BALTIMORE, MD | June 2, 2026
Baltimore digital agency recognized across seven clients for excellence in user experience, brand design, and annual reporting
Mindgrub Technologies, a Baltimore-based digital agency, has been named a winner at the 32nd Annual Communicator Awards, earning 11 awards across work for seven clients, including Dragos, VHI, Livestrong, the Maryland Lottery, Scholarship America, Vantage Data House, and Visit Baltimore. The wins include three Awards of Excellence and eight Awards of Distinction, placing Mindgrub among the top-scoring entries in a competition that drew more than 3,000 submissions from agencies and brands worldwide.
The Communicator Awards is evaluated by The Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA), an assembly of more than 1,100 industry leaders from companies including JPMorgan Chase & Co., FedEx, Netflix, and National Geographic Society. Awards of Excellence are reserved for entries scoring nine or above on a 10-point scale, while Awards of Distinction recognize scores from seven to 8.9.
Mindgrub’s three Excellence wins recognized the Dragos Year in Review in the Annual Report-Science & Technology category and the Visit Baltimore: Momentum project in both the General-Travel & Tourism and Features-Visual Appeal – Aesthetic categories. The agency’s eight Distinction wins spanned annual reporting, website redesign, user experience, brand redesign, and non-profit categories across work for all seven clients.
“These wins reflect the depth and range of what our team delivers every day,” said Todd Marks, Founder and CEO of Mindgrub Technologies. “From lottery mobile apps to non-profit websites, each of these projects required a different skillset, and our team brought both craft and strategy to all of them.”
The full list of Mindgrub’s 32nd Annual Communicator Awards wins includes:
- Dragos Year in Review — Excellence, Annual Report-Science & Technology; Distinction, Annual Report-Corporation or Business
- Livestrong — Distinction, General-Non-Profit; Distinction, Features-Website Redesign
- Maryland Lottery App — Distinction, Features-Best User Experience
- Scholarship America — Distinction, General-Non-Profit
- Vantage Data House — Distinction, Features-User Experience; Distinction, General-Politics
- VHI Brand Work — Distinction, General-Brand Redesign or Refresh
- Visit Baltimore: Momentum — Excellence, General-Travel & Tourism; Excellence, Features-Visual Appeal – Aesthetic
All winners are featured in the Communicator Awards Winners Gallery at communicatorawards.com.
About Mindgrub Technologies
Mindgrub is an award-winning tech consultancy that delivers deeply integrated AI-driven solutions and custom-built digital experiences that drive measurable business results. Trusted by global brands and recognized on the Inc. 5000 for ten consecutive years, Mindgrub partners with organizations to improve efficiency, accelerate growth and build what’s next. Learn more at mindgrub.com.
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