Los Angeles, CA - July 5, 2005 - The Los Angeles-based strategic design agency, Ramp Creative, received recognition in the 2005 Annual Report Competition and Gala Awards dinner held on June 16. The annual event was sponsored by the Orange County Chapter of National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) in Irvine, California.

The agency was acknowledged for "Passion & Progress", the 2004 annual report for Edwards Lifesciences (www.edwards.com). Ramp's collaboration with Edwards Lifesciences for their 2004 Annual Report won the Gold Award in the Best On-line Annual Report category.

All award winners were announced and shown at a spectacular gala awards ceremony on the June 16, 2005 at the big tent pavilion in the Irvine Hyatt Regency in Irvine.