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The winners of The 2012 Communicator Awards have been announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. PyroGraphics received the highest honor, an Award of Excellence, for print design on County Market’s Food Celebration campaign as well as an Award of Distinction for the photography associated with the campaign.The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for communication professionals. Founded by communication professionals over a decade ago, The Communicator Awards is an annual competition honoring the best in advertising, corporate communications; public relations and identity work for print, video, interactive and audio.The Communicator Awards are judged and overseen by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA), a 550+ member organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts. Current membership represents a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms including: Time,Inc., rabble+rouser, Lockheed Martin, Pitney Bowes, Airtype Studio, and many others. Entries are scored on a 100 point scale by the judges. Generally, Excellence Winners receive a score of 90 or above and Distinction Winners receive a score of 70 to 89.Founded in 2008 by Kia and John Hamann, PyroGraphics specializes in Web Site Design, Graphic Design and Photography. Using a consistent approach to brand development, PyroGraphics creates distinctive print, web and interactive marketing for companies of all sizes throughout the United States.