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September 16, 2011

2 American Graphic Design Awards for Folia Design!

Folia Design won two American Graphic Design Awards for 2011. The awards were granted to her design of the “Breathe Love” CD and packaging for Dr. Rhea Zimmerman, D.C., and her Stony Hill Vineyards company brochure.

The 2011 American Graphic Design Awards attracted more than 8,000 entries, of which only 15 percent were selected with Award Certificates of Excellence, with Folia Design winning two of them.

Samples Below.

For nearly 5 decades, Graphic Design USA has presented national design competitions that spotlight areas of excellence and opportunity for creative professionals. It honors outstanding works across all media: print and collateral, advertising and sales promotion, corporate identity and logos, websites, packaging, broadcast and motion graphics. The 2011 American Graphics Awards attracted 8,000+ entries in which a very select 15% were selected with Award Certificates of Excellence, with Folia Design winning 2 of them. 

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August 04, 2011

A 2011 GOLD Aster Award for St. Helena Hospital Foundation's 2010 Annual Report

Track record in awards helps, but even better when you go from silver to GOLD two years in a row for design of the 2010 St. Helena Hospital Foundation Annual Report.

Honored for excellence in advertising in the 2011 Aster Awards, Folia Design received a GOLD recognition in this year’s competition for 2009 St. Helena Hospital Foundation Annual Report. 

The Aster Awards, one of the largest national competitions of its kind, is hosted by Marketing Healthcare Today Magazine and Creative Images, Inc.. This elite program recognizes outstanding healthcare professionals for excellence in their advertising/marketing efforts for the calendar year 2009.

The 2011 Aster Awards received approximately 3,000 entries from across the United States as well as Canada and South America.  Participant’s entries competed against similar-sized organizations in their category.  Entries must score at least in the top 85% to receive an award.  Judging criteria includes creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, production quality and overall appeal. To see more info and the list of winners including St. Helena Hospital Foundation, go to: http://www.asterawards.com

A few sample pages below...
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March 2011

ClarkClaudon.com—New look, same people, beautiful wine!!

When a project kicks off with gentle smiles and lots of excitement, it is a good sign that the path to completion will be met with more pleasure. Partnering again with Camaleo Web Intelligence, Julia designed Clark Claudon's new site. Goal was to reflect the softer personality of the people behind the wine— the family, the joy of winemaking and the evolution of the wines.  To see the live new site visit: www.clarkclaudon.com/


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June 2010

Cresent Hotel—A swanky stay in SF or LA... launches new website!!

"Make it look HOT" were a good summation of what the client wanted this site to represent. Of course, that was music to a designer's ear! Folia Design teamed with Camaleo to come up with a very modern and sophisticated site design. (And yes, client was very happy in the end with the results).  To see the live new site visit: www.crescentbh.com

 

Scaggs Vineyard NEW website design LAUNCHED—the "other side" of music man Boz Scaggs and his wife Dominique, and their passion for winemaking in Napa Valley!!

All opportunities are wonderful. But, even more special is when it is met with some special amazing people like Boz Scaggs and his wife Dominique. Following the simple, organic and artisanal style of the label and wine, Julia of Folia Design created a site reflective of those attributes with Camaleo managing and building out the lovely site.  To see the live new site visit: www.scaggsvineyard.com

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05.04.10

St. Helena Hospital Foundation 2009 Annual Report wins a GOLD Aster Award!

Folia Design is proud to announce recent news that the St. Helena Hospital Foundation 2009 Annual Report won a Gold Aster Award in the division of annual reports. A collaboration between the staff and board members from the Foundation office as well as hospital staff, not to mention Kirsten Bickford (the most talented theme developer and copy writer) and Megan Reeves, photographer extroadinaire—the '08 annual report happened only through team work and effort! Kudos to everyone involved! But more importantly, it met the goal of making it a memorable and successful review of the events and donors for St. Helena Hospital during 2008! A few pages of the design is presented below.
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9.9.09

VWineCellar.com—a Full Wine Tasting Bar, Lounge, Patio in Yountville, CA is Online Now!

