One of the city’s major news and entertainment weekly, the Houston press, had it’s first-ever Houston Web Awards, on June 30 at Momentum Audi . As a way to honor those web-savvy “folks who are playing the social media game in Houston correctly, the ones who are helping steer the ship, one Facebook status update and 140-character tweet at a time.” And I’m proud to say we made the cut! The AIGA Houston chapter accepted the “Best Arts Blog” award.
John Luu, April Guzik, Monica Yael Garcia, Nurit Avni
According to Houston Press the “AIGA’s Houston bloggers find the beauty in everything: QR codes, animal shelters, Houston’s haphazard attempts at architectural preservation. The result is a blog that’s as entertaining to read as it is pleasant to look at.” Truly a blushing moment for all of us who humbly contribute our thoughts and perspectives to all of you in cyberspace.
At first I wasn’t sure what to expect. I mean Houston Press is known for it’s brash and carefree attitude, but hosting an awards ceremony at a car dealership? Driving down Richmond towards Kirby on the day of the event I couldn’t help but wonder what we all were about to experience. But as I stepped through those sleek glass doors was taken aback. This definitely personified the Houston Press and the direction our city is taking — a mish-mash of high tech and creativity.
Ooh La La Desserts cake pops
From cupcake pops to a large screen streaming real-time tweets about the event (#HWA) Houston Press successfully united online friends and all those award-winning movers and shakers under one roof. “Awards were presented by the Houston Press staff, special guest Fat Tony, High Tech Texan Michael Garfield, the Geek Radio guys of Technology Bytes, and a tag team of Houston Roller Derby girls.” A summer night to remember.
April, John, Nurit, Jessica and myself really appreciate all the love and recognition, so thanks for reading and following the AIGA Houston Blog. Looking forward to next year’s #HoustonWebAwards!
Click on the “Read more” link to check out the rest of the winners and some more pic of the event (courtesy of the Marco Torres and houstonpress.com).
