AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Anthem PR client Rush, who developed the NZ Covid Tracer App, won gold in the Digital Design category of Australia’s Good Design Awards. The judges cited the app for “outstanding design and innovation”.

LONDON, Today: The London International Awards has appointed Australia’s Terry Savage as its new chairperson, effective immediately. Savage was previously chairman of the Cannes Lions.

NEW YORK, Today: Kargo’s AWNewYork virtual sessions – starring CNN news anchor John Lemon talking about racism, and Kargo founder/ceo Harry Kargman – aim to “bring together brands, agencies, media and tech to find solutions, define the 2022 agenda, and set our industry on a path for growth”.

LONDON, Tuesday: Global media network PHD, part of Omnicom Media Group, has introduced a new mark and refreshed brand identity to reflect its philosophy ‘Make the Leap’ – a call to action for leveraging the power of imagination to drive disproportionate growth for its clients’ business.

AUCKLAND, Today: Phantom Billstickers wants to see live performances roaring back once Covid restrictions end. So it’s putting its money where its mouth is with free posters for bands and other live performers.

WELLINGTON, Today: The Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority has appointed MBM as its media agency after a pitch that began earlier this year. The incumbent was OMD.

AUCKLAND, Today: Anathoth Farm has taken its 30-year commitment to using natural produce with very little added along the way, and brought this to life with a new campaign via Westhaven agency MetroEXP.

SYDNEY, Monday: Design collective Blur the Lines Auckland – founded by Comvita Wellness Lab amid the Covid-19 pandemic – has won NZ’s only gold at Australia’s Good Design Awards.