National design magazine Graphic Design USA has selected JUGAR Owner & Creative DirectorEleazar Hernandez as one of their People to Watch. Eleazar is profiled along with 35 other
creative professionals from across the nation in the magazine’s January issue. With no other
creative professionals from San Antonio or Texas profiled, Eleazar represents the region and
received praise from several design professionals for his devotion to his craft and his
commitment to educating the public about communication design.
For decades, Graphic Design USA has chosen a group of People to Watch “who embody the
spirit of the creative community.” The criteria for selection, according to GD USA’s Publisher
Gordon Kaye, is: “individuals who we have come to know and respect for a combination of talent,
leadership, success, insight, business savvy, community service and newsworthiness.”
Jugar's creative director, Eleazar Hernandez, teamed with Drew/Walker to design and program a web site for Dreams Fulfilled Through Music at this year's AIR-San Antonio
event. AIR stands for "Accessibility Internet Rally". AIR-San Antonio is a one-day web
design competition in which teams of developers create web sites for local non-profit
organizations, sites that are accessible to everyone – including people with
disabilities, wounded returning soldiers, and senior citizens as they age. The
"web-raising" took place in one day, with a two-week planning period between web
teams and their non-profit partners just prior to Rally Day.
The sites were judged on the following criteria: core accessibility, basic
accessibility, overall site quality, form controls, links, timing, pop-ups, color,
relative units, cascading style sheets (css), sitemap and site aesthetics.
Following a two week judging period, the Jugar/Drew/Walker team was notified that they
had taken first place, beating out six other web development teams.
"It was quite challenging to produce a fully-functioning web site in one day. Luckily, my
partners from Drew/Walker, were there to provide the support I needed to make the site a
reality." said Eleazar. "Would I do it again next year? Absolutely. Design isn't just about
making money, it's also about making a difference in the world."
We can prove, and not just say that great design sells. Many of our clients see asubstantial commercial ROI directly linked to our design.
Using client verified data we track increases in sales, value, distribution and market
share, plus transformations in sector, consumer and staff behaviour, as well as
decreases in costs and environmental impact.
The DBA Design Effectiveness Awards aren't a beauty pageant (but we do win
plenty of those). They are purely about the math and about demonstrating a
design's impact on business performance.
Having won the most of these prestigious awards, we are the world's No.1 for
commercially effective design.
www.dba.org.uk/awards/league.asp
