The winners of the 26th Annual Communicator Awards have officially been announced by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. Galveston.com, the official website of Galveston Island tourism, received the competition’s highest honor, the Award of Excellence for Website Redesign.

Boasting a state-of-the-art responsive design, curated local reviews, a comprehensive Island events calendar, sample itineraries, travel tools, blogs, social media features, as well as a host of informative videos from Galveston.com TV, the website – which launched February 1, 2020 – offers visitors an enhanced brand experience complete with stunning, immersive photography.

With over 6,000 entries received from across the US and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. Winners who received the Award of Excellence include Amazon, ESPN Films, Publicis Sapient, Macy’s, PepsiCo Design & Innovation, Forbes Media, and Savvy. Please visit communicatorawards.com to view the full winners list.

“We are extremely proud to recognize the work received in the 26th Annual Communicator Awards. This class of entries embodies the best of the ever-evolving marketing and communications industry” noted Eva McCloskey, managing director of the AIVA. She added, “On behalf of the Academy, I’d like to applaud the entrants this season for their dedication to producing outstanding content as they continue to push the envelope of creativity.”

“Our goal over this entire 2-year redesign process was to create a site where the visual journey was every bit as important the digital one, where visitors could actually imagine being on the Island,” says Galveston.com & Company President Lee Roane. “We couldn’t be happier in receiving this accolade from such a respected organization as the AIVA.”

For more information about the Communicator Awards, please visit communicatorawards.com, email the Communicator Awards at info@communicatorawards.com, or call (212) 675-3555.

About The Communicator Awards:

The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for marketing and communications professionals. Founded by passionate communications professionals over two decades ago, The Communicator Awards is an annual competition honoring the best digital, mobile, audio, video, and social content the industry has to offer. The Communicator Awards is widely recognized as one of the largest awards of its kind in the world.

The Communicator Awards are judged and curated by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA). The AIVA is an assembly of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. Current AIVA membership represents a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms including: GE Digital, Spotify, Condè Nast, Disney, Republica, Tinder, Majestyk, Fast Company, Upstatement, and many others. See aiva.org for more information.