FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Official Poster Design of the 2009 ING Georgia Marathon
& Half Marathon Revealed
ATLANTA, Feb. 12, 2009 – Today, officials from the Savannah College of Art
& Design (SCAD) unveiled the winning design for the official poster of the
2009 ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon. SCAD student Mark Baker, 21,
Ellicott City, Md. won the third annual design contest with a graphical
representation of a wing-footed runner striding in front of a block image
of the city of Atlanta.
A photo accompanying this release is available in high-resolution at:
http://www.inggeorgiamarathon.com/Left_Nav/Media.htm.
Joining SCAD officials at the unveiling were representatives from the race
organizers, US Road Sports & Entertainment of Georgia, and the race's title
sponsor ING. "This contest and the inspiring works of art are a gift to the
runners of the ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon," said Michael Hughes,
race director, ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon. "Through our
partnership with SCAD, we're able to blend the beauty of art and of sport."
The winning design will become the Official 2009 ING Georgia Marathon &
Half Marathon Participant Poster given to each of the estimated 15,000
racers expected to run on Sunday, March 29. This year's runner up in the
design contest was Michael Albuquerque, 27 from Recife, Brazil, who won
first place last year. Other finalists included: Dean Chung, 23 of
Alpharetta, Ga. who partnered with Ailin Yun, 23, of Alpharetta, Ga.;
Yoonae Goh, 35 from Seoul, South Korea; Llisa Seegers, 30, from Pylesville,
Md.; and Joseph Veazey, 21 of Lilburn, Ga.
The unique design contest for SCAD graphic artists and designers, working
alone or in teams, puts them through the paces of their own "half
marathon." Each contestant had 13 hours and one minute (symbolic of the
13.1 miles that half marathoners will complete) to complete and submit a
design as they cross the finish line. The submitted designs were judged by
a panel consisting of representatives from ING Americas, SCAD and race
staff from US Road Sports & Entertainment of Georgia. The 15,000
participant posters will be produced by race sponsor, Graphics Central, in
Atlanta, Ga.
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