This past Saturday at the Association of Science-Technology Centers conference in Baltimore, Science Storms received the Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Award for Visitor Experience. The awards are presented annually to ASTC members in recognition of extraordinary accomplishments that not only enhance the performance of their own institutions, but also significantly advance the mission of science-technology centers and museums.

Everyone from Evidence Design, many of our colleagues at MSI Chicago, and numerous other members of the Science Storms team were present for the announcement. Congratulations to all our collaborators!

Evidence Design is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of SHIFT, a prototype exhibit at this year’s ASTC conference conceived to initiate a community dialogue about innovation. EVD created the SHIFT identity and exhibit graphics to launch the birth of this series.

SHIFT will be the starting point for a thoughtful, ongoing conversation about ways the science center community can marshal its resources and creative energies to inspire the planet’s next generation of inventors, innovators, and visionary thinkers.

Thanks to all ASTC sponsors who supported this exhibit and conference. We expect an inspiring, eventful weekend in Baltimore!

Last Wednesday, Rondi Davies, Evidence Design’s senior content developer and open-water swim-enthusiast, became the fastest American — male or female — to swim around Manhattan! She completed the 28.5 mile course in 5 hours, 44  minutes, 47 seconds, breaking the 16-year old record set by Australia’s Shelley Taylor-Smith.

Rondi swam through heavy chop, past enormous barges; the Staten Island Ferry delayed its departure to allow the swimmers to pass! Evidence Design colleagues and family were out on a Brooklyn pier to cheer for Rondi as she rounded lower Manhattan and headed up the East River. Click on the links to learn more about the Manhattan Island Match Race and Record Attempt and Record breaking NYC Swim Season.

Bravo Rondi — amazing accomplishment!

As we posted earlier, Science Storms received the Cross Media Award in AIGA’s 365: Design Effectiveness 2011 Competition.  Winning designs  are now on display at the AIGA National Design Center, as well as online in its virtual gallery, the AIGA Design Archives. In December, the exhibition will begin traveling around the United States and then become part of the AIGA Design Archives housed at the Denver Art Museum. Lots of opportunities to go see the Science Storms display and other award winners — check it out!