With this year’s W³ Awards drawing more than 3,000 entries from interactive agencies, public relations firms and creative professionals submitted worldwide, Onyx Group is thrilled to announce it has been honored with a silver W³ Award. The International Academy of Visual Arts (IAVA) recently announced the winners of its 2009 W³ Awards competition, awarding a Silver W³ to Onyx Group for the Acadian Sea Planes website they designed. To view the award winning site visit www.acadianseaplanes.com.

“It’s an honor to have the work we do for our clients recognized by The International Academy of Visual Arts as embodying creative excellence in web design,” says Nadia Kamal, Agency Principal. “We’re devoted to producing outstanding work that will continue to distinguish our clients in their fields.”

The W³ Awards honors creative excellence on the web, and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award winning sites, videos and marketing programs. For more information about the W³ Awards visit www.w3award.com.

The W³ is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Conde Nast, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Victoria Secret, Wired, Yahoo! and many others. To find out more about IAVA visit www.iavisarts.org.