2018 CREATORS OF THE YEAR

Honoring four amazing artists and creative companies who are making our region a better place to work, live and create


2018 CO-CREATE BUSINESS IGNITION PROGRAM GRADUATES


2018 BEST OF THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: FINALISTS

TOP COMMUNICATION
PROJECTS OF THE YEAR

Snyk’s State of Open Source Security Report, Sparkbox

One Hempfield, Harshman Consulting

Z Brand Group Rebranding, Z Brand Group

Physical Therapy: Living an Active Life without Pain Medication, Net Health

The Barn at Lemont, 3twenty9

Miller's Banana Pepper Mustard, Hampton Hargreaves

Inspired Possibilities, Skinny Tie Media

Carrie Furnace Preservation Project, 321Blink

Breathe Project, Fireman Creative

"Slip Into Something Otherworldly" TV Spot, ity Advertising

Empathy in Education Series, Leading an Educational Experience: The Attention Challenges Simulation, Total Learning Centers

Signal-Tech Website Re-Design, Signal-Tech

Ask Me. Hear Me., Covalent

 

TOP ENTERTAINMENT + MEDIA PROJECTS OF THE YEAR

Kelly Brother’s Christmas, davidkelly.co

After Hours Trading, Serf City, LLC

Willy James Videos, Willy James productions

Junie Genius, Lauren Valley

Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival, Film Pittsburgh

Inside Slowdanger, Make Media

Grilled Cheese, Brandi Meadows

One of the Family, Presence

Stage Five, Pixelab Studios

Lights, Heather Kropf

Keystone State Wrestling Alliance (KSWA) fundraisers and FanFest, Keystone State Wrestling Alliance (KSWA)

TEDxPittsburgh: Awaken, Covalent

The Last Inning, PMI

TOP CREATIVE ARTS  
PROJECTS OF THE YEAR

C L O U D, Sophia Sobers

Energy Flow, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership & Riverlife

Ice Concert, Sarah Cohen Studio

"Penguins at the Museum", Tom Mosser

A-Maze-Ing Animals: 50 Mazes for Kids, MazeToons, Barron's Educational Books

The Art of Hearing, Andrea Echavarria, Artist

Throne of Roses, Centerpisa

Firebox Art Studios, Firebox Art Studios LLC

Let's Play Pan, Barrels to Beethoven

Bach Bereaved, Sandra Conley, Artist

The Busnegie Museum of Art, Art All the Things

Mistress Syndrome, Mistress Syndrome

Bunker Projects, Bunker Projects

Rivers of Steel's Annual Festival of Combustion, Rivers of Steel

Wicked Pittsburgh Art Collective, Wicked Pittsburgh Art Collective

 

TOP INTERACTIVE  PROJECTS OF THE YEAR

Althea, Carnegie mellon University, Entertainment Technology Center

PXL, Wahila Creative

Wellsite Report, Rivers Agile

Jeet (mobile application) Jeet LLC

Fibers of Being, MARC USA

Integrative Raja Yoga with a Social Justice Framework and a Trauma-informed Lens, YogaRoots On Location, LLC

Prototype PGH Feminist Makerspace, Prototype PGH

PlayaSkool - Share, Learn, Grow, Evolve, PlayaSkool, LLC

Cyber Arena, Team72

Super Bucco Run, PMI

Adoptify, TiER1 Performance Solutions

 

 

TOP DESIGN + MAKER PROJECTS OF THE YEAR

LUXE Creative’s Modern Installation Design, LUXE Creative

All Terrain Wheelchairs by Trac, FabTrac Fabrication Inc.

Strange Succulents, Virginia Melnyk Designs

Centerpiece Magic, Centerpisa

Star Trek Duty Roster, Dave Columbus

 love, Pittsburgh, love, Pittsburgh

Studio Case, KerfCase

Slopemaster Ski Bike, Carmichaels Area SD

Autonomous Support and Positive Inspiration Robot (ASPIR), Choitek LLC

All Gender Restroom Sign, Steer Queer

SpiroPhone, SingerBots

 

TOP GAMING + EDUCATION 
PROJECTS OF THE YEAR

Brick Makerspace powered by LEGO® Education solutions at Montour Elementary School, Montour School District

Cosmic Kitchen: VR Education Game, Team CuriouSer (Project team at the Entertainment Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University)

Robo Repair: Addition and Subtraction, Team ArithMagic (Project team at the Entertainment Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University)

Night ShiftUniversity of Pittsburgh - Department of Critical Care Medicine | Schell Games

MyEduDecks: Interactive pen-based application, South Fayette School District: MyEduDecks Team

Mind Field, Carnegie Mellon University

Voyage: A Multiplayer VR Classroom ExperienceTeam Voyage - Entertainment Technology Center - Carnegie Mellon University

Cutting Corners: Using the Pythagorean TheoremExpii

Mill Makers: Build. Break. Fix., Box Games

Trash Traders: Synchronized Sustainability for Students, Team Flower Power

BiblioTech™ “Rebound: Beating Concussions,”  The Partnership in Education at Duquesne University

Coffee Crisis, Mega Cat Studios

Angle Jungle: An Educational Game About Angles, Carnegie Mellon University, Entertainment Technology Center