ABOUT QA GRAPHICS
We are a full-service outsourcing company, providing custom HVAC system graphics, as well as design services for interactive platforms. Helping clients visualize their needs and simplify their lives, our talented designers come from a wide range of backgrounds to provide the personal attention and expertise needed to bring our clients’ ideas to life.
We opened our doors in 2006 in a small office in Ankeny, Iowa, with just three employees. The company was founded on providing the best BAS graphics services possible. Since then, we have become the industry leader in BAS graphics and have expanded into a full-service design firm.
Our interactive design team provides a variety of creative services to complement existing marketing and sales strategies. We act as a partner to many marketing agencies as a resource for design assets. QA Graphics provides custom solutions, including interactive sales tools, animated videos, 3D design service, and other multimedia.
All of our work is completed in-house, with a team comprised of both creative and technical staff, including graphic designers, 3D designers, developers, programmers, architects, and mechanical engineers, to ensure we meet our clients’ diverse needs.
We are a fun and creative group who takes pride in our Midwestern values and affordable prices. Our customers are our number one priority, as we strive to provide the best service in the industry. We guarantee timely, custom solutions to ensure our clients get the best ROI.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
QA Graphics is proud to showcase an entire trophy case of industry awards and recognition. This impressive collection highlights our commitment to excellence and innovation in BAS graphics, HVAC graphic solutions, and custom design services. Our accolades reflect the hard work and dedication of our talented team, consistently delivering top-tier solutions that set industry standards. With each award, we reaffirm our position as leaders in the field, continually striving to exceed our clients’ expectations and drive the industry forward.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won one Gold and one Platinum dotCOMM Awards for their video work on a training video series and Business-to-Business Mobile App category for an interactive application.
QA Graphics received a Gold in the Digital Animation Video Campaign category for their Car Wash Video project and honorable mention for our motion graphic work on the Harmoni Room with JY Designs.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won a gold Gold Davey award in video-direct marketing for their work on the Harmoni Room with JY Designs.
We received one Gold & one Platinum in the 2021 Videographers Awards for our video work in informational video & marketing product videos for Cooney Technologies. We were also a recipient of the Award of Distinction for our sizzle reel creation for the Nortek Reznor Teaser video.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won a Platinum and two Gold dotCOMM Awards for their video work in special animations, marketing services, and motion graphics.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, is the recipient of a Gold and two Silver recognitions in the 2021 Muse Creative Awards competition, for their Videos in categories: Motion Graphics, Self-Promotion, and Animation for their work with Cooney Technologies and Nortek Global HVAC.
QA Graphics received a Silver in the Strategic Communications Video Campaign category for their Reznor Video Teaser Campaign for Nortek Global HVAC. Highlighting their new equipment line.
QA Graphics received 2 Silver NYX Video Awards in Animation & Motion Graphics Video category for their Nortek Reznor Teaser Video & Cooney Freeze Block Video. They also received a Gold in the Consumer Products/Services for their Cooney Smart Freeze & Freeze Block Video.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, received the Award of Distinction in the Virtual Tours – Online Video category for their Virtual Tour of The District at Prairie Trails.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won two Platinum Hermes Creative Awards in the Marketing Product & Animation categories for their Cooney Technologies Videos and an Honorable Mention in Motion Graphics for their Nortek Reznor Teaser Video.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won a Silver Davey Award in the Mobile App/Sites-Business category for an interactive application.
We were named a recipient of the 2020 Zedman Award for our 3D Animation Services for the Auger Liner video for IHLE Fabrications LLC. Highlighting the installation of a basic vertical unload auger liner.
We were named a recipient of the 2020 Videographers Award of Distinction for our digital creation video production and motion graphics for services for the Auger Liner video for IHLE Fabrications LLC.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won a Platinum dotCOMM Award in the Business to Business Mobile App category for a custom interactive application.
QA Graphics received a Gold in the Motion Graphics Video category for their 3D Animation – Auger Liner for IHLE Fabrications LLC. Highlighting the installation of a basic vertical unload auger liner.
