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IP Awards "Best Ideas"

International Paper has announced the winners of its second annual "The Best Ideas on Paper" awards. Entries were judged on the following criteria: full use of the paper's attributes; sharp type, line work and graphics; clean, sharp dot reproduction in screen and halftone areas; consistent ink laydown

in screened areas; full, even coverage of solids; well-executed finishing and bindery techniques; and aesthetics. The winners:

* Writing, Text and Cover, Corporate ID - Metropolitan Printing Co., Portland, OR

* Writing, Text and Cover, Annual Reports/Financial - P.E.G. Solutions, Oakland, CA

* Writing, Text and Cover, Collateral - Oliver Printing, Twinsburg, OH

* Carolina Coated Cover, Collateral - Quality Color Graphics, Elk Grove Village, IL

* Carolina Coated Cover, Packaging/POP - Structural Graphics, Essex, CT

* Carolina Coated Cover, Direct Mail - Structural Graphics, Essex, CT

* Accent Opaque - House of Printing, Burtonsville, MD

* Williamsburg - Tropical Printing, Sarasota, FL

* Springhill/BriteHue - Extra! Extra! Graphics, St. Petersburg, FL.

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