BRANDING

Circle of Excellence

Microsoft Ready, an annual celebration for global sales staff, gathers in Las Vegas for a week of elaborate presentations and awards. As part of those awards and event design, I developed the Circle of Excellence award given to the top staff for the year.

Microsoft Ready, an annual celebration for global sales staff, gathers in Las Vegas for a week of elaborate presentations and awards. As part of those awards and event design, I developed the Circle of Excellence award given to the top staff for the year.

Microsoft Ready, an annual celebration for global sales staff, gathers in Las Vegas for a week of elaborate presentations and awards. As part of those awards and event design, I developed the Circle of Excellence award given to the top staff for the year.

Client

Microsoft

Role

Art Director Designer

Core

Visual Design Branding

Industry

Tech

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Icon variations
Icon variations

The Circle of Excellence is awarded to the top sales members of the fiscal year. I approached the design with several items in mind - legacy, embodiment and presence. After several iterations and alignments on length of tenure, brand guidance and team versioning, we landed with an asymetrical, ribbon wrapped icon that can be highly scaleable. Within Microsoft circles, earning this award and wearing the 'Red Jacket' is one of the highest achievements.

Let's build something awesome together.

© Eric Shaner 2025

Let's build something awesome together.

© Eric Shaner 2025

Let's build something awesome together.

© Eric Shaner 2025