QA Graphics received a Bronze in the Promotional Video: Use of 3D Animation category for their FCW Assembly Video for Nortek StatePoint
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won a Gold Hermes Creative Awards in the Motion Graphics for their Aueger Liner Video. Highlighting the installation of a basic vertical unload auger liner.
QA Graphics has received Gold for their Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard, Mills 19 RDIC. The MarCom Awards announced winners for the 2019 international awards competition that recognizes outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communication professionals. With over 6,000 entries worldwide.
QA Graphics’ BAS Vector Symbol Library was recognized in FacilitiesNet.com 2019 Vision Award compeition as a winner in their Facility Manager Building Services/Tools category. Learn more about this awards competition.
QA Graphics won top honors in the Telly Awards. Receiving a Gold in the Promotional Video: Use of 3D Animation category for their Dual Tank Whiskey Flask Video.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won a Gold Hermes Creative Awards in the Motion Graphics for a Product category for their Raceway Piston Video. Highlighting the first of its kind, 21-foot Eternal Fan Piston statue.
QA Graphics’ BAS Vector Symbol Library was included in Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine’s 2019 Product of the Year awards competition. This product was included in the Software: Design, Modeling, Analysis category. Learn more about this awards competition.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won a Gold AVA Digital Award in the Microsite category for our website www.qag3d.com. Demonstrating the level of talent we offer for our custom website development.
We won a Gold Centauri for The Dual Tank Whiskey Flask Product Video and a Rose Gold Arcturus our 360 VR of The District of Prairie Trail Fly Through Video.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won two Silver Davey Awards for their creative video graphic production and website design.
QA Graphics’ first entry, The Dual Tank Whiskey Flask Product Video, won in the Film/Video – Best Use of Graphics category. The Dual Tank Flask Video was created as a marketing promotion tool used to show off the 156 component dual tank flask.
QA Graphics’ second entry, their 3D Design Website www.qag3d.com, won in the Online Advertising and Marketing-Microsite/Website category. Demonstrating the level of talent we offer for our custom website development.
QA Graphics has received Platinum for their Dual Tank Whiskey Flask Product Video. The MarCom Awards announced winners for the 2018 international awards competition that recognizes outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communication professionals. With over 6,000 entries worldwide.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won a Platinum dotCOMM Award in the Microsite category for our website www.qag3d.com. Demonstrating the level of talent we offer for our custom website development.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won a Gold Hermes Creative Awards in the Marketing Product category for their Musco Superior Lighting Video. Demonstrating with an animated 3D sky view and on-field view of what a player will see, then exploding the view showing the components that go into their lights.
QA Graphics’ Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard was included in Consulting Specifying Engineer magazine’s 2018 Product of the Year awards competition. This product was included in the BAS, Controls, Energy Management category. Learn more about this awards competition.
QA Graphics received Innovator of the Year Honorable Mention at the Tridium Niagara Summit 2018 for their Symbol Library v5 Tridium Module that is a Tridium N4 Symbol Library alternative.
The Niagara Innovator Award spotlight projects that focus on innovation, creativity, and collaboration.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, is the recipient of Gold recognition in the 2018 Muse Creative Awards competition, for their Dual Tank Whiskey Flask Product Video.
The Dual Tank Flask Video was created as a marketing promotion tool used to show off the 156 component dual tank flask.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won two awards from the AVA Digital Awards. for their creative video graphic production.
QA Graphics’ first entry, The Dual Tank Whiskey Flask Product Video, was awarded a platinum award in the Video Production (Creative) Graphic/Design category. The Dual Tank Flask Video was created as a marketing promotion tool used to show off the 156 component dual tank flask.
QA Graphics’ second entry, The District of Prairie Trail Fly Through Video, was awarded a gold award in the Video Production (Creative) Graphic/Design category. D.R.A. Properties L.C. worked with QA Graphics to develop graphics for this commercial real estate development to help prospective customers fully visualize The District and the developments happening in this area.
