PITTSBURG — A coloring e-book created to show visitors and native youngsters about Southeast Kansas lately received a statewide advertising award.
“Gus Explores Southeast Kansas” was produced by Discover Crawford County in partnership with Pittsburg State College’s Division of Artwork and the College Advertising and marketing and Communication Workplace.
Judges within the Journey Business Affiliation of Kansas (TIAK) advertising awards contest gave the mission first place within the 2022 small price range print class.
The award was offered by TIAK on the annual Kansas Tourism convention on Oct. 19 in Wichita. It was offered to Discover Crawford County workers, Government Director Dave Looby and Advertising and marketing and Communications Supervisor Chris Wilson.
“We created a youngsters coloring e-book that includes PSU’s gorilla mascot, exploring his favourite spots in Southeast Kansas (Crawford County and barely past),” judges had been informed by Looby. “Initially designed as one thing to do for youths staying in resorts, it expanded to function a Children and Household Customer’s Information handed out at exhibits and occasions just like the Massive Kansas Street Journey.”
The mission surpassed expectations. An authentic print of two,500 copies ran out shortly so an extra 5,000 copies had been ordered. Crayons had been ordered and supplied to native resorts and museums together with the coloring books. A downloadable model of the coloring e-book was additionally added to the ExploreCrawfordCounty.com web site.
“This coloring e-book wouldn’t have occurred with out the assistance of PSU advertising, Dr. Oliver, and his artwork college students,” Wilson stated.
“It’s a good instance of what occurs when the correct individuals see the worth and potential of one thing, even one thing so simple as a foolish coloring e-book, after which discover a technique to make it occur.”
Art work for the coloring e-book was undertaken by PSU college students in an artwork basis course in the course of the fall 2021 semester: Claire Bruening, Briana Carranza, Collin Chaney, Ali Doll, Olivia Frazier, George Hatcher, Jamesha Hawkins, Peyton Lemons, Abby McCoy, Katelyn Phelps and Devynn Pitts.
To get copies of the “Gus the Gorilla explores Southeast Kansas” coloring e-book go to the journey info heart at 117 W. Fourth St. in Pittsburg or go to www.ExploreCrawfordCounty.com.