San Francisco Design Week Awards

We are thrilled to receive two Honorable Mentions at the Sixth Annual San Francisco Design Week Awards, an international competition that honors projects encouraging thought leadership in design.

 

Civic Design Honorable Mention:

For Civic Season—a two-week, nationwide event to encourage civic engagement among Generation Z and younger Millennials—we launched a five-page website for their inaugural season, containing links to approximately 100 events and learning sites. In addition, we created a print and digital guidebook entitled “The Story of You,” as both an engagement and retention touch point for 2023.

The 3rd Annual Civic Season begins on Juneteenth. Each year we contribute to its evolution. As our branding created a strong foundation on which to build, both the client and Citizen Best has implemented updates and new elements to the website and brand-new collateral. In other words, Civic Season is a living, breathing creation, and Citizen Best has helped garner the energy of a new generation of civic-minded changemakers. Our collaboration with Made By Us fosters, among Gen Z in particular, curiosity for the past in order to help shape the future.

 

 

Civic Season Team Members

  • Cherry Lao, Co-founder, Creative Director
  • Kris Flint, Co-founder, Account Director
  • Brooke Hodess, Copywriter
  • Pat Opattarakul, Senior Designer
  • Minny Pornprathanwech, Designer
  • Megan McAteer, Account Manager
  • Gavi Schankerman, Account Coordinator
  • Corrina Keeling, illustrator

 

Client: Made By Us – Caroline Klibanoff, Executive Director; Kate Doak-Keszler, Partnership and Communications Director; Nia Mosby, Program Manager; Cameron Katz, Community Engagement Manager; Kaz Brecher, Innovation Strategist

 

Social Impact Honorable Mention:

We were recognized for our work with Ritter Center, a non-profit organization serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness and economic instability. We designed Ritter Center’s website, provided ongoing branding and design support, and launched a capital campaign to raise funds for a new home that will expand their medical and mental health services, housing services, food assistance, and seasonal programs.

For Citizen Best, it’s important that we support the people who are doing good work. We believe strongly in the efforts of Ritter Center, and appreciate the opportunity to help the community through collaboration.

 

 


Ritter Center Team Members

  • Cherry Lao, Co-founder, Creative Director
  • Kris Flint, Co-founder, Account Director
  • Pat Opattarakul, Senior Designer
  • Minny Pornprathanwech, Designer
  • Watcharin Yimfueang, UX Designer
  • Brooke Hodess, Copywriter
  • Megan McAteer, Account Manager
  • Kyla Chatterjee, Account Coordinator

 

Client: Ritter Center – Kate Harle, Marketing Director; Jessica Hansen, Chief Development Officer

A huge thanks to SF Design Week, and congratulations to our teams that worked so hard on each project! Read full press release is here.