AIGA Medal Recognizes Former Apple Creative Director’s
Exceptional Achievements and Services to the Field of Design and Visual
Communication
Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE) today announced that Clement Mok, its lead design
consultant and former chief creative officer, has been awarded the 2008
AIGA Gold Medal. Awarded annually by the American Institute of Graphic
Arts (AIGA), the professional association for design, the award
recognizes those who have made exceptional contributions to the field of
design and visual communication. Award winners were celebrated at the
Design Legends Gala in New York City on September 18.
Mok is widely recognized as a digital pioneer within the interactive
marketing industry, having received hundreds of awards from numerous
professional organizations and publications over his career. Mok has
also founded several successful design-related businesses including
interactive agency Studio Archetype, which was acquired by Sapient in
1998. Following the acquisition, Mok served as Sapient’s
chief creative officer where he helped establish and evolve the company’s
interactive practice. Prior to joining Sapient, Mok spent five years as
the creative director at Apple, where he worked on the launch of the
Macintosh. Currently Mok consults for a variety of companies, including
Sapient, assisting on design planning and user experience projects while
providing leadership and direction to further shape and propel Sapient’s
interactive practice.
“AIGA is the oldest and largest membership
association dedicated to recognizing the outstanding achievements of
those within the design industry. To be named a recipient of this year’s
AIGA Medal is a true honor,” said Mok. “The
design profession is going through massive changes and working with
Sapient gives me the opportunity to innovate design capabilities and
raise the industry bar to even greater heights.”
The AIGA Medal is the highest honor of the graphic design profession and
has been given to its distinguished practitioners, educators and role
models since 1920. Its value accrues from its association with the
professionals who have inspired us all with creativity, intelligence,
perception and skill. For a complete list of past recipients, visit www.aiga.org/medalists.
About Sapient
Sapient, a global services firm, operates two groups—Sapient
Interactive and Sapient Consulting—that help
clients compete, evolve and grow in an increasingly complex marketplace.
Sapient Interactive provides brand and marketing strategy, award-winning
creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise.
Sapient Consulting provides business and IT strategy, process and
systems design, package implementation and custom development, as well
as outsourcing services such as testing, maintenance and support.
Sapient’s passion for client success—evidenced
by its ability to foster collaboration, drive innovation and solve
challenging problems—is the subject of case
studies on leadership and organizational behavior used by MBA students
at both Harvard and Yale. Leading clients, including BP, Essent Energie,
Hilton International, Janus, Sony Electronics and Verizon, rely on the
company’s unique approach to drive growth and
market momentum. Headquartered in Boston, Sapient operates across North
America, Europe and India. For more information, please visit www.sapient.com.
Sapient is a registered service mark of Sapient Corporation.
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Gail Scibelli, +1 305-581-0095
gscibelli@sapient.com
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