HONORS & AWARDS

2017 36th Annual American Illustration, Certificate of Excellence, Christian Clayton Studio (Personal Work)

2016 Twenty Years of Service, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA. 

2015 The Great Teacher Award, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA. 

2003 D&AD Silver Award, D&AD (Design & Art Direction)

2003 The Art Directors Club 82nd Annual Awards Silver Award Christian Clayton for Fishwrap (Art Direction / Illustration)

2002 Award of Excellence, Side One Records Communication Arts (Advertising)

2002 Award of Excellence, Time Magazine Communication Arts (Editorial)

2001 Print's Regional Design Annual, Design Excellence, Book Cover for Little, Brown & Co. - The Brothers (Book Publishing)

2001 Award of Excellence, Illustration Annual, Communication Arts, Rounder Records, AD/Designer, Scott Billington (Advertising)

2001 Award of Excellence, Illustration Annual, Communication Arts, CMJ Music, AD/Designer, James Gallagher (Advertising)

1998 Society of Illustrators 39th Annual Exhibition, Art Director, Greg Ross, Client, A&M Records (Advertising)

1998 Society of Illustrators 39th Annual Exhibition, Art Director, Fred Woodward, Client, Rolling Stone (Editorial)

1998 Print's Regional Design Annual, Design Excellence, Art Directors Club of Denver (Advertising/Promotion)

1998 Award of Excellence, Illus. Annual, Napa Valley Vintners Association, AD/D, Melanie Doherty (Advertising Series)

1998 Print's Regional Design Annual, Design Excellence, CD Cover for The Honeydogs' Seen A Ghost (Advertising)

1997 Grammy Nomination, 40th Annual Grammy Awards, Oasis All Around the World (Art Direction/Music Video)

1997 Print’s Regional Design Annual, Design Excellence, CD Packaging for Mercury Records - Flippin the Script  (Advertising)

1997 Award of Excellence, Illustration Annual, Communication Arts, Tower Records, Pulse, AD/Designer, Tom Fille Brown  (Editorial)

1997 Award of Excellence, Illustration Annual, Communication Arts, The New Yorker, Art Director, Owen Phillips (Editorial)

1997 Award of Excellence, Illustration Annual, Communication Arts, Hippocrates, Art Director, Steve Powell (Editorial)

1997 Award of Excellence, Illustration Annual, Communication Arts, Epitaph Records, AD/Designer, Jesse Fisher (Advertising)

1996 Society of Illustrators, Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators, New York

1996 Print's Regional Design Annual, Design Excellence, SF Examiner--Haiti’s Turbulent Angels, AD/D, Josephine Rigg (Editorial)

1996 Award of Excellence, Illustration Annual, Communication Arts, San Francisco Examiner, AD/Designer, Josephine Rigg (Editorial)

1996 36th Annual Illustrators West, Art Director Carol Macrini, Bloomberg Financial, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles (Editorial)

1996 36th Annual Illustrators West, Art Director George McCalman, Entertainment Weekly, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles (Editorial)  

1994 13th Annual American Illustration, Certificate of Excellence, Guitar Player, AD/Designer, Saroyan Humphrey (Editorial)

1993 12th Annual American Illustration, Certificate of Excellence, Ray Gun Art Director/Designer, David Carson (Editorial)

1992 13th Annual American Illustration, Certificate of Excellence, Rolling Stone, Art Director/Designer, Fred Woodward (Editorial)