posted by Bethany Haley @ 9:47 AM
Last Thursday night at The Houstonian, Paula was honored with the prestigious Fellow Award at the AIGA Houston Design Legends Gala. As AIGA states: “The AIGA Fellow Award recognizes mature designers who have made a significant contribution to raising the standards of excellence in practice and conduct within the design community.” Keeping good company, Hines was also recognized as with the AIGA Houston Corporate Leadership Award.
During her speech she mentioned her concern over the word “mature” and that it actually meant “old”. When she looked it up in the dictionary, she preferred the references to “completed, perfected, or elaborated in full, careful and thorough” that identify with the creative process and how designers should think about creative development for their clients. I thought that was meaningful and true of how important the communications industry has become over the past several decades.
Aside from the fact that I (we) are extremely proud of her, Paula was certainly long overdue for this award after 35 years of leadership, mentorship and community involvement.
