Mike Melia
President
Melia Design Group
905 Bernina Avenue
Atlanta GA
30307 USA
http://www.melia.com

Mike is the President and Creative Director of Melia Design Group, Inc. He brings unique and strong graphic design talents, acute marketing skills, and a thorough understanding of a client's business and marketplace to interactive technology and branding projects. Mike studied graphic design, architecture, and painting at the University of Cincinnati and the Atlanta College of Art. Mike shares his enthusiasm for design by judging local and national design competitions. Other interests include designing and developing lofts and homes in Atlanta's Intown neighborhoods and traveling anywhere he has never been! Mike has received numerous awards and recognition from the design industry. A summary of these achievements follows: Recognition · Communication Arts design judge (California) · Featured speaker at NEOCON (Chicago) · Featured in ZD Internet Magazine Inclusion in publications · Communication Arts Design and Illustration Annuals · Print Regional and Digital Design Annuals · Graphis Interactive Design, Letterhead, and Poster Annuals · New York Creativity Annual · HOW Magazine · American Logo Design · Japanese Business System Annual Notable awards · 2002 International Web Page Awards, National Geographic Magazine · 2002 Webby Awards, Finalist, National Geographic Magazine · 2002 American Society of Magazine Editors, General Excellence Online · 2002 Macromedia Site of the Day Award, NGM Feature, Afghan Girl · 2001 Graphis Interactive Annual for National Geographic Channel · 2001 Macromedia’s Site of the Day Award, NGM Feature, Megatransect:Across Africa · 2001 Silver BDA Screen Award, National Geographic Channel Web site · 2001 Type Directors Club Award for University Publication · 2001 Creative Excellence Award, Best in Category, National Geographic Magazine Web site · 2000 Codie Finalist, National Geographic Magazine Web site for KI Furniture · 2000 How Magazine’s “Hottest Interactive Design” Award · 1999 Macromedia People’s Choice · 1999 Communication Arts, Interactive Annual · 1999 Communication Arts, Web site of the week · 1999 Graphis Interactive · 1999 New York Art Director’s Interactive Annual

Mike will present Crit Room - I.