Media Awards: The Scottish Creative Awards

A TRAILER for a video game, Dead Island 2, has won its makers the top, Grand Prix prize at an awards ceremony celebrating the best of Scotland’s creative media sector, such as advertising.

On Thursday night, Axis Animation scooped the Grand Prix at the Scottish Creative Awards, organised by The Drum media and marketing magazine.

And, adds the organisers: “[Edinburgh-based creative agency] Union were [also] the big winners of the night taking home no less than 11 awards including Press Advert, Radio Advert, Copywriting and… the Chairman’s Award.”

The full results read as follows:

Grand Prix

Company: Axis Animation

Client: Deep Silver

Title: Dead Island 2 Trailer

Chairman’s Award

Company: Union

Client: ProjectScotland

Title: Employer

Website

AWARD

Company: Storm ID

Client: National Galleries of Scotland

Title: GENERATION 2014

NOMINATION

Company: The Gate Worldwide Ltd.

Client: Casual Sex

Title: The sound of casual sex

NOMINATION

Company: Whitespace

Client: Scottish Government and Road Safety Scotland

Title: Don’t Risk It – Drink Driving Consequences

NOMINATION

Company: Whitespace

Client: Tape Studio

Title: Tape Studio

Online Video/ Film

AWARD

Company: Axis Animation

Client: Deep Silver

Title: Dead Island 2 Trailer

AWARD

Company: Greenroom Films

Client: LGBT Youth Scotland

Title: Silence Helps Homophobia

NOMINATION

Company: Frame

Client: Harper Macleod

Title: Greatness Begins Behind the Scenes

NOMINATION

Company: FREAK FILMS

Client: Edinburgh Napier University

Title: Edinburgh Napier University: Bring Out The Best

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: Sport Scotland

Title: Understanding Talent

Online Campaign

AWARD

Company: Whitespace

Client: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Title: Get unbored

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: ProjectScotland

Title: Employer

App

The judges have given no nominations in this category.

Press Advert

AWARD

Company: Union

Client: STV

Title: Busquets

COMMENDATION

Company: Union

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: Peter Pan

NOMINATION

Company: content

Client: SVR

Title: Bike

NOMINATION

Company: Stand

Client: Glasgow City Marketing Bureau

Title: Glasgow City Marketing Bureau Further Education Press Ad

Press Campaign

AWARD

Company: Union

Client: STV

Title: World Cup

COMMENDATION

Company: Whitespace

Client: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Title: Get unbored

COMMENDATION

Company: Union

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: Peter Pan/Marmalade/Sheep/Mackintosh/Jekyll/Tyre

NOMINATION

Company: Frame

Client: First Milk

Title: Lake District Dairy Co. Quark

NOMINATION

Company: Steve Mills Marketing Ltd.

Client: T&R Theakston

Title: Theakston’s Ales

Financial, Professional or Trade Advert

No nominations.

Public Sector Advert

No nominations.

Retail Advert

AWARD

Company: Frame

Client: First Milk

Title: Lake District Dairy Co. Quark

Radio Advert

AWARD

Company: Union

Client: ProjectScotland

Title: Steed

COMMENDATION

Company: Story

Client: Scottish Government

Title: Keep your car smokefree

COMMENDATION

Company: Union

Client: Scottish Parliament

Title: Tapestry

Radio Campaign

AWARD

Company: Union

Client: ProjectScotland

Title: Get on in life!

COMMENDATION

Company: Story

Client: Scottish Government

Title: Second Hand Smoke

6, 4 or Smaller Sheet Poster

AWARD

Company: Frame

Client: Royal Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland

Title: Royal Highland Showtime

NOMINATION

Company: Whitespace

Client: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Title: The average commuter – Get unbored

48 or 96 Sheet Poster

No nominations.

Unusual Size/ Special Build

AWARD

Company: Union

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: Sheep

NOMINATION

Company: Story

Client: Ardbeg

Title: Tractor

NOMINATION

Company: The Media Shop Scotland Ltd

Client: Burn Stewart Distillers Ltd

Title: Black Bottle Whisky: Find Beauty Beyond The Obvious

Advert on a Mobile Medium

COMMENDATION

Company: Whitespace

Client: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Title: Get unbored

Outdoor Campaign

AWARD

Company: Whitespace

Client: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Title: Get unbored

COMMENDATION

Company: Union

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: Mackintosh/Jekyll/Tyre/Phone/Sheep/Marmalade

