Susanne Arens at her desk, 1998

Meeting with a client at Crystal Peak, 2022

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Crystal Peak Design is pleased to announce that we have been presented with a 2023 Silver Summit Creative Award in the Photography category. The photo was created as part of our Public Involvement services for SEMA Construction. The winning image was shot by Susanne Arens, President of Crystal Peak. The image depicts demolition work on the I-25 bridges at South Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs. This is one segment of the overall Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project (MAMSIP).

Since 1994, the Summit Creative Award has recognized creative firms and helped them stand out. This International advertising competition offers participants this opportunity to showcase their talents alongside similarly positioned agencies. Work is judged by experts in the advertising field. The SCA exclusive award selection process means winners have earned the right to broadcast their achievements far and wide.

Over 50 countries and five continents participate in this prestigious 29-year competition. The SCA is first and most prestigious of its kind.

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Crystal Peak Design is pleased to announce that we have also been presented with an “Award of Distinction” in the 28th Annual Communicator Awards for the invitation set created for Johannes Hunter Jewelers in Colorado Springs. Crystal Peak handled photography, design, layout, print management and mail services for this project.

The Communicator Awards is dedicated to recognizing excellence, effectiveness, and innovation across all areas of communication. Founded nearly three decades ago, The Communicator Awards receives almost 5,000 entries from companies, agencies, studios, and boutique shops of all sizes, making it, globally, one of the largest award shows of its kind. As they enter their 28th season, they have also introduced new categories for Virtual & Remote as well as expanded Podcast categories, to highlight and applaud thought leadership and executional greatness driving society and the industry.

The Communicator Awards is sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts, an invitation-only group consisting of top-tier professionals from acclaimed media, communications, advertising, creative and marketing firms. AIVA members include executives from organizations like Amazon, Big Spaceship, Chelsea Pictures, Conde Nast, Critical Mass, Disney, ESPN, GE Digital, IBM, The Nation of Artists, Nextdoor, Spotify, Time, Inc., the Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones, and Wired.

Entry for Communicator Awards: Johannes Hunter Jewelers (Design & Print | Marketing/Promotion | Collateral-Direct Mail)

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Crystal Peak Design is pleased to announce that we have been presented with a 2022 Hermes Creative Awards “Gold Winner” for the invitation set created for Johannes Hunter Jewelers in Colorado Springs. Crystal Peak handled photography, design, layout, print management and mail services for this project.

Hermes Creative Awards recognizes the outstanding work of creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals.

There are expected to be over 6,500 entries from throughout the United States, Canada and dozens of other countries in the Hermes Creative Awards 2022 competition. Entries are coming in from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies, and freelancers. The early deadline was in March, and final deadline results will be announced after the pandemic is under control and everyone returns to work. 

Hermes Creative Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The international organization consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production, and freelance professionals. AMCP oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges, and rewards outstanding achievement and service to the profession.

Entry for Hermes Creative Awards: Johannes Hunter Jewelers (Print Media | Marketing Collateral/Branding | 25. Invitation)

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I am thrilled to announce, Crystal Peak Design has been awarded ‘Best in Business’ by the Colorado Springs Business Journal in the category of ‘Media, Marketing & Technology for Advertising, Marketing & PR Firms’ in Colorado Springs.

• Gold: Crystal Peak Design
• Silver: SocialSEO
• Bronze: 720media

I would like to say thank you, to all our clients for trusting us with your advertising, marketing, PR, and graphic design needs. We wouldn’t have lasted 35 years without.


Sincerely,

Susanne Arens

President/Owner

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As a company, we’ve changed along with the times and the technologies with the goal of providing our clients top-notch services. When we work with clients, they can expect a variety of solutions for their businesses: advertising, brand and logo development, marketing, graphic design, website development, public relations management and involvement, product packaging, social media marketing, video production, drone services and more.

Because of our commitment to providing the best services to our clients and producing results that not only meet but exceed their expectations, we’ve received dozens of regional, national and international awards. While these honors are incredibly meaningful, nothing beats the satisfaction expressed by a client upon the completion of a project.

Over the years, we have served a range of clients, including:

• CDOT: $159 Million dollar MAMSIP Project
• CDOT: $302 Million dollars I25 North Express Lanes
• City of Colorado Springs: $15 Million dollar Pikes Peak Avenue Reconstruction
• Space Foundation
• Colorado Department of Education
• University of Colorado Colorado Springs
• THEATREWORKS
• Pueblo Bank & Trust
• Chromatic Technologies Inc.
• Carnick & Company
• The Shafer Group
• Flying Horse Realty
• Attorneys Mike Moran and Ted McClintock
• Tucker Industries
• Front Range Orthopaedics
• Alamosa Tourism
• Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale
• Pueblo Bank & Trust
• American Heart Assoc. Pikes Peak Chapter
• Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy/Vanguard School
• Fountain Ft. Carson Dist. 8
• Harrison School District 2
• Bronco Billy’s Casino
• Klein Construction
• Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration
• Compassion Shelters
• VPE Global

It has been a pleasure and an honor to provide crucial business services for over 35 years! We would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients, particularly the ones that have been with us for over 20 years. We look forward to many more years of dedicated service to come!

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ABOUT INTERNATIONAL AWARDS ASSOCIATES

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Thank you to UCCS for choosing to work with us on the project.

ABOUT COMMUNICATOR

The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program recognizing big ideas in marketing and communications. Founded over two decades ago, The Communicator Awards receives over 6,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. As we enter our 23rd season, we’re also introducing expanded online video and social categories, making this year’s awards bigger and better than ever.

The Communicator Awards honors work that transcends innovation and craft – work that made a lasting impact, providing an equal chance of winning to all entrants regardless of company or agency size and project budget. If your work moved people, we want to give it a chance to take home a Communicator.

We provide winners and their clients the recognition they deserve, and give communications and creative professionals proof and validation that their work is highly regarded by their peers within the industry. The Award of Excellence, our highest honor, is given to those entrants whose ability to communicate positions them as the best in the field. The Award of Distinction is presented for projects that exceed industry standards in quality and achievement. Award of Excellence winners will also be showcased in the Interactive Winners Gallery.

WHO IS BEHIND THE COMMUNICATOR AWARDS?

The Communicator Awards is sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts, an invitation-only group consisting of top-tier professionals from acclaimed media, communications, advertising, creative and marketing firms. AIVA members include executives from organizations such as Airtype Studio, Big Spaceship, Conde Nast, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, Lockheed Martin, MTV Networks, Pitney Bowes, rabble+rouser, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Time, Inc, Victoria’s Secret, Wired, and Yahoo! To learn more about the AIVA please visit www.aiva.org.

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