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The results of the 63rd Annual OBIE awards were announced on 24th May 2005 on the closing night of the 2005 Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) National Convention and Trade Show in Chicago. OBIE awards continued its outreach to advertising agencies by creating a new call for entries designed for creative directors, a new OBIE logo and two new product categories.

The growth of media and entertainment choices and the quantity of media messages has made it difficult to grab the attention of consumers. In 1985, consumers experienced an average of 650 media messages a day, whereas the figure has increased to 3,000 in 2004.

The founders of Communication Arts (CA) had little financial backing, and spent way too much on the product, yet CA is the largest trade journal in visual communication with promising prospects for the future. The fact that CA is really a small family business is one of the reasons to its success.

The third annual salary survey from the American Institute of Graphic Arts and Aquent is presented. The results reveal the negative effects of the continuing difficult economic conditions on a number of creative professionals.

The life and success of art director, Gene Federico, are discussed and some of his creations are illustrated. Federico has set the standards of visual wit, taste and sophistication in American advertising.

The DMA is the leading trade association for businesses interested in interactive and database marketing, with nearly 4,700 members companies from the United States and 53 other nations. The DMA International ECHO basically, honors, direct- response advertising campaigns targeted to consumer and/ or business-to-business audiences.

Alexey Brodovitch is honored as a pioneer in graphic design due to his contributions to contemporary magazine design as an art director of Harper's Bazaar. He created a generation of designers who shared his belief in visual vitality and immediacy.

This article examines the influential career of designer and illustrator Nicolas Sidjakov, focusing on his award-winning work in book design. Topics include how Sidjakov's European background informed his work in the US.

This article includes statistics from the American Institute for Graphic Arts' survey on designer salaries in 2002, focusing on the average compensation for senior and junior designers, print production employees, Web designers and developers, and copywriters. Topics include how benefits and compensation vary across the US.