My work has been recognized with over 150 major design awards including Cannes Cyber Lions, Webby Awards, Web Awards, and others. Apple has featured my work in 10 keynotes, 4 commercials, in Apple Stores, on Apple.com the iTunes Store, and in the Human Interface Guidelines. My app design has been named as one of the world’s 100 greatest apps, OMMA magazine chose me as one of three Online Marketing All-Stars, and more.
My work has also been featured by over 300 international press outlets across top-tier national, tech, travel, and broadcast press. Notable coverage included The New York Times (print and online), CNN, WIRED, Fast Company, USA Today, CNBC, China Daily, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, MacWorld, TODAY show, Re/Code and Financial Times and many others.
Webby Awards (3 finalists and 11 honorees)
2020 – The Crazy One podcast – Best Technology Podcast honoree
2016 – LeMeridien.com – Best Use Of Photography honoree
2015 – SPG Android App – Travel App honoree
2014 – SPG iPad App – Travel App honoree
2012 – W Hotels – Best Home Page honoree
2012 – W Hotels iPhone App – Travel App honoree
2009 – The Luxury Collection – Travel honoree
2008 – Le Meridien employment site – Employment finalist
2008 – StephenGates.com Blog – Personal site honoree
2007 – Nationwide Insurance – LifeComesAtYouFast.com – Insurance finalist
2007 – St. Regis employment site – Employment honoree
2006 – WhyYouFly.com – Airline honoree
2005 – Subaru All-Wheel Drive microsite – Automotive finalist
International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences member
Webby Awards judge 2010 – present
Mobile WebAwards
2013 -SPG iPad App – Best Hotel app
– SPG iPhone / Android App – Outstanding App
Mobile WebAwards Competition Judge 2011-present
WebAwards (22 awards)
2012 – StarwoodHotels.com – Outstanding Corporate Site
2010 -Westin.com and StRegis.com – Standard of Excellence
2008 – LeMeridien, Aloft, Element, SheratonWave.com, StephenGates.com Blog – Standard of Excellence
– SPG The Lobby blog – Outstanding Website
2007 – St. Regis Employment Site, Four Points Career Site, LeMeridien Careers Site – Employment Standard of Excellence and Hotel and Lodging Standard of Excellence
– Starwood Meetings – Outstanding Website
2006 – WhyYouFLy.com – Best Airlines web site,
– IgoUgo World Traveler Challenge Game Standard of Excellence
– Mariloff.com Outstanding Website
2005 – WhyYouFLy.com – Best Airlines website 2004 – tm-interactive.com, Subaru All-Wheel Drive microsite, Subaru 21Z launch microsite – Outstanding websites
WebAwards Competition and Best of Show judge 2004-present
Adobe Site of the Day (5 awards)
LuxuryCollection.com – August 8, 2008
IgoUgo.com Worldly Traveler Trivia Challenge – June 6, 2006
Subaru All-Wheel Drive Microsite -March 13, 2005
LifeComesAtYouFast.com -March 6, 2005
WhyYouFly.com -September 28, 2004
The FWA Site of the Day
Nationwide Insurance – Life Comes at You Fast Times Square Site
Media Post/ OMMA Magazine All-Star
Chosen by the editors as one of three 2009 Online All-Stars for Marketing
OMMA Magazine
Helped lead t:m interactive to Agency of the Year: Gold
CLIO Awards
2005 – Best self-promotional website – tm-interactive.com
Creativity on the Web
1 of 15 artists featured in this book published for the 2005 Battle for the Heart creative roadshow
New York Festivals
Best self-promotional website finalist – tm-interactive.com
Gold Medal – Verizon Superpages.com
CoolHomePages.com
Site of the Week – StephenGates.com
Dallas Society of Visual Communication Show
2004 – Silver light bulb – Subaru All-Wheel Drive microsite
Addy Awards (19 awards)
2006 – Gold Local, Gold Regional, Best of Show Regional – Verizon Superpages.com
2005 – Silver National, Gold Regional, Gold Local – American Airlines Web/Online Campaign
2004 – WhyYouFly interactive campaign Bronze, FlyYouFly.com and Need-Desire.com
Cannes Cyber Lions
American Airlines “We Know Why You Fly”
ACM SIGGRAPH
Computer Graphics Pioneer Award Winner (1 of 7 awarded worldwide)
Communication Arts
CommArts.com Site of the Week:
Subaru All-Wheel Drive Microsite – June 27, 2005
WhyYouFly.com – November 8, 2004
Design Interact Insights interview: December 2004
Interactive Annual
Internet Advertising Awards
2008 – Best Hotel & Lodging Rich Media Campaign – SheratonPlay.com
2007 – Best Site -Nationwide Insurance – Life Comes at You Fast Times Square Site
2006 – Best Directory or Search Engine Online campaign – Verizon Superpages “We know around here”
Internet Advertising Awards Competition and Best of Show judge 2006-2011
HOW Magazine
Top 10 Web Sites for Designers – StephenGates.com Blog
NYC Advertising Week
Subaru interactive advertising selected for 2004 Best of Interactive showreel and was entered by Edmunds.com
Yahoo! Creative Showcase
2004 ExxonMobil corporate branding campaign
Excellence in Interactive Marketing (25 awards)
2006 – 6 awards including Most effective customer acquisition program and Effective Use of Online Creative
2005 – 8 awards including Most effective customer acquisition program and Online brand experience,
2004 – 5 awards including Most effective e-mail campaign (B-to-B) and Most effective non-profit campaign
2003 – 6 awards including Most effective integrated marketing, and Agency of the year 2005
Behance Galleries & Served Sites (6 times)
My work has been featured 6 times on App Design Served, Web Design Served and UI/UX curated galleries.
Ad:Tech NYC Awards
Best large-format ad unit 2003 – final. Subaru “What Drives Fun” Edmunds.com Baja spotlight
American Design Awards (12 awards)
3 Platinum Awards – StephenGates.com (twice) and Subaru AWD microsite
7 Gold Awards – tm-interactive.com, mileagemaximizer.com, Subaru 21Z microsite, SPG.com, LuxuryCollection.com, StephenGates.com and Hannah’s Off The Square
2 Silver Award – Mariloff Diamonds and Sheraton.com