TV/ Cinema Commercial Under 21 Seconds

AWARD

Company: Whitespace

Client: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Title: Get unbored

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: Whyte & Mackay

Title: Story

TV/ Cinema Commercial Over 21 Seconds

AWARD

Company: Story

Client: Scottish Government

Title: Second Hand Smoke

COMMENDATION

Company: Greenroom Films

Client: Yes Scotland

Title: Yes Youth

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: STV BINGO

Title: Rocket Man

TV/ Cinema Commercial Under £20k or Less

AWARD

Company: Whitespace

Client: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Title: Get unbored

NOMINATION

Company: FREAK FILMS

Client: Flock Design / Scottish Wildlife Trust

Title: Scottish Wildlife Trust : Legacy

Annual Report

AWARD

Company: Various Creative

Client: Mactaggart & Mickel

Title: Going the extra mile

COMMENDATION

Company: Story

Client: Bield

Title: Annual Report 2012-13

Publications

AWARD

Company: Stand

Client: The Glasgow School of Art

Title: The Glasgow School of Art Magazine 2014/15

Corporate/ Promotional Literature

AWARD

Company: Stand

Client: The Glasgow School of Art

Title: The Reid Building 09.04.14

NOMINATION

Company: APS Group

Client: Aberdeen International Youth Festival

Title: AIYF Butterflies

NOMINATION

Company: APS Group

Client: Scottish Government

Title: Scenic Routes Exhibition Catalogue

Corporate Identity

AWARD

Company: Stand

Client: Glasgow Kelvin College

Title: Glasgow Kelvin College Brand Identity

COMMENDATION

Company: Whitespace

Client: Transport for Edinburgh

Title: Transport for Edinburgh branding

Packaging

AWARD

Company: Pocket Rocket Creative

Client: Douglas Laing

Title: Scallywag

AWARD

Company: Stand

Client: Isle of Skye Brewing Company

Title: Isle of Skye Brewing Company Beer Packaging

NOMINATION

Company: Pocket Rocket Creative

Client: Tomatin Distillery

Title: Cu Bocan

NOMINATION

Company: Stand

Client: Morrison Bowmore Distillers

Title: Auchentoshan Core Range Packaging

NOMINATION

Company: Various Creative

Client: Supernature

Title: Truffle infusions

Poster

AWARD

Company: Stand

Client: The Glasgow School of Art

Title: The Glasgow School of Art Promotional Posters

COMMENDATION

Company: Whitespace

Client: Innis & Gunn

Title: Smokin’ Gunn

NOMINATION

Company: Stand

Client: VisitScotland

Title: VisitScotland Whisky Month 2014

NOMINATION

Company: Whitespace

Client: Innis & Gunn

Title: May the 4th be with you

Use of Visual Design

AWARD

Company: RRDCreative

Client: Architecture + Design Scotland

Title: CAST: Innovations in concrete

NOMINATION

Company: APS Group

Client: Aberdeen International Youth Festival

Title: AIYF Butterflies

Point of Sale

No nominations.

Exhibition

AWARD

Company: RRDCreative

Client: Architecture + Design Scotland

Title: CAST: Innovations in concrete

NOMINATION

Company: Edinburgh International Science Festival

Title: Making It

Illustration/ Animation

AWARD – For Animation

Company: Axis Animation

Client: Microsoft

Title: Crackdown

AWARD – For Illustration

Company: Pocket Rocket Creative

Client: Douglas Laing

Title: Scallywag

COMMENDATION

Company: Union

Client: Sport Scotland

Title: Understanding Talent

NOMINATION

Company: Frame

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: Picturing Africa: Illustrating Livingstone’s Travels

NOMINATION

Company: Hookson

Client: Forestry Commission Scotland

Title: Health and Safety Campaign

Typography

AWARD

Company: Stand

Client: Morrison Bowmore Distillers

Title: Auchentoshan 1988 Wine Cask Limited Release

NOMINATION

Company: Pocket Rocket Creative

Client: Arran Distillers

Title: Devil’s Punch Bowl II

NOMINATION

Company: Pocket Rocket Creative

Client: KARUIZAWA DISTILLERY

Title: Asama Selected Vintages

Copywriting

AWARD

Company: Union

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: Peter Pan/Marmalade/Sheep/Mackintosh/Jekyll/Tyre

AWARD

Company: Union

Client: STV

Title: World Cup

NOMINATION

Company: Frame

Client: First Milk

Title: Lake District Dairy Co. Quark

Photography

AWARD

Company: Whitespace

Client: Edinburgh Capitals

Title: Edinburgh. Let’s Break The Ice

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: NTS

Title: Prepare for battle

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: Scottish Golf Union

Title: Fishing/Football/Climbing

Art Direction

AWARD

Company: Stand

Client: Morrison Bowmore Distillers

Title: Auchentoshan 1975 Limited Edition Pack

COMMENDATION

Company: Axis Animation

Client: Deep Silver

Title: Dead Island 2 Trailer

NOMINATION

Company: Story

Client: Ardbeg

Title: Ardbeg Tractor

Ambient Media/ Stunts

AWARD

Company: Whitespace

Client: Innis & Gunn

Title: Oak Bottle

NOMINATION

Company: Frame

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: Picturing Africa: Illustrating Livingstone’s Travels

