Rebecca (Becky) Gipson is the graphic designer and web specialist for Newcomb Institute. She manages all programs and activities related to the Newcomb Institute's visual brand and web presence. Becky received her post-baccalaureate in Digital Design, specializing in Interactive Design, from Tulane University and has two BFA’s from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Before working for the Newcomb Institute, she worked for the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in communications, and before that, she was a department director at the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans and worked with Rebuilding Together New Orleans.
Awards
2023 American Advertising Awards (timestamp: 00:09:30) - Gold Addy Award for Animation in District 7 (Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee)
2023 New Orleans American Advertising Awards - Two Silver Student Addy Awards for Poster Design and Animation
Placed in the top ten in Adobe Creative Jam, an international design competition, in February 2021 for a mobile app prototype collaboration with Check It NOLA and Tara Brown
2021 New Orleans American Advertising Awards - Two Gold Student Addy Awards for Logo Design
2019 New Orleans American Advertising Awards - One Silver Student Addy Award for App - Mobile
2018 Awards for Excellence — Louisiana Landmarks Society, Project Manager for 1423 North Claiborne - Straight University Boarding House and Dining Hall
Professional Organizations
The American Institute of Graphic Arts - Member since 2018