For Immediate Release

PhilippeBecker Design Selected as a Winner of 2003 Bay Area Beacon Awards

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — September 24, 2003 — PhilippeBecker Design Inc. (PBD), a San Francisco based packaging and branding agency, today announced that it has been selected as a winner of two awards for the 2003 Beacon Awards. The Bay Area's Beacon Awards represents the best in business-to-business marketing communications.

Now in its 2nd year, the competition was open to a wide area of Northern California clients, agencies, and suppliers who produced B-to-B marketing communications. This competition honors new, outstanding graphic design, marketing and strategic vision created by Bay Area business-to-business marketing firms. The competition was judged by a panel of prominent agency and corporate professionals all chosen for their experience and talent in the field. PBD was awarded two awards for the following clients and categories:

  • Promotional category for 2003 Napa Valley Wine Auction Copa De Napa Catalog Napa Valley Vintners Association
     
  • Corporate Identity category for Buddy Rhodes Studio

"We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding work that makes us indispensable to our clients," states PhilippeBecker, creative director and president, PBD. "We are honored to receive this prestigious award, and believe it reflects our commitment to design excellence in service of our clients."

About PBD
PhilippeBecker Design is a San Francisco based packaging and branding agency leveraging the best of large firm experience in a smart, efficient team, yielding exceptional results for its clients. PhilippeBecker founded the company in 1998, following 11 years as senior designer for Primo Angeli Inc. His work has garnered numerous design prizes, including several Clio and Mobius awards. PBD team leads are all senior level with 10 or more years of large agency experience and particular expertise in the food and beverage industry. Their approach is client-focused and fueled by a desire to deliver effective, outstanding design with a minimum of bureaucracy. PBD's clients include Safeway, Whole Foods Market, Forbes, Stremicks Heritage Foods and the Napa Valley Wine Auction.

PR Contact:
Alexia Morici
Horn Group Inc. (for PBD)
415.905.4006
amorici@horngroup.com