Another partnership between Camaleo Web Intelligence and Folia Design, as we celebrate the launch of V Wine Cellar.com.  Located in Yountville, CA, and in the beautiful V MarketPlace at Vintage 1870 building, V Wine Cellars is right in the hub "Culinary Captial of Napa Valley".  A rustic and modern mix of old meets metropolitan, V Wine Cellars offers up wine tastings, blending seminars and small plates. To see the live new site visit: www.vwinecellar.com/

 

4 American Graphic Design Awards for Folia Design!

Great news is a welcome sound, particularly when every time one looks at headlines these days, doom and gloom is everywhere! Folia Design just received word that 4 AGD awards has once again been bestowed on some of our select pieces. When American Design USA prints "only 15% of the submitted 8,000 were chosen", it truly does fill our hearts and minds with gratitude for our clients, in giving us the opportunity!

These awards have been granted to the following designed pieces:

St. Helena Hospital Foundation 2009 Annual Report
• San Francisco Performances 2010-2011 Season Brochure
• Land Trust Napa County Annual Membership Drive Collateral
• California Veterans Support Foundation Branding Design
• Y. Rousseau Wines: Label design for Colombard & Chardonnay

Samples Below.

For more than five decades, Graphic Design USA has presented national design competitions that spotlight areas of excellence and opportunity from creative professionals. The American Graphic Design Awards is the original and the flagship, open to everyone in the community: advertising agencies, graphic design firms, corporations, institutions, publishers and more. It honors outstanding work across all media.  The 2010 American Graphic Design Awards attracted 8,000+ entries where Folia Design's winning pieces were selected as the top 15%.

For more information, please call 707-259-0390 or visit www.gdusa.com for more information.

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YRousseau_wines_72.jpg


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9.09.09

4 American Graphic Design Awards for Folia Design!

Great news is a welcome sound, particularly when every time one looks at headlines these days, doom and gloom is everywhere! Folia Design just received word that 4 AGD awards has once again been bestowed on some of our select pieces. When American Design USA prints "only 15% of the submitted 8,000 were chosen", it truly does fill our hearts and minds with gratitude for our clients, in giving us the opportunity!

These awards have been granted to the following designed pieces:

• St. Helena Hospital Foundation 2007 Annual Report (image to come)

• San Francisco Performances 2009-2010 Season Brochure (image to come)

• Halle Group Corporate Branding (logo/stationery) (image to come)

• TasteVino Corporate Branding (logo/stationery)

For more than four decades, Graphic Design USA has sponsored this popular national design competition, open to all segments of the creative community. Selected from over 8,000+ entries nationwide this year, Folia Design's winning pieces were selected as the top 15%. A special issue of Graphic Design USA will be released in December showcasing all of the winners. For more information, please call 707-259-0390 or visit www.gdusa.com for more information.

 

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3.25.09

NapaNews.org—Providing a Nuturing Refuge for Women and Children is Online Now!

Such a wonderful organization! Napa News has a brand new website to go with their new logo that Folia Design helped to design in 2007. The resources that Napa News provides is such a big and important part for our community. Folia Design is very proud to have been selected to work with Napa News and Camaleo Web Intelligence in creating a vital and engaging website. While we wish it weren't needed, we are comforted to know we had a helping hand in creating this new site!  To see the live new site visit: www.nananews.org/

 

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3.9.09

WineryChefs.com—Is Now Live: Read It, Follow It, Blog It!!

Finally, a project where sitting in front of my computer made me really appreciate where I live! The topic of course revolves around food and wine!  Richard Haake, a professional chef here in the Napa Valley, blended a beautiful concept together: merging his many years of success behind the cutlery and stints at wineries like Cakebread Cellars and Robert Mondavi Winery, to create a vision of Winery Chefs: to providing culinary marketing to the wine industry!  To see the live new site visit: www.winerychefs.com/

 

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1.6.09

Scout Napa Valley - Ready for Your Viewing!

After a long and careful study of creating a very custom site for one of the counrty's sought-after scout agents, Scout Napa Valley's (AKA: Patrick Sprinkle) site is live! This project was a labour of love and are excited to unveil! To see the live new site visit: www.scoutnapavalley.com/

 

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10.16.08

CasaPiena.com - Now Live!

A truly remarkable couple: Carmen & Gail Policy can now be added to amazing new winery in Napa Valley. With the partnership of Camaleo, a wonderful new site is now available showcasing Casa Piena's varietals! (And by theway, if you hadn't guessed, it's the same Carmen Policy of the San Francisco 49ers). To see the live new site visit: http://www.casapiena.com

 

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09.10.08

SustainableNapaCounty.org - Now Live!

