Susan Clark

Best of Show A Colorful Gamble By Barbara Bucci In October 1997, Susan Clark, a graphic designer for the Players Island Casino, Lake Charles, La., was presented with the assignment to design a New Year's Eve party invitation for the casino's top-level players. The piece, which won the Lake Charles, La. chapter Advertising Federation Award (ADDY), was mailed to three levels of the casino's VIP patrons. "We knew in advance that Juice Newton would sing at the party and I was familiar with her music," said Clark. Accordingly, she included the singer's picture in the invitation's design. Newton appears as the Queen of Hearts in a hand of playing cards