The results for the 2019 Impressions Awards are in! For months, decorators of all sizes and experience levels submitted their entries for the 41st annual Impressions Awards, the industry’s most prestigious apparel-decorating contest. The 2019 competition was judged at the Fort Worth Imprinted Sportswear Show (ISS), which was held Oct. 3-5 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Impressions staff would like to thank the following judges who once again evaluated this year’s entries: Lee Caroselli-Barnes, Balboa Threadworks; Liz Beavers, GSG; Erich Campbell, Briton Leap Inc.; Dane Clement, Great Dane Graphics; Deborah Jones, myembroiderymentor.com; Rick Roth, Mirror Image; Charlie Taublieb, Taublieb Consulting; and Mark Suhadolnik, GSG.
The winners are as follows:
The overall Grand Champion Award was given to “Alphonse Mucha-Job,” which was submitted by Allabout Digitizing & Design, Pfafftown, N.C. That entry also was awarded the distinction of Grand Champion of Embroidery. The Grand Champion of Screen Printing was awarded to “American Badass,” submitted by Denver Print House.
Results for individual categories are listed below.
Multicolor Screen Printing on Light or Dark Garments
1st place: “Denver Zoo College,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
2nd place (tie): “Newport Hill Climb 2019,” Single Ink Screenprinting, Terre Haute, Ind., & “American Badass,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
3rd place: “Arabian Dances,” Dynamic Designs Inc., Killeen, Texas.
True Process Color Screen Printing
1st place: “Island Hoppers,” Anderson Studio, Nashville, Tenn.
2nd place: “Newport Hill Climb 2019,” Single Ink Screenprinting, Terre Haute, Ind.
3rd place: “Covered Bridge Festival,” Single Ink Screenprinting, Terre Haute, Ind.
Simulated Process Color Screen Printing
1st place: “Vince Gill Okie,” Anderson Studio Inc., Nashville, Tenn.
2nd place: “Clown Skull,” Action d.o.o., Pula, Croatia.
3rd place: “Sunrise,” Charm City Screen Print, Glen Arm, Md.
Special Effects Textile Screen Printing
1st place: “New York Gritty,” King Screen, Roanoke, Va.
2nd place: “Elton John,” Culture Studio, Chicago
3rd place: “Day of the Dead,” Logo UNLTD., Woodenville, Wash.
Manual Textile Screen Printing
1st place: “The Mother Road,” Crackerjack Shack, Republic, Mo.
2nd place: “Voodoo Ranch,” Boundary Waters Screenprinting, Redding, Calif.
3rd place: “Wilkerson,” Dreamscape Screen Printing, Arlington, Texas
Most Creative Use of Screen Printed Logo/Mascot
1st place: “Margarita Wave,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
2nd place: “Sum of Existence,” Dynamic Designs Inc., Killeen, Texas
3rd place: “Madonna Face,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
Outstanding Design: A Screen Print Artist’s Award
1st place: “American Badass,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
2nd place: “Voodoo Ranch,” Boundary Waters Screenprinting, Redding, Calif.
3rd place: “Greetings from Blue Ox 2019,” Powertex, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Multimedia
1st place: “Alphonse Mucha-Job,” Allabout Digitizing & Design, Pfafftown, N.C.
2nd place: “White Tiger,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.
3rd place: “Microsoft Soft Shell Jacket,” Logo Unltd., Woodinville, Wash.
Digitizing Artistry
1st place: “Stringer of Trout,” Uniforms Inc/Embroidery Graphix, Dallas
2nd place: “Los Gallos,” Hawk Digitzing, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
3rd place: “Casualties of War,” Uniforms Inc/Embroidery Graphix, Dallas
Most Creative Use of an Embroidered Logo/Mascot
1st place: “Hotrod Monster,” Twisted J, Stephenville, Texas
2nd place: “Panic Parrot,” Stitch’d Emb. Development, Pasadena, Calif.
3rd place: “Valentine,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.
Embroidered Stock Designs
1st place: “Paws,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.
2nd place: “AKA,” Custom Creations MFG., Orlando, Fla.
3rd place: “Chenille Embroidered Emblems,” Custom Creations MFG., Orlando, Fla.
Direct-to-Garment Digital Apparel Decoration
1st place: “The Band,” Goodwill Southern California Print Shop, Los Angeles
2nd place: “Warrior Princess,” Breakthrough Custom Clothing, Toms River, N.J.
3rd place: “Sunset Lighthouse,” Goodwill Southern California Print Shop, Los Angeles
People’s Choice Award (Voted best by ISS show attendees)
“Clown Skull,” Action d.o.o., Pula, Croatia.
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