Published: July 13, 2026
We know we do good work here at OC, but it’s nice to be recognized by an unbiased jury whose sole job is recognizing and rewarding good work. With that in mind, we entered some of our favorite work in two different award competitions this spring and crossed our fingers.
As it turns out, we didn’t win ONE award. We won four awards!
The Telly Awards
The 46th Annual Telly Awards hit us with a bronze trophy for a 2D animated video we made for Proven Winners, the national plant brand, which demonstrates their 30-Second Planter. Our video and design team worked together to create this award winning piece.
The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, production companies. This year’s winners include Pixar Animation Studios, Hearst Media, ESPN, LinkedIn, NATO, MTV Entertainment Studios, NASA, the LA Clippers (NBA), Sawhorse Productions, Telemundo and more. We’d say those are some pretty cool names to share space with!
The Communicator Awards
The other three awards we won were with the 32th Annual Communicator Awards. We won two Award of Distinction honors, one for a website we built for Rooted for Good, an organization that empowers people to access healthy, sustainably grown food and addresses the root causes of hunger. The second was for another video we made for Proven Winners, an animation explaining the tangled vines of sun requirement terms you find on plant tags for home and garden.
The final accolade they bestowed was an Award of Excellence, their highest honor. And it felt amazing, because we won it for one of our favorite projects from the last few years—our leafjoy care cards, a set of custom illustrations our Design Director, Leslie Latimer, made for Proven Winners and The Plant Company to inform potential buyers how to nurture their new leafjoy houseplants. They’re so cute that we all wanted to collect the whole set, even if we didn’t have a green thumb.
The Communicator Awards recognizes excellence, effectiveness and innovation across all areas of communication. For 32 years, the platform has provided an equal opportunity for companies, agencies, organizations and independent creators to be honored, regardless of team size or project budget. We’re definitely honored to have taken home three of these awards.
Next time you’re in the office, take a peek at the trophy case. You may see some gleaming new awards on the top shelf along with the others we’ve won throughout the years. Better bring your shades!