Current News

June, 2011

Toolbox-designed Wall Street Journal publication is presented with two AEP awards
Jun 16, 2011
San Antonio, TX – Award-wining branding firm Toolbox Studios is pleased to announce that the agency’s ongoing work on The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition has earned the publication two national awards, including the Best Article and Whole Publication design in the high school category, at the 2011 Association of Educational Publisher’s (AEP) awards gala in Washington, DC last week.
Toolbox Studios Announces 2011 Summer Interns
Jun 2, 2011
San Antonio, TX — Award-winning communication design firm Toolbox Studios, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Matt Finlay and Julia Orrange to the Toolbox team as 2011 summer interns.

April, 2011

Work Outside The Box
Apr 18, 2011
Toolbox Studios is an award-winning branding communications firm that is presently expanding our network of exceptional partners and freelancers to collaborate on current and future projects.

February, 2011

Toolbox shines on 2011 ADDY awards night
Feb 28, 2011
Toolbox Studios, Inc. won twelve ADDY® awards on Saturday including five Gold and one Special Judges’ Award at the annual celebration held by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) San Antonio.

November, 2010

Rob Simons Participates in Judging of 2010 Global Student Entrepreneurship Award
Nov 18, 2010
President of Toolbox Studios, Rob Simons, was a semi-finalist judge at the 2010 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) (http://www.gsea.org/) produced by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) (http://eonetwork.org). The GSEA program is the premier award for students that own and run businesses while attending a high school, college or university.
Toolbox Expands Battle-of-the-Bands Contest for USAA
Nov 18, 2010
Toolbox financial services client USAA kicked off its 4th annual Garage Band Playoff, a national competition open to aspiring musicians and songwriters of all ages. This marks the fifth time Toolbox Studios has been tapped to develop, design and implement the contest, and the fourth annual online iteration of the contest. The web site includes custom animations, band entry pages, and a separate voting site. The deadline to enter is Jan. 16, 2011. The bands chosen to compete will be selected shortly thereafter, with online voting beginning Feb. 25, 2011.
Toolbox Adds New Account Manager to Team
Nov 5, 2010

Toolbox Studios is pleased to announce the addition of Alison Romike to the account service team. Alison will be responsible for project management, client communication and general planning for multiple clients.

October, 2010

Rob Simons Speaks at 2010 Charles Schwab Impact Conference
Oct 27, 2010
Rob Simons was a guest speaker at the annual Impact (http://www.impact.schwab.com/) conference for Charles Schwab financial advisors. The presentation educated advisors on creating marketing strategies that attract ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients in an increasingly competitive family wealth market.
Paul Soupiset Recognized in Baylor University Lariat
Oct 22, 2010
Paul Soupiset, Creative Director of Toolbox Studios and graduate of Baylor University was recognized by The Lariat in an article about alumni that are part of the fine arts industry. The article, “Former Bears flourish in fine arts, media” featured several notable arts and music alumni who have gone on to excel in their area of study.

August, 2010

Rob Simons Attends 2010 EO Leadership Academy in D.C.
Aug 22, 2010
Rob Simons, President of Toolbox Studios and seven-year member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) (http://eonetwork.org) was selected to an exclusive class of 20 members to attend the four-day leadership conference in Washington, D.C. The training is designed to improve attendees’ leadership skills to apply to business, community and EO organizations.
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