2010 Impressions Awards Results Are In!

October 04, 2010

The results are in! For months, decorators of all sizes and experience levels have submitted their entries for the 2010 Impressions Awards, the industry’s most prestigious apparel decorating contest. The 32nd annual contest was judged at the Fort Worth Imprinted Sportswear Show, which was held Sept. 30-Oct. 2.

The Impressions staff would like to thank the following people for agreeing to judge this year’s entries: Dane Clement, Great Dane Graphics; James Ortolani, Hix Corp.; Charlie Taublieb, Taublieb Consulting; Richard Bloedow, GS USA; Ed Levy, Hirsch Intl.; Jimmy Lamb, Sawgrass Technologies; Steven Batts, Righteous Threads, Nick Wood, Ryonet Corp.

The winners are as follows:

This year’s overall Grand Champion, as well as the Grand Champion in Embroidery, was “Lumpy’s Diner,” submitted by Andy’s Tee Shirts Inc., Concord, Calif. The Grand Champion of Screen Printing was “The Reptile House,” submitted by Target Graphics, Naperville, Ill.

Results for individual categories are listed below.

Multicolor Screen Printing on Light or Dark Garments
1st place: “Fishers of Men 3,” Kerusso Inc., Berryville, Ark.

2nd place (tie): “Bent Axles Show & Barbeque,” Images, Santa Maria, Calif.

2nd place (tie): “Drag Specialties,” Andy’s Tee Shirts Inc., Concord, Calif.

True Process Color Screen Printing
1st place: “The Reptile House,” Target Graphics, Naperville, Ill.

2nd place: “San Antonio,” Target Graphics, Naperville, Ill.

3rd place: “FifthSunFace,” Huetone Imprints Inc., Bensenville, Ill.

Simulated Process Color Screen Printing
1st place: “Josh Turner,” Anderson Studio Inc., Nashville, Tenn.

2nd place: “Hellfire,” Blue Moon, Eastlake, Ohio

3rd place: “Michelle Wright,” Anderson Studio Inc., Nashville, Tenn.

Special Effects Textile Screen Printing
1st place: “Oriental Plate,” ETF Tekstil AS, Istanbul, Turkey

2nd place: “Hot To Handle,” Shockwaves Promotional Apparel, Arlington Heights, Ill.

3rd place: “Obama 2008,” Insta Graphic Systems, Cerritos, Calif.

Manual Textile Screen Printing
1st place: “XCFL Fightwear,” Unik Ink Specialty Printing, Ridgeland, Miss.

2nd place: “Iguana,” Tropic Images S.A., San Rafael Heredia, Costa Rica

3rd place: “Ozark Motor Lines,” SAW Textiles, Bartlett, Tenn.

Most Creative Use of Screen Printed Logo/Motif
1st place: “Battling Samurais,” Shockwaves Promotional Apparel, Arlington Heights, Ill.

2nd place (tie): “Wonder of Print,” Allusive Butterfly, Kissimmee, Fla.

2nd place (tie): “Cooper Choir,” PXP, Garland, Texas

Outstanding Design: A Screen Print Artist’s Award
1st place: “Wyotech Car Show 2010,” Andy’s Tee Shirts Inc., Concord, Calif.

2nd place: “Chevy Racing,” Sportco, Naperville, Ill.

3rd place: “Joel,” T-Shirt Factory

Eco-Friendlier Apparel Decoration
1st place: “Rethink,” Vapor Apparel, N. Charleston, S.C.

2nd place: “CP Huntington,” InMotion, Sonoma, Calif.

3rd place (tie): “Kosh Reverse Applique Tee,” Black Duck Embroidery and Screen Printing, Albuquerque, N.M.

3rd place (tie): “Scream,” Atlas Print, St. Augustine, Fla.

Digital Apparel Decoration
1st place: “Hurricane Island,” Bosstown Custom Prints, Cambridge, Mass.

2nd place: “Fashion Face,” Shockwaves Promotional Apparel, Arlington Heights, Ill.

3rd place: “Great Trails,” Vapor Apparel, N. Charleston, S.C.

Multimedia
1st place: “Ammunition,” Shockwaves Promotional Apparel, Arlington Heights, Ill.

2nd place: “Cupcake,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.

3rd place: “Griffin,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.

Digitizing Artistry
1st place: “Zepplin,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.

2nd place: “Mom’s and Rod’s Car Show,” QDigitizing, Phoenix

3rd place: “Restless Kids,” QDigitizing, Phoenix

Creative Logos & Mascots (Embroidery)
1st place: “Lumpy’s Diner,” Andy’s Tee Shirts Inc., Concord, Calif.

2nd place: “Good Guys Ya Gotta Drive ‘Em,” Andy’s Tee Shirts Inc., Concord, Calif.

3rd place: “American Aircraft,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.

Creative Techniques (Appliqué, Chenille, Sequins, etc.)
1st place: “Lackpard Headwear — Rebel Series,” Otto Intl., Ontario, Calif.

2nd place: “Rock The House,” Shockwaves Promotional Apparel, Arlington Heights, Ill.

3rd place: “James Dean’s Color Explosion,” Mark Kinderman

Embroidered Stock Designs
1st place: “Birth of a Grandmother,” Unique Impressions, Bethpage, N.Y.

2nd place: “Big Cat,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.

3rd place: “Otter Lake,” Unique Impressions, Bethpage, N.Y.

Most Creative Use of Heat-Applied Graphics
1st place: “Custom Sublimation Camp Shirt,” Savi Inc., San Diego

2nd place: “Shoe Remix,” Stahls’ CadCutDirect.com, Masontown, Pa.

3rd place: “Sublimation Hoodie,” Savi Inc., San Diego

People’s Choice Award (Voted best by ISS show attendees)
“Just Human White,” Culture Studio, Chicago



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