Board decides to cancel contest due to lack of participation.

On Friday, June 3rd, AAN toasted the winners of its third annual Advertising and Design Awards competition. The LA Weekly racked up a staggering fourteen awards, including four first place wins. Other big winners included the Baltimore City Paper, Willamette Week, Washington City Paper, Westword, Chicago Reader, Cincinnati CityBeat and OC Weekly.

For the time being, this will be the final year of competition: on Tuesday, May 30, the AAN Board of Directors voted to suspend the contest due to a lack of participation from member papers.

Below is a list of winners of this year’s Advertising & Design Awards.

Ad, Half Page or Less: Black and White

First Place
LA Weekly
“Cavalcade of Christ”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer

Second Place
Baltimore City Paper
“Dirty Girl”
Production Staff

Third Place
Washington City Paper
“Japanese Information and Culture”
Diana Beruff, Production Manager
James Morris, Assistant Production Manager

Honorable Mention
LA Weekly
“Hi Tech”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer

Ad, Half Page or Less: Color

First Place
Willamette Week
“Five Stars”
Thomas Cobb, Graphic Designer

Second Place
Independent Weekly
“Gallery Americas”
Maria Bilinski Shain, Production Manager/Graphic Designer
Jessica Stern, Chapel Hill Sales Manager

Third Place
LA Weekly
“Music Awards”
Sheryl Scott, Art Director/Designer

Ad, Larger than Half Page/Junior Page: Color

First Place
LA Weekly
“City In Time–Best of LA”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer

Second Place
Willamette Week
“Pioneer Square Brick Ad”
Creative Team, Concept Design
Kelley Hamby, Photographer,
Thomas Cobb, Graphic Designer

Third Place
Gambit Weekly
“Azby’s”
Becky Hutchinson, Senior Ad Designer

Ad, Full Page: Black and White

First Place
LA Weekly
“Cavalcade of Christ”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer

Ad, Full Page: Color

First Place
LA Weekly
“Music Week”
Bill Smith, Art Director
Tina Simpkins, Designer
Sheryl Scott, Designer

Second Place
Boston Phoenix
“An Alternative Countdown”
Michael Diskin, Copy & Design

Third Place
Philadelphia City Paper
“Independent Film Contest”
Brian Hogan, Designer/Editorial Art Director

Honorable Mention
LA Weekly
“Hot Fun”
Sheryl Scott, Art Director
Tina Simpkins, Designer

Campaign: Black and White

First Place
Cincinnati CityBeat
“Spunk”
Joellen Ivey, Advertising Rep
Phil Morehart, Advertising Assistant
Pat Robisch, Ad Production Manager
Geoff Raker, Production Artist

Second Place
Independent Weekly
“Gallery Americas”
Nate Umstead, Graphic Designer
Maria Bilinski Shain, Production Manager/Graphic Designer
Jessica Stern, Chapel Hill Sales Manager

Third Place
Willamette Week
“Fritz”
Scott Dopierala, Graphic Designer
Jen Lee, Graphic Designer

Honorable Mention
Westword
“Strings”
Lisa Bachar, Advertising Art Director

Campaign: Color

First Place
Westword
“Sushi Den”
Michael Wilson, Assistant Production Manager
Lisa Bachar, Advertising Art Director

Second Place
Worcester Magazine
“Dino’s”
Betsy Abeles-Kravitz, Regional Sales & Special Projects Manager
Adam Kelley, Graphic Designer
Frank McElroy, Graphic Designer
Paula Saucier, Graphic Designer

Third Place
LA Weekly
“Music Week”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer
Sheryl Scott, Designer
Tina Simpkins, Designer

Honorable Mention
Seattle Weekly
“Phoenix Rising”
Jan Jahnke, Advertising Designer

In-House Campaign: Black and White

First Place
Columbus Alive
“Cosmonaut “
Trent Marx, Art Director

Second Place
Boston Phoenix
“Personals–Interview”
Tonny Bennis, Creative Director & Copywriter
Mike Diskin, Art Director
Peter D’Angelo, Photographer
Dave Fennema, Graphic Designer

