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2018 Premier Print Award Winners Announced
Friday 22. June 2018 - For several months, the offices here at Printing Industries of America (PIA) have been overflowing with pieces from the Premier Print Awardsover 2,000 entries submitted to categories like Posters and Cards, School Yearbooks and Novelty Books, Product Catalogs and Popular Culture Magazines, even Point-of-Purchase Materials.
The amount of talent expressed through craftsmanship and creativity was overwhelming, though the rigorous judging process ensured that no small detail was overlooked. The expert judges were so impressed by this years submissions that 127 Best in Category honorsalso known as the Bennyswere awarded in a print competition that only has 115 categories.
As the worlds most prominent international print competition, submissions came from all over North America, China, Indonesia, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates. In addition to the 127 Benny winners that exhibited truly superior print quality and exceptional craftsmanship, our judges also awarded more than 1,000 Certificates of Merit and Awards of Recognition to those deserving submissions.
This years Benny winners put on view all of the possibilities of printing. Pieces included a magnificent and mountainous art book, beautiful and clear images of classical art rendered in vegetable-based ink, a kooky desk calendar celebrating the Year of the Dog (complete with studded dog collar), and an outdoor-inspired t-shirt and mug gift set appropriate for your favorite fishing enthusiast. The Certificate of Merit and Award of Recognition winners were just as inspiring, with those honorees including a book cover that felt like the skin of a peach, college and diocesan magazines, wine labels, and expertly bound art history books.
The Best in Show honorees will be revealed during the Premier Print Awards reception on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the J.W. Marriot Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. PIA will also distribute the Intertech Technology honors that evening.