Webby Awards 2021

As an agency that loves helping good programs receive the attention they deserve, we are especially excited that our work with Google, YouTube, and Vital Voices was recently recognized as the “Best of the Internet” in the 25th Annual Webby Awards.

Spanning website and virtual experience categories, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) selected five of our projects for a total of six Webby honors.

Our wins are especially meaningful this year because they come both from the Webby Award Academy of industry experts and the People’s Choice Awards, which are chosen by the voting public. More than 2.2 million votes were cast in this year’s Webby Awards, and we are thankful to all of you who voted for our work.

Winning work includes:

Living Portraits of Courage
Webby Winner in Virtual & Remote: Brand or Partner Experience

Each year, Vital Voices puts on an event to highlight global women’s rights issues and bring recognition to the extraordinary women working for change. In 2020, we partnered with Vital Voices and Google Lens to create a series of five augmented reality “lenslets,” which told the stories of how these incredible women fight for change.

For more about the making of this powerful experience, visit our Case Study. And to hear Senior Producer Neena Yoon’s project takeaway, click through to her 5-word Webby's acceptance speech.

Local Guides
People's Voice Winner in Website Features & Design: Best User Experience

Local Guides is a Google Maps program that helps everyone find something they love—no matter where they are in the world. This site educates people on the benefits of joining the global community of contributors who share, review and fact check Google Maps information AND get rewarded for doing it.

Juan Mora, a Principal designer on the team, summed up the site’s message in his 5-word Webby's acceptance speech. For the full story behind the site, check out the feature in Webbys: Crafted with Code series. Launch site.

YouTube Digital Culture & Trends Report
Webby Nominee for Websites: Best Individual Editorial Feature
Webby Honoree for Websites: Entertainment 

YouTube’s first ever Culture and Trends Report highlights notable 2020 trends on YouTube for an audience of influencers, advertisers and industry experts around the globe.

For more about the making of the site, visit our Case Study.

Google Photos
Webby Nominee for Websites:  Best Homepage

To reflect the photo sharing service’s rebranding, we created a site that seamlessly transitions between key features of the app, simplifying each and telling a subtle story through the UI. Launch site

Web Stories on Google
Webby Nominee for Websites: Best User Interface

This versatile technology brings stories to the open web, so we designed and developed a site—in AMP—that would educate and excite content creators about the benefits and possibilities of the Web Stories tappable story format. Launch site

For more on the Webby’s, visit webbyawards.com/