Getting the Word Out

Press/News: Getting the Word Out

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Bullet received awards for four different projects from the 2010 American Graphic Design Competition. Those projects were: The Artistry of Joliet 2009 Calendar, the R. Berti & Son Contractors corporate logo, the R. Berti corporate identity, and the Rialto Square Theatre Voluteer Organization logo.

The American Graphic Design competition is a highly regarded showcase for the best work in graphic design.

B U L L E T P O I N T

In December 2008, Bullet's Chief

Creative Officer, Tim Scott Kump,

served as a judge of logo and

brochure designs for the Paragon

Awards, a competition sponsored

by the National Council for Marketing

& Public Relations. The Paragon

Awards recognize outstanding

achievement in communications

at community and technical colleges.

2008 - Graphic Design USA presented Bullet with three American Graphic Design awards for its work on behalf of R. Berti & Son Contractors, Ahlbeck & Company and the Rialto Square Theatre Volunteer Organization.

Bullet's identity project for the JJC Alumni Association was featured in the 2009 American Corporate Identity 24 Design Annual.

The American Corporate Identity competition is a highly regarded showcase
for the best work in corporate identity.

Bullet's direct mail brochure for The Rialto Square Theatre capital campaign was featured in the 2008 American Corporate Identity Design Annual. A corporate stationery system for
Integrity Audio Solutions was also featured in the Annual.

Bullet's project for CityofJoliet.com -
GoJoliet! was featured in the 2007 American Corporate Identity Design Annual. A logo for
McCarthy's Chophouse was also featured in the Annual.

Bullet Takes 2nd Place in Prestigious
Design Competition in North America.
Bullet Communications won 2nd Place in the
2004/2005 Stora Enso "What Teams Can Do"
Design Competition - recognizing and celebrating
world-class design and print work produced by the
most talented teams on the continent. The judging
panel consisted of notable design and printing
professionals from across the United States and
Canada. They selected a total of six winners
from 450 team entries submitted. A 3-color
brochure with large embossed logo on cover for Crystal Sewer + Water was Bullet's winning entry.

Bullet's project for Crystal Sewer + Water was featured in the 2006 American Corporate Identity 21 Design Annual.

The American Corporate Identity competition is a highly regarded showcase
for the best work in identity graphics.

Bullet's own identity is featured in two international design books showcasing the best in contemporary graphic design.

Published in 2004, The IS Design Series is a comprehensive collection of the best work from graphic design firms throughout the world. Bullet Communications has its own corporate identity featured in the IS Identity book as well as the IS Direct Mail book. The IS Design series, published by IS Publishing Ltd., Hong Kong, is intended to showcase the creativity of today's Chinese designers while also introducing readers from the Mainland China to the latest world design trend.
Design firms from China, Japan, Europe, Australia, Canada and the USA are represented. Only 14 American design firms were selected to be included in each book.

1950's Inspired
Restaurant Identity Featured in
Design Book

A corporate identity Bullet Communications created for Hey! Hot Dog was featured in The BIG BOOK of NEW DESIGN IDEAS, published by Harper Design International, 2003.

A logo and marketing materials designed by Bullet Communications for the IACCE/WCCE Spring 2002 Conference (Hosted by the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce) has received an ACE Award of Merit from the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). The ACCE annually recognizes excellence in communications programs from its national chamber members. Bullet designed the conference logo, Save the Date postcard, brochure, and attendee binder graphics.

Bullet designs historic newsletter for ExxonMobil. To commemorate an historic safety record of twelve consecutive months without an injury at the ExxonMobil Joliet Refinery, Bullet was asked to design an employee newsletter which lauded the 600 employees with congratulatory articles as well as company information. Within a one week period, Bullet designed and printed the newsletters to meet the client deadline, which was the day the record was achieved. Newsletters were then presented to employees at a company celebration party.

Bullet Communications had a corporate identity
they created for Group Travel, Inc., and an identity for Greg's Body Shop featured in the 2003 American Corporate Identity design book. The American Corporate Identity competition showcases the best in corporate identity.

Tim Scott Kump of Bullet Communications has won the central region Bronze Medal in Neenah Paper's Paperworks Letterhead Design Competition. Kump received this distinguished award for his ability to creatively combine paper, design and printing into a cohesive unit. Kump designed the corporate identity system for Northbrook, IL based Spectrum Engineering.

Bullet Communications had two projects
selected for inclusion in the book Letterhead
and Logo Design 7, published by Rockport Publishers. Bullet's own corporate logo/stationery system, as well as the logo/stationery system
for Stonitsch Construction are featured in the book. The book features 200 examples of innovative and exciting work from well-known design leaders from 12 countries and 70 design firms.

Bullet Communications designed the award for the American Corporate Identity/14 competition. Over 500 design firms whose work was selected for the annual received the award. American Corporate Identity is an annual international design competition which results in the publication of a full-color, hard-bound annual with more than 320 pages. The competition has become a highly regarded showcase for the best work in identity graphics. The book is published by Watson Guptill, and is distributed overseas to more than 60 countries by Hearst Books International. In addition to designing the award, Bullet's corporate identity work for Computer Systems Institute is featured in the volume.

An identity Bullet created for S&K Realty Services, Inc. recently won an American Corporate Identity 17 award for excellence. S&K Realty Services is a commercial real estate development and management company. The identity was also published in Graphic Design:USA magazine.

A unique, fold-over business card, designed by Bullet for songwriter Tim Whalen, has been published in Cool Cards 2, a compilation of "very original, non-corporate business cards".