QA Graphics has received Honorable Mention for their 360° VR video of Prairie Trail’s “The District.” The MarCom Awards announced winners for the 2017 international awards competition that recognizes outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communication professionals. With over 6,000 entries worldwide.
The Videographer Awards announced winners for the 2017 international awards competition that recognizes outstanding production and communication professionals who excel in the scope of their own environment. With over 1,400 entries world-wide, QA Graphics has been named a recipient of the 2017 Videographers Award of Excellence for their 3D product modeling video on the Dual Tank Whiskey flask.
The Flask was truly a special and exciting original design collaboration for QA Graphics’ team. A fantastic way to showcase the design team’s diverse skills and talents for sales and marketing applications.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won a Gold Hermes Creative Awards in the Marketing Product category for their Dual Tank Whiskey Flask Video. Demonstrating the complexity and every detail of the flask, down to the exploding view of its 156-components.
QA Graphics’ BAS Symbol Library v5 was included in Consulting Specifying Engineer magazine’s 2017 Product of the Year awards competition. This product was included in the Software: Design, Modeling, Analysis category. Learn more about this awards competition.
MarCom Awards announced winners for the 2016 international awards competition that recognizes outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communication professionals. With over 6,000 entries world-wide, QA Graphics has been named a recipient of the 2016 MarCom Gold Award for their remodel of the Taco LCI-4 app for business.
The Taco LCI-4 app, remodeled by QA Graphics updated the apps user experience (UX) creating visually appealing interfaces that put the user’s needs first and incorporate Taco Solutions’ company’s branding.
QA Graphics’ was nominated for ControlTrends 2016 Third-Party Visualization Software of the Year category.
QA Graphics, a full-service digital design company, won two Platinum Hermes Creative Awards for its Bridge Data Manager Video and MacNeil Carwash Configurator.
QA Graphics’ first entry, The Bridge Data Manager Video, was awarded a platinum award in the Marketing (Service) category. The Bridge Data Manager Video was created as a marketing promotion tool used to communicate the benefits of the newly developed product to customers.
QA Graphics’ second entry, The MacNeil Carwash configurator, was awarded a platinum award in the Mobile & Web-Based Technology category. MacNeil worked with QA Graphics to develop an interactive sales application to help customers fully visualize their carwash conveyor layout, and to provide customers with instant feedback to simplify the decision making process.
QA Graphics’ Bridge Data Manager was included in Consulting Specifying Engineer magazine’s 2015 Product of the Year awards competition. Their product was included in the BAS, Controls, and Energy Management category. Learn more about this awards competition.
QA Graphics took home a gold award at the American Advertising Award celebration held February 21, 2015. The National American Advertising Awards Program (formerly the ADDY® Awards) is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative creative competition, recognizing creative excellence in the art of advertising from media of all types.
QA Graphics’ entry, The MacNeil Carwash configurator, was awarded a gold award in the digital advertising category – the top honor for the category.
QA Graphics has received Honorable Mention for their Green Building product, Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard®. The 2015 AHR Expo Innovation Awards represent companies and products of the HVACR marketplace. The awarded products were selected from among numerous entries by a panel of judges consisting of ASHREA members who evaluated the products based on innovation, application, value to the user and market impact.
QA Graphics has been nominated as a finalist for the 2014 Control Trends Awards—3rd Party Visualization Software of the Year.
MarCom Awards announced winners for the 2014 international awards competition that recognizes outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communication professionals. With over 6,500 entries world-wide, QA Graphics has been named a double recipient of the 2014 MarCom Platinum Award for their News Tutor mobile app development and the MacNeil Carwash Configurator sales tool.
The News Tutor mobile app, developed by QA Graphics, was created for use in the classroom to help students gain a better understanding of the process behind journalism and news reporting.
QA Graphics is proud to announce that BUILDINGS magazine has selected the Bridge Data Manager as a 2014 Money-Saving Product winner. The Bridge Data Manager product is part of an elite group of 97 products showcased in the magazine’s June 2014 issue.
