04.08
Metal featured in Graphis
Metal's works and profile will be published among other top design firms in Graphis Designers USA 2 with a worldwide release in April 2008. A potential client may contact us for a copy of the book. Graphis is an international premier publication with a record of the most significant and influential communication work being produced today.

12.07
HOW magazine, a prestigous international design magazine, were so taken with our website that they have listed it as one of their "Top 10" Websites to see this month. Our website was judged for contents, navigation, design and ease of use. You can find our link at www.howdesign.com/links/index.asp for a month. Thereafter they'll archive our link in design firm section at www.howdesign.com/links/designfirms.asp. Please check it out when you get a chance.

09.07
Metal in IR magazine's best annual reports
Metal's 2006 annual report design for Camden was cited as one of the best annual reports in an article "Cutting Edge Design" by IR Magazine August 07 issue among other top names such as IBM, Xerox, and Novartis. IR magazine is an international investor relations magazine based in London and New York.

08.07
The ARC annual report winning
For the fourth year in a row, Metal won the top ARC award for 06 Camden Annual Report design in 2 categories. Due to the global stature of the ARC awards, the report will be exhibiting at the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe (museum of art and commerce) in Hamburg, Germany.

06.07
Winning another NAREIT gold
For the fifth year in a row,Metal captured the highest Gold award for 2006 Camden Annual Report from the prestigious NAREIT--National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust.

07.06
Metal captured the AR100
One of the highest achievement in annual report design is winning the highly coveted AR100 Design Award honoring the best 100 annual report designs from all around the world judged by a panel of award-winning designers. Metal is honored to be among the greatest this year. Look for the book: AR100 21st edition, showcasing all winners to be released in bookstore everywhere in September 2006. It is published by The Black Book, the industry leading resource for creative professional.

05.06
Metal won NAREIT
Once again, Metal captured the highest Gold award for 2005 Camden Annual Report from the prestigious NAREIT--National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust.

04.06
Metal in 1000 Graphic Elements
A new book that published some of Metal works: 1000 Graphic Elements by Wilson Harvey in London showcases the best 1000 designs from various top design firms around the world. It is available through bookstores everywhere.

03.06
Graphic Arts Monthly profiled Metal
Metal is honored to be showcased by Graphic Arts Monthly, a monthly publication for the graphic industry, who ran a profile article on Metal in their March 06 issue.

02.06
Metal won ADCH medal
Metal won a medal from Art Directors Club of Houston for 2004 Camden Annual Report.

12.05
Triad: another new cool client
Metal won over another new cool client: Triad Resources. Triad is truly the people side of technology--a staffing firm which is specialized in information technology bringing people, technologies, and opportunities together enabling businesses to meet aggressive goals with limited resources. www.triadresources.com

11.05
Magnolia Ridge chose Metal
Metal won a branding assignment for Magnolia Ridge, a new 593-acre master-planned community in the historical town of Magnolia, TX. Once completed, it will be a family community of 1,500 homes surrounded by parks, lakes, and supported by commercial spaces, schools and recreational facilities.

10.05
The Grand Arc Trophy winning
Metal won the top Grand Award Trophy at 2005 International Annual Report Design ceremony held at the NY Ritz Carlton for 04 Camden Annual Report design. Attendants are Wall Street journalists and hundreds of annual report executives from around the world. Due to the global stature of the ARC awards, the report is now exhibited at the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe (museum of art and commerce) in Hamburg, Germany.

09.05
Our 2004 Reliance Annual Report design won a national design award
Metal won a design award from Graphic Design USA for 2004 Reliance Steel & Aluminum Report. Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, Reliance is one of the largest metals service center companies in the US with a network of 100+ locations in 30 states, Belgium, France, and South Korea. The report will be published in Graphic Design USA Annual due out in Dec 2005.

