Awards
2009
NEW Webby Honoree for Social Networking
NEW Three GDUSA Awards
NEW New AIGA Detroit Re:View (8 awards)
Ad Club of West Michigan Addys (3 awards)
2008
12th Annual Webby Awards
AIGA 365 National Design Competition 29
Ad Club of West Michigan Addys (3 awards)
Creative Quarterly 14
Creativity 38 (11 awards)
American Graphic Design Awards (5 awards)
Print Regional Design Annual 2008
Step: Inside Design 100 Showcase (3 awards)
Step: Inside Design 100 Reader’s Choice (3 awards)
2007
AIGA 365 National Design Competition 28
Ad Club of West Michigan Addys (3 awards)
AIGA Detroit Design Re:View 07 (7 awards)
American Graphic Design Awards (7 awards)
Creativity 37 (10 awards)
Graphis Advertising Annual (2 awards)
Graphis Brochure 6
Step Best of Web (3 awards)
2006
Creativity 36 (5 awards)
Step Inside Annunal Review
W3 Awards
2005
AIGA 365 National Design Competition 26
AIGA Detroit Design Re:View 05
American Corporate ID 21
Communication Arts Design Annual 45
Coupe Magazine Design Annual
Creativity 35 (7 awards)
Graphic Design USA Design Annual (10 awards)
Graphis Poster
Graphis Interactive (2 awards)
Print Regional Design Review (2 awards)
ReBrand 100 (3 awards)
Step: Inside Design Annual Review: Best of Web (2 awards)
2004
Addys (3 awards)
American Corporate ID 20
Creativity 34 (3 awards)
Graphic Letterhead 6
Graphis Poster
Logo 2004 (3 awards)
Print Regional Design Annual Review
Step: Inside Design Annual Review (3 awards)
2003
American Corporate Identity 19 (2 awards)
Creativity 33 (5 awards)
Graphic Design USA Design Annual (2 awards)
HOW Magazine Self-Promotional Annual
Olmsted-Kirk 10 x 10 Show
Step: Inside Design Annual Review (3 awards)
2002
AIGA 365 Year in Design 23
American Graphic Design Awards (2 awards)
AR100 Award Show #17
New York Art Directors Club 81st Annual
Communication Arts Design Annual 43
Communication Arts Interactive Annual 8
Creativity 32 (5 awards)
Global Corporate Identity (2 awards)
Logo 2002 (3 awards)
Spicers Annual Report Show 2002
Type Director’s Club Typography 23
2001
AR100 Award Show #16
American Corporate ID 17 (2 awards)
Creativity 31 (6 awards)
Critique Magazine The Web Crit
Graphis Annual Report 7
Graphis Design Annual 2001
Graphis Poster Annual 2001
International Logo and Trademark 5
Logo Lounge 2001 (8 awards)
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual 2001 (2 awards)
Step by Step Graphics 100 Design Vol 17 No 2 (2 awards)
The Big Book of Corporate Identity Design
2000
American Center for Design 22nd 100 Show (2 awards)
American Corporate Identity 16
American Graphic Design Awards (2 awards)
New York Art Directors Club 79th Annual (3 awards)
Big Book of Design Ideas (17 awards)
Creativity 30 (7 awards)
Communication Arts Interactive Design Annual 6
Critique Magazine The Big Crit
Crown Vantage Graphic Awards Program
Dimensional Illustrators Three Dimensional & Digital Illustration
Dimensional Promotions (4 awards)
Graphis Annual Report 6
HOW Magazine International Design Annual 2000 (3 awards)
How Magzaine Best of Digital Design
Printing Industries of America Premier Print Awards (2 awards)
Print Magaine Regional Design Annual 2000 (2 awards)
Step by Step Graphics 100 Vol 16 No 2 (3 awards)
1999
New York Art Directors Club 78th Annual
Black Book 14th Annual Report 100
Communication Arts Design Annual 40
Creativity 29 (11 awards)
Critique Magazine The Big Crit (3 awards)
Giant Graphics (2 awards)
HOW Magazine International Annual of Design (4 awards)
Print Magazine Digital Design & Illustration Annual 7
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual 1999 (4 awards)
1998
American Center for Design 21st Annual 100 Show
New York Art Directors Club 77th Annual
Creativity 28 (2 awards)
Critique Magazine The Big Crit (2 awards)
Crown Vantage Graphic Awards Program
Print Magazine Regional Design Annual 1998 (2 awards)
1997
New York Art Directors Club 76th Annual
Creativity 27 (3 awards)
Press
2009