A topic, close to our hearts: sustainability - is at last part of Folia Design's repertoire of projects! Started in 2007 with branding development has now become a real, rich and inspiring website for the people in Napa county and hopefully for neighboring counties too. With the partnership of Camaleo Web Intelligence–site developer, and New Level Group–client and project managers/copywriters— sustainablenapacounty.org is ready for all to see! To see the live new site visit: http://www.sustainablenapacounty.org

 

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09.05.08

Another 5 American Graphic Design Awards for Folia Design!

Sweat equity pays off! Folia Design, hard at work in 2008 has been awarded 5 additional American Graphic Design Awards for 2008! Of course, without the great teams that have come together to produce such great work, this would not have been possible - so Thank You to my clients and colleagues!

These awards have been granted to the following designed pieces:

• Carneros Wine Alliance - Appellation Brochure
• Domaine Carneros Chateau Society Brochure
• 2006 St. Helena Hospital Foundation Annual Report
• Coast Landscape Management - Sales & Marketing Presentation Kit
• Brotemarkle, Davis & Co. Company Brochure

Graphic Design USA has been presenting this popular competition, open to all segments of the creative community for more than four decades. Selected from over 10,000+ entries nationwide, Folia Design's winning pieces were selected as the top 15%. A special issue of Graphic Design USA will be released in December showcasing all of the winners. For more information, please call 707-259-0390 or visit www.gdusa.com for more information.

 

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05.05.08

A 2008 SILVER Aster Award for St. Helena Hospital Foundation's 2006 Annual Report

Folia Design is excited to annouce that a SILVER Aster Award was given to the 2006 St. Helena Hospital Foundation Annual Report. The Aster Awards is a national medical marketing awards program allowing healthcare organizations and advertising agencies to compete against similarly sized competitors from across the nation. To see more info and the list of winners including St. Helena Hospital Foundation, go to: http://www.asterawards.com

To see a copy of the annual report, go to: www.foliadesign.com

 

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12.01.07

Folia Design's Work Gets Some Stardom in "O" The Oprah Magazine December 2007

Over the past year, Folia Design has been working with Domaine Carneros on updating their labels. To our surprise, the Brut Rosé Sparkling Wine was discovered to be featured as the leading image to Oprah's top 100 pick's for the Best Gifts for the Holidays. It was beautifully photographed and presented in "O" The Oprah Magazine December 07 issue. Nice to know Oprah likes the wine (and maybe even appreciates good design too!)

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10.01.07

Another superb website launched with the collabortive effort of Folia Design and Camaleo Web Intelligence.

Fotinos Brothers Winery, based in the Carneros Region of Napa Valley, is a producer of premium wines — Cabernet and Pinot Noir. Camaleo Web Intelligence and Folia Design teamed together once again to create a completely new site that is fresh, highly detailed and complimentary to the quality of their wines. To see the live new site visit: http://www.fotinosbrotherswinery.com

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09.11.07

Folia Design Wins 6 American Graphic Design Awards in 2007!

Founded in 2002 by Julia Allen, Folia Design Inc., a local multi-disciplinary graphic design studio specializing in brand identity, collateral, packaging, websites and advertising has won 6 American Graphic Design Awards for 2007.

These awards have been granted to the following designed pieces:

• 2005 St. Helena Hospital Foundation Annual Report
• Partners Program Collateral for St. Helena Hospital
• The Napa Valley Opera House: Summer & Fall Programs for 2007
• San Francisco Performances 2007-08 Season Program Brochure
• Folia Design's Holiday Cards from 2006

Graphic Design USA has been presenting this popular competition, open to all segments of the creative community for more than four decades. Selected from over 10,000+ entries nationwide, Folia Design's winning pieces were selected as some of the very best. A special issue of Graphic Design USA will be released in December showcasing all of the winners. For more information, please call 707-259-0390 and look for GD USA's Annual Design issue in Nov/Dec for references on the winning pieces.

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07.01.07

Napa Valley College Hospitality Institute launces new website with bold new look from Folia Design

With a new logo to launch the new Hospitality Institute for Napa Valley College, Folia Design also designed a new website for the Napa Valley College Hospitality Institute. Hospitality entusiasts will have much to access for information on employee training, workshops, blogs, and more. To see the new site (produced by Net-Flow Inc.) please visit http://www.nvchi.org.

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06.01.07

Folia Design works with Camaleo Web Intelligence to launch new website for Jarvis Wines!

