SDF wins SMPS Reign Award for Best Website!

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June 11, 2026
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SDF wins SMPS Reign Award for Best Website!

We’re excited to share that Seattle Design Festival won an SMPS Reign Award for Best Website!

Winning the SMPS Reign Award for Best Website was truly a collaborative effort that would not be possible without the amazing team at People People Studio. Thank you for bringing our dream site to life! Read more here about that partnership on our blog post Behind the Redesign: Creating a Website That Truly Serves Seattle’s Design Community.

It was such a great evening of celebrating our region’s AEC marketing achievements, thank you to SMPS Seattle for hosting an excellent event every year!