NEW GR Business Journal: Mixing strategy and design
NEW Rapid Growth: Design With People in Mind
Dynamic Graphics: The Business at Hand 2009
2008
Dynamic Graphics Magazine “Getting out of a rut,” 2008
NPR Affiliate interview with Shelley Irwin
Coroflot Creative Seeds Blog, 2007
HOW Design Conference 2008 presentation, 2008
Graphic Design USA: People-Centered Design
2007
LogoLounge.com Featured Designer, 2007
Step Inside Magazine “Insight” feature on Bloomscape, 2007
Encyclopedia Britannica
Dwell Magazine: Herman Miller Online web feature
2006
Photo District News (PDN) “Design Coast to Coast” February 2006
Step: Inside Design “Funny Business” article, 2006
Carnegie Mellon School of Design Alumni Profile: Yang Kim
Carnegie Mellon School of Design Alumni Profile: Kevin Budelmann
Rapid Growth Media: Eyes on Design
Fast Company: 2006 Fast 50 web feature
2005
Logos 2005
Big Book of Business Cards
IS Books China
World Cataglog (2 projects)
Direct Mail (7 projects)
Identity (1 project)
Typography (1 project)
Posters (1 project)
2004
Grand Rapids Magazine: “BBK Studio: Husband & Wife Team Up for Award-winning Designs”
Graphic Design USA: “People to Watch: Insights and Opinions from the Best and Brightest”
Dynamic Graphics Magazine: Article about Calendars 2004
Step: Inside Design: “The Care and Feeding of Emerging Talent” 2004
2003
Grand Rapids Press: “New logo reflects changes at X-Rite”
MI BizWest
2002
Carnegie Mellon: “School of Design Buzz”
Annual Listing of the Top Design Shops
StudioONE Awards
CMYK Magazine: “Designing Your Own Studio Space” article, 2002
2001
Step by Step Magazine: “Simple Motion
2000
Grand Rapids Press: “Surfing in Style”
Communication Arts May/June 2000: “Great Ideas on Limited Budgets”
1999
Print Magazine: “Fast Company”
Shoreline Business Weekly: “BBK Studio completes Web Sites for Herman Miller”
Books
1000 Graphic Elements, 2003
1000 Type Treatments, 2003
Two-Color Graphics : Unlimited Design Solutions
2001 Studio One Awards
401 Design Meditations, 2005
Seven Essentials of Graphic Design, 2002
An International Collection of Catalog Design
Art of Promotion Book, 2003
Best in Annual Reporting Among Midwest Public Companies 1999
Best in Annual Reporting Among Midwest Public Companies 2001
Best of Brochure Design 2001
Best of Brochure Design 8
Best of Business Card Design, 2005
Big Idea Magazine: Show Your Stuff
Dynamic Graphics: Breaking Designer’s Block
Brochure Design That Works: Secrets for Successful Brochure Design, 2002
CMYK Magazine: Designing your own studio space
Color Graphics, 2002
Color Management for Logos: A Comprehensive Guide for Graphic Designers, 2006
Creative Edge Letterhead & Business Card Design
Creative Techniques in Advertising & Design
Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual, 2006
Design Secrets: Layout: 50 Real-Life Projects Uncovered, 2004
DesignAgencies.com
Designing a Digital Portfolio
Effective Publication Management, 2006
Encyclopedia Brittanica
Exploring Publication Design
Fantastic Folders and Exceptional Envelopes
Graphic Design USA: Designers Celebrate The Holiday Spirit
Graphic Design USA: Interior Design and Home Design issue contributor
Graphis Interactive Design 1
Graphis Interactive Design 3
How Magazine: “Your Design Career”
How Magazine: Identity Solutions
Identity Solutions
Information Graphics & Visual Clues
Inside the Business of Design, 2001
Graphis Interactive Design
Leadership & Management for HR Professionals
Graphis Letterhead 6
LogoLounge 4 International Identities by Leading Designers, 2008
LogoLounge 2 International Identities by Leading Designers, 2004
LogoLounge Volume 1
Logolounge International Identities by Leading Designers, 2003
The Art of Promotion: Creating Distinction through Innovative Production Techniques
The Best of Brochure Design, 2005
Graphis The Perfect Package
Typography 27
Webworks: Exploring Online Design
Webworks: Navigation
World Business Cards Today
World Corporate Profile Graphics