QA Graphics is pleased to announce having won a silver award at the American Advertising Award celebration held on February 22, 2014, for their iPad application developed for Latham Hi-Tech Seeds, was awarded a silver award in the digital advertising – tablet category. The National American Advertising Awards Program (formerly the ADDY® Awards) is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative creative competition, recognizing creative excellence in the art of advertising.
Inc. magazine has ranked QA Graphics NO. 3,472 on its seventh annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s
fastest-growing private companies. This award ranks QA Graphics as the 13th fastest-growing private company in Iowa.
Learn more about the award and view the full list here.
QA Graphics was honored with a 2012 Salute to Industry award and the Commercial Reinvestment Award. The event recognizes local companies and individuals for their contributions and investments in the Ankeny business community.
QA Graphics was honored with four ADDY awards at the 2012 AAF of Des Moines’ annual awards show, which honors Central Iowa’s best creative work each year as part of a three-tiered national competition. QA Graphics was honored with a gold award for their Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard created for the World Food Prize, silver for a 3D animation that was included in a local commercial, a special “interactive” recognition from the judges for the World Food Prize project, and one of the employees was honored with the Rookie of the Year award for member involvement in the organization.
QA Graphics’ Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard (EEED) was included in Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine’s 2011 Product of the Year awards competition. Their product was included in the Networked Building Automation Systems/Controls, Energy Management Systems category of the Product of the Year competition. Learn more about this awards competition.
QA Graphics was honored with two silver ADDY® Awards at the American Advertising Federation of Des Moines’ annual ADDY® Awards show, which honors Central Iowa’s best creative work each year as part of a three-tiered national competition. The AAF of Des Moines is the local chapter of the American Advertising Federation.
Honored for its virtual configurator created for Vogue Tyres and for an Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard completed for a McDonald’s franchise in Riverside, California (view the application at http://www.greenmcdonalds.com).
QA Graphics’ Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard (EEED) has been named the 2010 top Energy Conservation product for the second year in a row as part of Environmental Design + Construction and Sustainable Facility magazines’ annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
The online contest allowed manufacturers and readers to showcase and vote for, respectively, the crème de la crème of green building products that best combine sustainable attributes with ease of use and installation. The winners were announced at the U.S. Green Building Council’s® Greenbuild Conference and Expo.
QA Graphics’ Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard (EEED) has been named the 2010 top Energy Conservation product for the second year in a row as part of Environmental Design + Construction and Sustainable Facility magazines’ annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
The online contest allowed manufacturers and readers to showcase and vote for, respectively, the crème de la crème of green building products that best combine sustainable attributes with ease of use and installation. The winners were announced at the U.S. Green Building Council’s® Greenbuild Conference and Expo.
Award-winning independent news source Sustainable Industries selected QA Graphics’ Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard as one of its 2010 Top 10 Green Building Products. Sustainable Industries’ Top 10 Green Building Products Guide is an annual publication profiling industry-leading green building products selected by a panel of expert judges and Sustainable Industries’ editorial team. The Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard was selected from more than 100 entries based on the Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard’s environmental performance, scalability/market impact, innovativeness, design aesthetic, value, and compatibility with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. View the 2010 Top 10 Green Building Projects guide.
QA Graphics is a recipient of the 2009 Top Products Award from Building Operating Management magazine, recognized for its Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard (EEED). This prestigious, annual award recognizes the most popular manufacturers and suppliers of the year as determined by building and facility executives.
The Top Products Award recognizes products that appear on FacilitiesNet.com and generate the highest level of click-through interest from building and facility executives. From October 2007 through September 2008, nearly 900 products were displayed on the FacilitiesNet.com home page, finishing in the top 10 percent of all those posted in 12 months.
QA Graphics’ Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard was named the best energy-conservation product and is also a recipient of the annual 2009 Readers’ Choice Award, an online contest organized by Environmental Design + Construction.
The 2009 contest allowed manufacturers to showcase their green building products within nine different product categories, and then readers cast their vote for what they thought were the best green building products and the easiest to use. The winners were announced at the U.S. Green Building Council’s 2009 Greenbuild conference.