In-House Campaign: Color

First Place
Cincinnati CityBeat
“House Ads”
Bob Woodwiss, Contributing Writer

Second Place
OC Weekly
“Best of OC”
Sheryl Scott, Art Director/Designer
Larry Hirshowitz, Photographer

Third Place
Boston Phoenix
“Get Help Wanted”
Chris Wooster
Copywriter/Designer/ Photographer

Honorable Mention
Syracuse New Times
“Dish It Up”
Michael Davis, Photographer
Lisa Mergler-Santoro, Designer

Poster

First Place
LA Weekly
“Millennium Funnies”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer

Second Place
LA Weekly
“Best of LA”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer

Third Place
Austin Chronicle
“Austin Music Awards”
Billy Perkins, Illustrator

Honorable Mention
Tucson Weekly
“New Year Millennium Calendar”
Mark Wyner, Associate Designer/Art Director

T-shirt

First Place
Austin Chronicle
“Austin Music Awards”
Billy Perkins, Illustrator

Second Place
Austin Chronicle
“Hot Sauce Festival”
Jason Stout, Illustrator
Taylor Holland, Art Director

Postcards

First Place
Baltimore City Paper
“Eat Alphabet Soup”
Jefferson Jackson Steele, Photographer
Joe MacLeod, Art Director/Soup Stylist

Second Place
Riverfront Times
“Summertime”
Tom Carlson, Art Director
Joe Rocco, Illustrator
Meg Zelenovich, Retail Operations Manager

Third Place
LA Weekly
“Hot Fun”
Sheryl Scott, Art Director
Tina Simpkins, Designer

Honorable Mention
Cleveland Scene
“1999 Music Showcase”
Michael Shavalier, Art Director
Rich Borge, Illustrator

Postcard Campaign

First Place
Baltimore City Paper
“Best of Baltimore”
Carlos Batts, Photographer
Joe MacLeod, Art Director

Second Place
Seattle Weekly
“Best of Seattle”
Jeri Francis, Advertising Art Director

Third Place
LA Weekly
“Best of LA”
Bill Smith, Art Director/Designer

Honorable Mention
OC Weekly
“Best of OC”
Sheryl Scott, Art Director/Designer

Brochure

First Place
Philadelphia City Paper
“Independent Film Contest Application”
Brian Hogan, Designer/Editorial Art Director

Second Place
LA Weekly
“Music Awards”
Sheryl Scott, Art Director/Designer

Third Place
LA Weekly
“Music Week”
Bill Smith, Art Director
Sheryl Scott, Art Director/Designer
Tina Simpkins, Designer

Honorable Mention
Chicago Reader
“Dictionary of Reader Readers”
Sheila Sachs, Art Director

Cover, Newspaper

First Place
OC Weekly
“Ho Chi Minh”
Heather Swaim, Art Director

Second Place (Tie)
Black & White
“Blueprint for Profit”
Ford Wiles, Art Director

Miami New Times
“2 Live Screwed”
Dean Sebring, Art Director/Designer
Steve Satterwhite, Photographer

Third Place (Tie)
Cincinnati CityBeat
“Into The Light”
Geoff Raker, Production Artist
Sean Hughes, Art Director
Jymi Bolden, Photo Editor

Washington City Paper
“The Big Choke”
Jandos Rothstein, Art Director
Fred Harper, Illustrator

Covers: Special Section

First Place
Baltimore City Paper
“Eat”
Jefferson Jackson Steele, Photographer
Joe MacLeod, Art Director/Alphabet Arranger

Second Place
Tucson Weekly
“Tucson Musicians Register”
Mark Wyner, Designer/Art Director

Third Place (Tie)
Boston Phoenix
“One in Ten”
Dale Stephanos, Illustration
Kristin Goodfriend, Art Director
Susan Ryan-Vollmar, Creative Director

Chicago Reader
“Chicago Jazz Festival”
Gretchen Larsen, Production Artist