2009 News

November, 2009

Toolbox partner Twang wins 2009 Best New Product
Nov 10, 2009
7/10/2009, This week, Convenience Store/Petroleum Magazine (CSP) named Twangerz Apple Envy the 2009 Retailer Choice Best New Product in the packaged drink mix category.

October, 2009

Rock star hopefuls flock to USAA's U-TURN Garage Band Playoff
Oct 14, 2009
U-TURN’s fourth annual Garage Band Playoff competition, designed and produced by Toolbox for financial services leader USAA, received a record number of entries this summer.

August, 2009

Toolbox Studios launches new online resource for downtown San Antonio
Aug 7, 2009
Downtown is just a click away with the new Downtown Alliance San Antonio and Centro San Antonio Web site designed by Toolbox Studios

June, 2009

Toolbox-designed Wall Street Journal publication wins AEP high school Periodical of the Year
Jun 29, 2009
Award-winning branding firm Toolbox Studios is pleased to announce that the agency’s redesign strategy, editorial collaboration and production for The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition has earned the publication six national awards, including the coveted high school Periodical of the Year, at the 2009 Association of Educational Publisher’s (AEP) awards gala in Washington, DC earlier this month.
Toolbox tops San Antonio Business Journal’s list of Graphic Design Firms
Jun 26, 2009
The San Antonio Business Journal ranked Toolbox Studios as the “Largest San Antonio Graphics Design Firm” in their annual industry survey, published in the June 26, 2009 issue.
Toolbox-designed intranet for Harland Clarke receives IABC Gold Quill Award
Jun 8, 2009
Leading financial services provider and long time Toolbox client, Harland Clarke, received a 2009 International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Award for its Toolbox-designed intranet site.

May, 2009

Toolbox revs up account service team with new hire
May 16, 2009
Award-winning branding firm Toolbox Studios is pleased to announce that Jason Sousa is the newest addition to the account service team. Sousa comes to Toolbox from BBDO in Detroit where he honed his account management skills while servicing major automotive accounts for Chrysler brands. As a senior account manager at Toolbox, Sousa will assume a leadership role for key accounts, as well as help improve the agency’s customer service offering by applying his skills in interactive development, corporate training and large budget project management.
Toolbox strengthens wealth management firm's brand
May 8, 2009
In the wake of legislative reform and a skittish economy, Dallas-based wealth management firm Smith Anglin Financial this week unveiled its new brand developed by award-winning branding firm Toolbox Studios.
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition taps Toolbox for more design
May 2, 2009
SAN ANTONIO, TX — While educators and students around the country are buckling down to make the last few weeks of school count, Toolbox’s youth media team is already busy ramping up for the 2009-2010 school year — laying the groundwork for their second year designing The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition (Classroom Edition). Conceived as a national, educational program of The Wall Street Journal, the full-color, monthly newspaper helps secondary educators integrate business news into daily lessons.

April, 2009

Toolbox announces Summer 2009 interns
Apr 29, 2009
Toolbox Studios today announced its 2009 Summer Internship Program selections. Two students were chosen from a diverse pool of design, advertising, and account service applicants from colleges and universities across the United States.

March, 2009

U-TURN Magazine receives Parents' Choice Approved Award
Mar 27, 2009
Toolbox-designed U-TURN Magazine, the quarterly print publication for teens of USAA members, received a 2009 Parents’ Choice Approved commendation yesterday, an award that “honors the best material for children,” including books, toys, software, videogames, TV and Web sites

February, 2009

Toolbox sponsors Golden Gloves event to support local Boys and Girls Club
Feb 24, 2009
Toolbox Studios is proud to support the Boys & Girls Club of San Antonio as a sponsor of the 71st annual Golden Gloves Tournament, the premier amateur boxing event of Golden Gloves of America, Inc.
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