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    Travis Tom selected as 1 of 100 Artists from Around the World for #Vaccinated campaign
    (June 2021)

    (6.20.21) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Travis Tom, an independent designer and illustrator based in Augusta, GA, was selected as one of the 100 winning artists from around the world for the Global Open Call for the #Vaccinated campaign sponsored by Amplifier for his poster design "Save The World". Amplifier recently sponsored a Global Open Call for Art for the #Vaccinated campaign that awarded $1000 to 100 artists from around the world to create symbols that build trust in the safety and efficacy of vaccines, advocate for vaccine equity, and help combat vaccine disinformation. The call for art was requested in May of 2021.

    Originally, Tom received the email notification from Amplifier around March 29 about the contest which inspired him to start sketching and digitally illustrating the world getting the vaccine shot and holding up the 'V' in his other hand. He decided to print a limited edition button/pin with "I Took My Shot-#SaveTheWorld". Not thinking about actually entering the contest he received another e-mail notice in mid May announcing the deadline-which was 2 days away. Tom decided to enter the contest and formatted the poster design with "Here's Your Shot...Take It! Save The World! #Vaccinated." Artists were asked to submit a description based on their designs.

    "I designed and illustrated the world showing it got vaccinated in one arm and holding up the peace symbol in one hand also representing 'V' for vaccination. We can all play our part to save the world. I am also using a play on words as a directive to take the actual shot, but it also means 'chance'."-Travis Tom

    Amplifier is a nonprofit design lab that builds art and media experiments to amplify the most important movements of our times. Our experiments are built on a foundation of free and open source art, the unlimited possibilities within a human centered design process, and the potentials when analog and digital technology merge.

    Together with our social change partners in both the for profit and nonprofit worlds, we build media campaigns that shift culture and change the national narrative. We do that by drawing from our diverse portfolio of artists to commission powerful visual storytelling, then distribute it in unparalleled numbers through a creative use of media, reaching huge audiences and driving real change.

    Visit Amplifier.org and look for the link for Campaigns and the #Vaccinated banner to view artwork created by artists from around the world. You can download the designs for free and order prints. Community Partner: Vaccine Confidence Project.

    BIO:
    Travis Tom earned his BFA in graphic design from the University of Georgia in 1992 and started his first job at The Medical College of Georgia as an in-house designer followed by Orbit Network, Inc., a start-up in the travel industry, based in Novato, CA. In 1999, while living in California, he was commissioned by Netscape Communications/AOL to design nearly 100 icons for the web browser and web mail service. After working as an art director for a small design agency for 6 years, Tom decided to work from a home studio as an independent contractor. He has worked on projects for clients around the country including U.C. Berkeley, Salamander Hotels & Resorts, Augusta University Health and various other businesses and companies. Over the years as a subcontractor he has collaborated on projects for Delta, Hyatt Hotels, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Mt. Olive Pickle Company and The Coca-Cola Company. He recently (2021) helped design some ecology fact sheets and a newsletter named IMPACTS for the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory for The University of Georgia. A collaboration with Allocation Media, based in Los Angeles, turned into a strong business relationship helping design and develop several reality and news show logos, some set designs and pitch decks.

    His icon work is published in a few books including the university text book, "Graphic Design Solutions", by Robin Landa (2013) and "1000 icons, symbols + pictograms" by BlackCoffee for Rockport Publishers (2006). His work has also appeared in PRINT's Regional Design Annual and HOW Magazine.



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    Travis Tom Icons Featured in Graphic Design Solutions, by Robin Landa
    (July 2013)

    (8.28.13) Travis Tom, an award-winning designer and illustrator from Augusta, GA is featured in Graphic Design Solutions by Robin Landa. The book is an educational university text book intended to be used in graphic design programs around the world. The book was released in the spring of 2013 and features two icon projects by Tom. The first icon set is for Textons, a company delivering mobile texting coupons based in Las Vegas, NV. The other icon set was for Georgia-Pacific Corporation for their intranet for employees.





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    Travis Tom Featured in Makeover Section of Photoshop User Magazine
    (April 2013 issue)

    (4.30.13) Travis Tom, an award-winning designer and illustrator from Augusta, GA is featured in the makeover section of the April 2013 issue of Photoshop User magazine. The feature elicits 2 to 3 designers from around the country to redesign a hypothetical project. Tom replied to an ad and was selected as one of the artists. This makeover is for a redesign of a photographer's site from south Florida. The article, a full page feature on page 28, shows Tom's site design and the article talks about the creative steps taken on the project and includes what software and fonts were used. The bottom portion is a photo and biography. Photoshop User magazine is a national bi-monthly publication and available in your local bookstore.



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    First eBook Appearance

    (5.5.12) First book reading of my abc eBook "Animal Alliterati - An Alphabet Adventure" at the Chamblee Library (Dekalb County Public Library) on May 26, 2012 from 2pm - 3pm. Located at 4115 Clairmont Road, Chamblee, GA 30341. I will be the library's first eBook author! The event is in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and I was invited as an Asian author to read my new book and there will be a few other books read written by Asian authors. Coloring book page handouts will be available for the kids along with some promotion bookmarks and business card with information about the book and where to purchase it (available on the iBookstore, NOOK and Lulu.com).



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    OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE

    Update (10.4.12) This project won another GHRAB Award for the Oral History project in which 25 people were interviewed to briefly talk about their life experiences.

    The Office of Secretary of State Presents Travis N. Tom with the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board Award for Excellence in Documenting Georgia's History

    (10.4.11) Secretary of State Brian P. Kemp and Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board (GHRAB) Chair Kaye Minchew presented Travis N. Tom with the GHRAB Award for Excellence in Documenting Georgia's History during the ninth annual GHRAB Archives Awards ceremony at the Georgia Archives on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. The GHRAB awards recognize outstanding efforts in archives and records work in Georgia.

    Mr. Travis N. Tom is the Curator of the exhibit "A History of Chinese Settlement in Augusta, Georgia," which debuted in May 2011 at the National Archives in Morrow, as part of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Symposium. This exhibit, which began with discussions by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association in Augusta, documents the 19th and 20th century lives of Chinese who settled in Georgia.

    The exhibit highlights the development of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, the Chinese Sunday School, founded in 1885, the history of the Augusta Canal, Chinese merchants, Chinese war veterans, and the impact of the Chinese settlement and contributions to the social, economic, and civic growth of Augusta. Through this project, a number of private collections containing records of early 20th century Chinese Americans in Georgia have been identified and preserved. This is an example of how the history of an under-documented community in Georgia can be identified and recorded through the participation of community volunteers.

    GHRAB works to promote the educational use of Georgia's documentary heritage and to support efforts to improve the condition of records statewide. The Board is charged with advising the Governor, Secretary of State, and the Georgia Archives on records and policy issues. For more information, please visit HYPERLINK "http://www.GeorgiaArchives.org" www.GeorgiaArchives.org and click on GHRAB.

    The Secretary of State's office offers important services to our business community, our government, and our citizens. These services include an efficient and secure election process, and the regulation of corporations, securities, and professional license holders. The Office also oversees the State Archives. For more information, please visit HYPERLINK "http://www.sos.ga.gov" www.sos.ga.gov.

    L-R, Secretary of State Brian Kemp, Travis N. Tom, GHRAB Chair Kaye Minchew



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