Jarvis Wines, a premium wine producing vineyard has a new look. With Camaleo Web Intelligence and Folia Design teaming together to create a completely revamped site, wine enthusiasts can find everything they need for their curious minds and taste buds. To see the live new site visit: http://www.jarviswines.com

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05.15.07

Folia Design helps garner another award: The 2007 Bronze Aster Award for
St. Helena Hospital Foundation's 2005 Annual Report

Folia Design is pleased to annouce the most recent award from The Aster Awards – recognizing the newly designed St. Helena Hospital Foundation 2005 Annual Report. The Aster Awards is a national medical marketing awards program allowing healthcare organizations and advertising agencies to compete against similarly sized competitors from across the nation. To see more info and the list of winners including St. Helena Hospital Foundation, go to: http://www.asterawards.com/winners_s.html

To see a copy of the annual report, go to: http://www.sthelenahospital.org/Hospital/HS_Giving/pdf/2005_annual_report.pdf

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04.10.07

NEWS (Napa Emergency Womens Service) is on board with Folia Design

Though the invitation of New Level Group, Folia Design has been selected to design NEWS' new logo and branding collateral. NEWS, an organization established in 1981, has been dedicated to providing critical, emergency assistance to battered women and their children. Folia Design is honored to have such an opportunity to be part of their new and exciting transformation.

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03.08.07

Folia Design creates New Branding for Fine Home Builders

Fine Home Builders, Inc., a Chicago-based high-end home builder, has partnered with Folia Design on their logo and branding works. Logo to be released in March 2007, which is to be rolled out into a new website. Look for a new site sometime in summer of 2007! www.6063100.com

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03.01.07

Sonoma County Taiko Drummers Looks for New Look with Folia Design

Sonoma County Taiko Drummers has teamed up with Folia Design to create a new company brochure for it's outreach to the Bay area. Since 1995, founded by fourth generation Japanese-Americans living in Sonoma County, SCT has been teaching and performing taiko within the community. Look out for their new look in the Spring of 2007!

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02.01.07

Domaine Carneros Taps Folia Design for Branding and Marketing Design

Folia Design is working with Domaine Carneros, a leader in creating ultra-premium handcrafted sparkling wine and pinot noir, in creating a new look with their branding and marketing collateral. Look for exciting works to come!

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09.16.06

Northridge Preparatory High School in Chicago chooses Folia Design for new branding and website designs.

An independent Catholic school for boys in the Chicago-land area, has teamed up with Folia Design on their new branding and stationery collateral. A new website was also launced in Fall of 2007 show casing their new look. To see more, visit: www.northridgeprep.org


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09.07.06

Graphic Design USA awards Folia Design with 5 winners in 2006!

Awards were granted to the following designed pieces:

The American Institute of Wine and Food Brochure
– New Level Group Company Brochure

David Ramey Logo and Stationery Suite
St. Helena Hospital President's Forum Collateral

– Folia Design's Holiday Greeting Cards from Dec. 2005

In its 44th year, only 10% out of thousands of entries were honored during 2006 year.

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04.01.06

St. Helena Hospital Foundation chooses Folia Design to design 2005 Annual Report

With the theme "Giving & Giving Back", Folia Design has designed the new annual report for 2004 for St. Helena Hospital Foundation. To see a copy, click on the link for a PDF copy.

http://www.sthelenahospital.org/Hospital/HS_Giving/pdf/2005_annual_report.pdf

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09.08.05

Folia Design wins 4
American Graphic Design Awards Again!

Awards were granted to the following designed pieces:

– Parallel Convergence, a fine art catalog
showing Napa Valley's artists' works by
Robilee Frederick and Gail Chase-Bien,
and published by the Napa Valley Museum
– San Francisco Performances 2005-2006 Season Program
– Vineyard Dog's Identity System
– Bounty Hunter's Spring/Summer 2005 Catalog

In its 43rd year, this competition is among the most prestigious, where only 10% out of all entries were honored during 2005 year.

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09.07.04

Folia Design wins 4
American Graphic Design Awards!

Awards were granted to the following designed pieces:

– Spinelle Fine Jewelers Logo and Branding
– Napa Downtown's Logo and Branding
– Real California Cheese's Invitation to the Spy Museum
for Year's Successes
– Barnett Vineyards Brochure and Tasting Notes

In its 42nd year, this competition is among the most prestigious, where only 12% out of all entries were honored during the 2004 year.


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