Amidst the challenges of 2020, getting any work made–let alone a project worth entering in an AICP Awards Show–is an accomplishment deserving of recognition. So this year, AICP is awarding every single entry with a Certificate of Achievement simply for having managed to make something they are proud of during a pandemic.
The Certificate of Achievement has sprung from a creative side project, The AICP Award Generator, conceived by a trio from R/GA consisting of: global chief creative officer Tiff Rolfe; Zack Roif, creative director, visual; and associate creative director Chloe Saintilan. Rolfe is this year’s AICP Next Awards judging chair while Roif and Saintilan served as the creative duo behind Helvetica and Merch Aid.
When people submit an entry for the AICP Show, AICP Post Awards and AICP Next Awards, they’ll be prompted to claim their Certificate of Achievement that is pre-filled with their company’s name, categories and one-liners about 2020. Entrants can then download straight from the site and share on social.
Other members of the R/GA ensemble behind the Certificate of Achievement include copywriter Chapin Clark, sr. technology director Thomas Chan, executive producer Christine Barnowsky, software engineer Jonathan Kelly, QA engineer Natalia Etchetto, sr. experience designer Rosemary Douglas, sr. designer Ignacio Frigeni, visual intern Aarti Thamma and copy intern Melissa Perrett.
AICP Show chair is Ali Brown, president of PRETTYBIRD. AICP Post Awards chair is Chris Franklin, owner/editor of Big Sky Edit.
“Scandal” cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
The cast of ABC's hit political drama "Scandal" may need to brush up on their snappy, speedy delivery known as "Scandal-pace," because they're reuniting for a good cause. Its stars including Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn and Bellamy Young will take part in a live virtual script reading on Nov. 17 to raise money for hurricane relief in western North Carolina.
Beginning Friday, fans can go online and donate to reserve a spot for the online reading. Proceeds will benefit United Way of North Carolina. Everyone who donates will be able to take part in a virtual pre-event with the cast and Shonda Rhimes will give an introduction.
Additional guest stars will also be announced. The online fundraising platform Prizeo is also holding a contest where one person who donates online via their site will be selected to read a role from the script with the actors. The winner should not worry about the "Scandal"-pace, assured Young over Zoom.
"Whomever the lucky reader is can read at whatever pace they want," she said.
Young, who played Mellie Young, the first lady and later Republican presidential nominee on "Scandal," was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. She came up with the idea for the effort with a friend and took it to her fellow "Scandal" actors, who all jumped on board. Young said this is the first script reading the cast has all done together since the show ended after seven seasons in 2018.
Which episode they will be reading has not been announced yet.
Young said it's "been devastating" to see so many parts of her hometown badly damaged by Hurricane Helene, which ravaged western North Carolina one month ago.
To research the best use for donations, Young spoke with numerous political leaders, including North... Read More