09.05
Metal is quite blessed to be profiled in the latest exhibit section of CA Magazine. Communication Arts Magazine is the leading edge and highly prestigious design magazine with international circulation.
The online version can be viewed starting 9/12/2005 on CA home page for six weeks at:
http://www.commarts.com/ca
and will remain on CA online design exhibit archive indefinitely at:
http://www.commarts.com/ca/exhibit/091205/

08.05
Amerisource Funding signs on with Metal for a new branding and marketing campaign.
The company is an Inc 100 and Houston 100 financial services company with offices in NY, TX, NC.

08.05
Another new client trusts us with their business.
Metal won a new account from Lomco, based in San Diego, CA for a new online branding and marketing campaign to be rolled out late 2005.

08.05
Metal won an IABC/Houston 2005 Bronze Quill award for 2004 Camden Annual Report.
The awards honor excellence in business communication and is sponsored by the International Association of Business Communicators.

07.05
Metal won 3 from the incredible ARC.
The international ARC award is the most anticipated, prestigious and most respected annual report show event of the year. It generates international recognition of outstanding annual reports around the world and is considered to be The academy Awards of Annual Report. We swept 3 top awards in Gold and Silver in 3 categories for 2004 Camden Annual Report and we are now qualified for the Grand award to be announced at the NYC Ritz Carlton on Sept 8. The report will be displayed and shown on a big screen presentation at the event and on ARC web site. Because of the global stature of the ARC awards, Camden report will be exhibited at the museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe (museum of art and commerce) in Hamburg, Germany. ARC award and the museum exhibit are covered extensively by the financial media including a Section Cover, major feature in the Wall Street Journal.

06.05
Metal won a new account from Aslan in KY for a new corporate branding and marketing campaign for all its locations in FL, KY, AL, GA and TX.

05.05
Metal won 2005 ACE Award for 2004 Camden annual report presented by the Business Marketing Association of New York City sponsored by the Wall Street Journal. ACE Award is the foremost creative awards honoring the best in business-to-business marketing. The New York Times called it "one of the six best creative awards" in the country.

05.05
GDUSA, a national graphic design trade magazine in New York will profile Metal in July 05 issue.

04.05
Metal captured the highest Gold award for 2004 Camden annual report from the prestigious NAREIT-National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust.

01.05
Metal won a new book assignment for The Pike.

12.04
Metal's designs for Camden, Reliance, Bindview and GCA were published in a book "1000 Graphic Elements: Details for Distinctive Designs" by Wilson Harvey: London and Rockport Publishers.

11.04
Metal won a new branding and naming assignment for a new student housing brand in Michigan.

10.04
Metal won an award at the Art Directors Club of Houston show for 2003 Camden annual report.

09.04
Metal's designs were published in a book "Designs That Stand Up, Speak Out, and Can't Be Ignored" by Rockport Publishers.

08.04
Metal won new account from Creata Hotel Management for a new branding assignment and an experience program of a new hotel in the Caribbean and Hawaii.

08.04
Metal ranked #2 on Houston Business Journal top 25 graphic design firms in the Houston area. For the past 8 years Metal has climbed this annual list because of our unique approach to design, our professionalism and our satisfied clients. In such a highly competitive market, we're most proud to be on this prestigious list.

06.04
Metal's designs were published in a book "The Best of Letterhead and Logo Design" by Rockport Publishers.

05.04
Metal won a new branding assignment for a soccer team in CA.

04.04
Metal won a bronze award for 2004 Camden annual report from the prestigious NAREIT-National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust.

01.04
Metal won new account from Lewis University in Chicago for a branding assignment of The Lewis University Graduate School of Management--Lewis MBA program.

10.03
Metal won new business from Mitsubishi.

10.03
Metal wins 2 awards at the Art Directors Club of Houston show for 2002 Camden annual report and 2002 Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. annual report.

08.03
AMA awards go to Metal
Metal was recently honored by the local chapter of the American Marketing Association with two Awards of Excellence. In the Investor Relations category for 2001 Reliance Aluminum & Steel annual report and 2001 Camden annual report. Camden is one of the largest property management companies in the country, while Reliance is one of the largest metals manufacturer and service center companies in the country.

