2008 Rock Award Winners Are...
2008-05-26
On Saturday night the UVic University Club was rocked by the Rev. Lorne Ipsum and his choir and the winners of the 8th Vancouver Island Rock Awards. Although the evening was photographed and filmed, we welcome photos so that we can share the evening from everyone's perspective.

For entrants: Please email if you'd like your entries returned. A time is being arranged to pickup your entries.

For winners: Please email if you'd like duplicate certificates (available at a cost of $25 each).

Send photos and emails to: rockawards@gdc.net

On judgement day our three esteemed judges awarded rocks and merits only to those categories containing highly adored entries as they sought the exceptional. Our praise to the winners!

Click here to see the winners.
Click here to see photos of the gala.
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Merit or Rock Award  / Category / Name for Award / Studio/Agency / Entry Title

Rock, Visual Identity - Logo/Wordmark, Calvin Jones, BC Public Affairs Bureau, BC One Card
Merit, Visual Identity - Logo/Wordmark, iD2 Communications, iD2 Logo
Merit, Visual Identity - Logo/Wordmark, Silk Questo, Malahat Freestyle

Rock, Visual Identity - Stationery Application, Trapeze Communications, Chow Low Hammond Stationery
Merit, Visual Identity - Stationery Application, Silk Questo, Malahat Freestyle
Merit, Visual Identity - Stationery Application, Alice Young, Suburbia Advertising, Twisted Tree Stationery

Rock, Corporate/Product Literature - Spot colour(s), Kirsty Armstrong, RRU Media Technologies, Learn More Brochure

Rock, Corporate or Product Literature - Process +, Suburbia Advertising, Designing Canada for 50 Years
Merit, Corporate or Product Literature - Process +, Trapeze Communications, International Viewbook
Merit, Corporate or Product Literature - Process +, Anonymous Art Inc., Oceanwood

Merit, Poster - Single and/or Series, Trapeze Communications, Visions Gala 2006

Rock, Packaging - Single and/or Series, Eclipse Creative, Church Mouse Wines
Merit, Packaging - Single and/or Series, Alice Young, Twisted Tree Wine Labels

Merit, Book - Complete Design, Royal BC Museum - Graphics, Royal BC Museum, Surveying Central British Columbia
Merit, Book - Complete Design, Anonymous Art Inc., Marine Ecosystems of the North Pacific, North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)

Merit, Eco-Friendly Print Communications, Rocketday Arts, Learning Transforms
Merit, Eco-Friendly Print Communications, Eclipse Creative, Balance Sales Brochure

Merit, Self Promotion, Holy Cow Communication Design Inc., Whatever your fabric - SBA Pin

Rock, Web - Flash, Mel Visser, Madhouse Media, Mad Zone
Rock, Web - Flash, Anonymous Art Inc., Coastal Construction
Merit, Web - Flash, Eclipse Creative, International Hotel Web

Rock, Web - Non-Flash, Impact Visual Communications, Kiyo Salon - Web
Merit, Web - Non-Flash, Trapeze Communications, Chow Low Hammond Website
Merit, Web - Non-Flash, Trapeze Communications, Royal British Columbia Museum Corporate Website
Merit, Web - Non-Flash, Trapeze Communications, Free Spirit Website

Rock, Student - Print, Faye M. McCoole, Malaspina University College, Art Deco: Fashioning A Style
Merit, Student - Print, Sarita Mielke, Malaspina University College, Portal Inside, layout
Merit, Student - Print, Joshua Nychuk, Malaspina University College, Portal Magazine, cover

Rock, Advertising, Rodger Bannister, Copeland Communications, Message in a Bottle DM
Merit, Advertising, Rod Grainger, Malahat Group, Pencil Campaign / Olympic Pencils

Merit, Campaign, Rodger Bannister, Copeland Communications, Salmon Kings Posters (Mirror Decals)
Merit, Campaign, Trapeze Communications, Free Spirit Campaign
Merit, Campaign, Trapeze Communications, The Collectors Campaign

Merit, Public Service / Non-Profit, Trapeze Communications, Visions Gala 2006
Trapeze Communications, Full of Life - Year Two


Best in Show, Eclipse Creative, Church Mouse Wines

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