I’m so thrilled to tell the world that Pixel Bakery won its first Judge’s Citation this year at the Nebraska ADDYs. The award was granted for Onyx Coffee Lab’s Coffee Process Animation.
This award serves as a reminder that, as a business owner, you should always hire people that are better than you. Surround yourself with a great team, and the sky is the limit.
Pixel Bakery is nothing without our team, so I’d like to thank my team for doing such a fantastic job with this project. Danny Hinz for his animation skill, Rebecca Cook for her insane illustration prowess, and Samee Callahan for her unwavering creative direction.
Danny: Your animation skills will never not amaze me. Your ability to see the big picture and put all of the *literal* moving parts together is astonishing.
Rebecca: You’re the best damn illustrator I’ve ever met in my life, and I’m so fortunate to have you as our concept artist/ Cheery Person in Residence.
Samee: Thank you so much for all you do. Your leadership and creative direction a huge part of Pixel Bakerys identity and why clients keep coming back and trust us with their brand.
We also received a gold award for our website design. I’m terrible at self-praise, hence why it’s a footnote, but I AM pretty proud of myself for it. Our website took me over a year to build, and I went from not knowing much about Javascript to being fluent in ReactJS.
I’d also like to give a huge shoutout to Rachel, our visual designer, for raking it in on her personal awards. She bagged two golds and a Judge’s Citation of her own. She’s fresh out of college and already killing it with her field. I knew you were one of the best when I hired you ;)
So, again, thank you team- you are the oars that move this boat forward and I will never be not humbled and grateful of your dedication to the work we do.