07.03
Metal wins HOW Magazine award.
Metal received an Award of Merit at this year's 4th annual interactive design competition for a CD design and development "Camden Living Excellence".

06.03
Catapillar signed up with Metal for a new brand ad campaign rollout.

04.03
Metal won a merit award for 2003 Camden annual report from the prestigious NAREIT-National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust.

10.02
Metal wins at the Art Directors Club of Houston show
At this year's 47th annual Art Directors Club of Houston awards competition, Metal took home three awards of excellence. The awards were for two annual reports created for Camden and Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. and for a series of fundraising invitations and announcements for an art exhibit at Blaffer Gallery.

08.02
Metal expansion on the double
In order to better serve our existing clients and additional new businesses, Metal has expanded and doubled the current office space. Major remodeling and improvements were made to the space to allow for a better workflow process, better teamwork collaboration, and a great work environment that is filled with vibrance, energy, design, playfulness and creativity.

07.02
Metal won a silver award for Camden web site design/development from the prestigious NAREIT-National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust.

06.02
One of Metal's annual reports designed for Gulf Coast Waste was featured in a new book titled "Powerful Page Design". The report celebrated GCW's 30th year of operations. The book was published by HOW Design Books, a division of HOW magazine.

05.02
An advertising campaign designed for KleinBancshares was published in "Sales Postcard Design" by PIE books. The campaign was consisted of directmail series, poster series, tent cards, and brochure.

04.02
Three of Metal's web site designs were published in "Corporate Profile & Web Graphics" by PIE Publishing. The web sites are for Apache Corp--an oil and gas exloration company, Lyondell--a petrochemical company, and IV--a lighting manufacturer.

03.02
Headlines--an official quarterly publication design for the Museum of Health & Medical Science was published in "New Business Publications 1" by PIE books, an international publishing company from Japan.

02.02
A direct mail campaign for a conference hosted by NalcoExxon Chemicals was published in "Successful Direct Mail Design 2". The campaign consisted of an announcement/ invitation and various conference related materials.

12.01
P.I.E. Books published Metal website designs
P.I.E. Books -- a leading international publisher based in Japan selected several websites Metal designed for various clients to be included in its new book "Cool Sites." Our client website designs to be featured in this book are - Apache Corp., Equistar, NetIQ, Lyondell Chemical, Independent Vision, Camden , and Hope Center.

10.01
Metal's innovative corporate identity design was published in "New Business Stationary Graphics" by PIE Books. The unique design was illustrated in our firm's business cards, envelopes and letterhead. PIE Books is an international publishing company located in Japan.

08.01
Metal won medal in Neenah competition
Metal won a gold medal in a Neenah Paper's Design contest. The award is based on the ability to creatively combine paper, design and printing into a cohesive unit. Neenah Paper is a leading manufacturer of premium fine writing, text, and cover paper.

04.01
P.I.E. Books published Metal design
P.I.E. Books -- a leading international publisher based in Japan selected a project Metal designed for Klein Bank to be included in its new book "Sales Postcard Design."

02.01
Metal won a design award from the Art Directors Club of Houston for Headlines. Headlines is a quarterly publication for the Museum of Health and Medical Science.

01.01
See Metal profile in HOW 2000 Design Business Annual
Metal was recognized among seven top design firms across the nation in the latest HOW 2000 Design Business Annual. Every year, HOW magazine, a premiere graphic design trade magazine, features a handful of top successful design firms in various regions of the country. This is the first time ever that a Houston design firm was chosen to be included in this prestigious magazine. The article is eight pages long and discusses various aspects of Metal from the history, philosophy, vision, operations, marketing strategy, staffing, client interviews and a full spread of Metal design portfolio. HOW magazine is available on newstands everywhere here and abroad.