For Immediate Release

PhilippeBecker Receives Six Awards for Branding and Package Design Excellence

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — January 22, 2009 — PhilippeBecker, a San Francisco branding and package design agency, today announced it has been awarded six prestigious American Graphic Design Awards (AGDA) for excellence in communication and graphic design.

PhilippeBecker received these awards for the following client work: Hill & Wollack – Expression Wine and Tetra Wine; T-Mobile USA – Shadow; Safeway – Waterfront Bistro and Mom to Mom; and, Cost Plus World Market – There™.

"Our capacity to create brands and package designs that connect emotionally with consumers is based on the quality of our strategists and designers,” said David Becker, President. “These awards attest to the exceptional talent of our team.”

The American Graphic Design Awards were founded 43 years ago. A nationwide panel of judges chose this year's winners. Only 10% of entries were selected. Winners included many of the foremost creative professionals at leading national and international design organizations, advertising agencies, and corporations. Past AGDA winners have included Citigroup, Time Warner, USA Weekend, Costco, AstraZeneca, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Dr. Pepper, Eastman Kodak, and Verizon.

About PhilippeBecker
PhilippeBecker is a branding and package design agency founded in 1998. Agency clients operate globally, and include Clorox, Disney, Forbes, Gap, Hewlett-Packard, IDEO, Microsoft, Safeway, SanDisk, Starbucks, T-Mobile, Walmart, Whole Foods Market, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., and Wrigley. More information is available at www.beckersf.com.

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