HONORING THE YEAR'S BEST
CREATE 2016'S TOP TENS: HONORING THE PIONEERS IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
JOIN US AT THE CREATE 2016 AWARDS PARTY AT 7PM ON JUNE 9 AT THE FAIRMONT PITTSBURGH TO CELEBRATE THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LEADING ITS WAY. THE TOP PROJECT OF THE YEAR IN EACH SECTOR WILL BE ANNOUNCED LIVE AT THE PARTY!
RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKET NOW!
TOP 10 ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
LUXE Creative/ Thrival Innovation + Music Festival 2015, Lighting Design
Pyrotecnico / The Weeknd...The Madness Tour, Custom Flame Effects
Schell Games/ I Expect You To Die, Virtual Reality Puzzle Game
Youth Express / 24/7 Internet Radio Station by Pittsburgh Area Youth
Shift Collaborative / Busker Street Union: Creative Placemaking Program
Lightwave International / Lixel Laser RGB, Innovative Special Effects Laser
MazeToons/ Nationally-syndicated Newspaper Feature from Creators Syndicate
Alchemedium/ Tofu Tail Narrative Puzzle Game
Net Health/ Halloween Mash Up
IDXDNAPPS Films/ NAKAMA
TOP 10 DATA + APPS PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
Open Arc / Kindworks, Mobile Application for Daily Acts of Kindness
United Way + Summa/ U-PLEDGE for Good Digital Pledge Platform
Innovative Wellness Solutions / iwellness Platform
Nectr/ Proximity Marketing Software Platform
UpContent/ Active Content Discovery Platform
e.e. books/ Changing the Publishing Landscape
Boss Controls + c-leveled/ Atmospheres, Virtual Building Automation System
PA e-mentoring / Certified Safe in PA, Career Mentoring Platform
InspirAVE / The Internet of Savings, Consumer Savings Platform
VRP Sciences + Savvior/ The Leucine Factor Diet App
TOP 10 ART + TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
Lori Hepner/ Excursionary Auras, in Situ
Eric Singer/ Singerbots, Lido Night Club Orchestrion, Paris, France
Christine Bethea/ Geek Art/Green Innovator’s Festival 2016
Jennie Dorris/ Musical Storytelling, Music + Community Collaborations + Young People
Vince Ventura/ 12 Peers Theater, Modern Myths Podcast
Edith Abeyta/ Office of Public Art Artist, Public Realm Residency Program at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Hazelwood, Arts Excursions Unlimited
Jeffrey Jarzynka/ “Presented By” Pop-Up Art Exhibition Series
Ashley Andrews/ Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse, Project Sponsorships
Jeremy Waldrup/ Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Market Square Public Art Program
Dakotah Konicek/ Human Hybrid Habitation System Oxygen Regeneration Unit
TOP 10 COMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
MAYA DESIGN/ OREO Direct-to-Consumer Custom Packaging Platform
The Warhol Museum + MARC USA / Michael Chow Interactive Projection
Good Intent Cider + 3twenty9 Design/ Website Design
Scotts Miracle-Gro + Tier1 Performance Solutions / Online Product Knowledge Curriculum
RendrFX / Online Video Maker for Creatives
Restorical + Torchlite / Community Elf: The Outspoken Historical Insurance Discovery Firm
#1 Cochran + ity Advertising/ Clearly Better Car BuyingTV
WorkBook Software / Project Management Platform for the Creative Industries
ThoughtForm Design/ Harnessing the Power of Clarity Program
Simcoach Games/ Skill Arcade, Mobile Microgame Training for the Workforce
TOP 10 DESIGN + MAKER PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
WUDN / Creating Quality Wooden Products
Trusst Lingerie / Reengineering the Bra
GE Center for Additive Technology Advancement / 3D Printed Light Fixture
Xogo: Fully Customizable Adapter that Connects People With Disabilities to All Technology
Kerfcase / Luxury Wooden Device Cases by Ben Saks
Shtrands / Personalized Hair Care Regimens
RE2 Robotics / Human-like Highly Dexterous Manipulation System
FreshTemp/ Bluetooth Thermometers
Angler Labs/ Fitbit, but for Fishing
Choitek/ Human-size Robot for Hobbyists, Artists, Educators and Researchers
TOP 10 EDUCATION + GAMING PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
Game of Drones/ Empowering Students through Making and Exploration
ASSEMBLE + Ashley Cecil/ Girls Maker Night, Community Ecology Pattern Project
Winchester Thurston / Maker Movement STEM Education Program
CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center/ Injustice, Virtual Reality Experience on Racial Police Brutality Awareness
CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center/ Decisions that Matter, Interactive Graphic Novel on Sexual Assault Education
SWPA BotsIQ + Catalyst Connection/ Full STEAM Ahead: Students Exploring the New Manufacturing
Duquesne University + Simcoach Games/ CITYHACKS, STEM Literacy for Young Readers
CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center / Imago, Virtual Reality Film
CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center/ VR Rehearsal App for Public Speaking
City of Play/ Games and Engagement Activities in Pittsburgh
