Cynda Media Lab, a design studio led by faculty members C. J. Yeh and Christie Shin, has received four Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts 2016 Communicator Awards. They took home Gold Awards of Excellence for the #HowDoYouHug social media advertising and marketing campaign, the Gund Re-Branding Project, and the #TYPE student exhibition invitation card design, and a Silver Award of Distinction for the Cultural Spheres exhibition’s digital publication design. The 22nd Communicator Awards received 6,000 entries from design firms internationally. It is judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts members, including executives from organizations such as Big Spaceship, Condé Nast, Coach, Disney, Estée Lauder, Lockheed Martin, MTV Networks, Time Inc., Wired, and Yahoo.