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: Glass Box

NOMINATION

Company: Whitespace

Title: Santomatic

Direct Mail

AWARD

Company: RRDCreative

Client: RR Donnelley

Title: An Idea in a Box

Most Creative Use of Media

AWARD

Company: The Media Shop Scotland Ltd

Client: Burn Stewart Distillers Ltd

Title: Black Bottle Whisky: Find Beauty Beyond The Obvious

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: Telephone

NOMINATION

Company: Whitespace

Title: Santomatic

Integrated Campaign

AWARD

Company: Whitespace

Client: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Title: Get unbored

AWARD

Company: Union

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: NLS Integrated Campaign

COMMENDATION

Company: Frame

Client: University of Dundee

Title: Test Drive Dundee

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: Quality Meat Scotland

Title: Wham Bam Lamb Integrated

NOMINATION

Company: Story

Client: Scottish Government

Title: Second Hand Smoking

Advertising Strategy

AWARD

Company: Union

Client: QMS

Title: WhamBamLamb

NOMINATION

Company: Frame

Client: University of Dundee

Title: Test Drive Dundee

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: NLS Advertising Strategy

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: NTS

Title: Prepare for battle

Media Planning/ Buying Strategy of the Year

AWARD

Company: MediaCom Edinburgh

Client: Subway

Title: Breakfast

NOMINATION

Company: MediaCom Edinburgh

Client: Standard Life

Title: Your Family Life

Digital/ Social Media Strategy

AWARD

Company: Frame

Client: University of Dundee

Title: Test Drive Dundee

NOMINATION

Company: purpleTV

Client: purpleTV (Margot McCuaig & Allan MacDonald)

Title: Jock Stein/ SportCity Glasgow Digital & Social Media Strategy

NOMINATION

Company: Whitespace

Client: Innis & Gunn

Title: Innis & Gunn Social

NOMINATION

Company: Whitespace

Client: SCVO

Title: Scotland’s Outlook

Design Strategy

AWARD

Company: Union

Client: Worldwide Cancer Research

Title: Whatever it takes, wherever it takes us

NOMINATION

Company: Locofoco

Client: NUC

Title: In Our Own Words

NOMINATION

Company: Whitespace

Client: Transport for Edinburgh

Title: Transport for Edinburgh branding

PR Strategy/ Stunt

AWARD

Company: Tricker PR

Client: VisitAberdeen

Title: The Choir of Davids

NOMINATION

Company: Spreng & Co

Client: STV

Title: The Duke of Wellington Comes to Life for STV Glasgow

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: NLS Stunt

Integrated Strategy

AWARD

Company: Frame

Client: University of Dundee

Title: Test Drive Dundee

NOMINATION

Company: Frame

Client: SSE

Title: The SSE Hydro Rewards

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: National Library of Scotland

Title: NLS Integrated Strategy

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: ProjectScotland

Title: Get on in life!

NOMINATION

Company: Union

Client: Quality Meat Scotland

Title: Wham Bam Lamb Integrated Strategy

Best Newspaper Display Campaign/Section

AWARD

Company: News UK

Title: The Times Scotland – Glasgow 2014 Wraps with SSE

NOMINATION

Company: Media Scotland

Title: Glasgow 2014

NOMINATION

Company: Media Scotland

Title: Visitor Series 2014

NOMINATION

Company: The Scotsman

Title: Skyfall Wrap

NOMINATION

Company: News UK

Title: Glasgow 2014 Ticketing, The Final Sprint

Best Newspaper Classified Campaign/Section

AWARD

Company: Media Scotland

Title: Road Record Motoring Section

NOMINATION

Company: Scottish Daily Mail

Title: Saturday Classified Section

NOMINATION

Company: The Scotsman

Title: Scotsman Motoring

Best Newspaper Creative Solution/Invention Campaign

AWARD

Company: The Scotsman

Title: Travel Tales

NOMINATION

Company: Edinburgh Evening News

Title: Illicit Tobacco – Don’t be Tempted

NOMINATION

Company: Herald & Times

Title: ET City Guide

NOMINATION

Company: Herald & Times

Title: Scottish Enterprise – Knowledge for Growth

NOMINATION

Company: Media Scotland

Title: Big Read 2013-2014

NOMINATION

Company: Media Scotland

Title: Glasgow 2014

Best Newspaper Digital Campaign 

AWARD

Company: Media Scotland

Title: Glasgow 2014