go above and beyond.
鈥淚t was important to her that her design work not only be beautiful but relevant and, more importantly, thoughtful,鈥� Rabalais said. 鈥淪he would go to great lengths when researching materials, printing methods and finishing techniques. I was absolutely elated and proud to hear that Kayli won this award. I knew her work was worthy of such an award, but to witness this validation of its strength is always encouraging for an educator.鈥�
Established in 1905, the American Advertising Federation acts as the 鈥淯nifying Voice for Advertising.鈥� Its membership comprises nearly 100 corporate members made up of the nation鈥檚 leading advertisers, agencies and media companies; a national network of nearly 200 local clubs representing 40,000 advertising professionals; and over 200 college chapters with 5,000 student members.
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