As we look ahead to our Legends in Advertising Awards (early bird deadline next week!) we’re looking back at the best advertising designs from the past three years of Print’s Regional Design Annual.



Billboard for Levi Strauss & Co. using working cogwheels. Design Firm: Sagmeister Inc. Art Director: Stefan Sagmeister. Designer: Jessica Walsh






Hail to the Cheese Signage. RBMM/The Richards Group, Dallas; www.rbmm.com: Jeff Barfoot (creative director/art director/designer), Chris Smith (creative director/writer), Jason Fischer (photographer), Wendy Mayes, Brittany Sarrett (writers); Central Market (client)



Kids Fight Cancer campaign by PP+K (Tampa, FL): Tom Kenney (creative director); Michael Schillig (creative director/writer); Trushar Patel (art director/designer); the Pediatric Cancer Foundation (client); uniteppk.com



Texas Parks, Posters. The Richards Group, Dallas; www.richards.com: Jimmy Bonner, Rob Baker (creative directors), Mike LaTour (art director), Anderson Design Group (design), Andy Gregg, Joel Anderson (illustrators), Chad Berry (writer), Pam Zmud (print producer); RAM (client)

Airlines for America posters by Pentagram: Michael Gericke/Pentagram (art director/designer); Matt McInerney (designer); pentagram.com


Illustrations for IBM’s “Smarter Planet” print advertising campaign. Design Firm: Carl De Torres Graphic Design. Designer/Illustrator: Carl De Torres; Clients: IBM, Ogilvy & Mather. City: Oakland, CA


Surface Street Art Campaign. The Pastilla Institute of Design, Pasadena, CA; www.pastillainstitute.com: Rudy Manning (creative director), Ed Rick (art director), Shanti Shiue, Joy Lin, Minh Nguyen, Thomas Hamdani, Gloria Natalie Sola, Alanna Montelongo (designers), Blk-Ops (agency); Microsoft (client)

The Rum Diary film poster by the Refinery (Burbank, CA): Brad Hochberg, Adam Waldman (creative directors); Devon Gibbs (art director/designer); theweekend.biz, FilmDistrict (clients); therefinerycreative.com

Slurpee poster for 7-Eleven. Design Firm: Freshworks/TracyLocke; Chief Creative Officer: Regan Holley; Group Creative Director: Kyle Jones; Associate Creative Director/Designer: Craig Bradley; Creative Director: Ryan Blum; Writer: Alex Harvey City: Dallas

Poster for Seattle Fish Company of New Mexico. Design Firm: 3 Advertising Art Director: Tim McGrath; Illustrator: Ted Boonthanakit; Writers: Sam Maclay, Jason Rohrer; City: Albuquerque, NM

Unbelievable Performances. David Sutherland, Inc., Dallas; www.davidsutherlandshowroom.com: Tom Nynas (creative director/art director/designer/writer), Geof Kern (photographer), Doug Rucker (writer); Perennials (client)


New York City Opera 2013, Ad Campaign. SpotCo; www.danielforkin.com: Vinny Sainato (creative director), Daniel Forkin (art director/designer); New York City Opera (client)


Campaign for AIGA Seattle’s design conference Into the Woods. Design Firm: AIGA Seattle. Art Director: Dave Peacock; Designers: Dave Peacock, Leisha Muraki, Britta Johnson, Mathius Walsh, Lane Tollefson; Photographer: Jason Hall; Writer: Sean O’Connor; City: Seattle


No Battery Lasts Longer Campaign. Firehouse, Dallas; www.firehouseagency.com: Tripp Westbrook (creative director), Ryan Smith (art director), Mike Campau (illustrator), Harry Kniznik (writer); Interstate Batteries (client)



Silk-screen prints to advertise the Showtime television show Dexter. Design Firm: Mattson Creative. Designer/Illustrator: Ty Mattson; City: Irvine, CA

Miadidas campaign by Adidas Global Brand Design PDX (Portland, OR): Eric Vellozzi (creative director); Colleen Malmberg, Adam Tuck (art directors/designers); Steve Steckly (photographer); adidas.com
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Show us your best ad designs. The early bird deadline for our Legends in Advertising Awards is July 15. Top winners will be featured in Print magazine.
