2010 Gold Ink Awards
With cost-cutting and decreasing time-to-market among the top priorities in many book production departments and manufacturing facilities, one might think print quality, as a whole, would suffer. But as demonstrated by the winners of this year's Gold Ink Awards—the industry's premier print competition, produced by Book Business, Publishing Executive and Printing Impressions magazines—pride in book production is not so easily stifled. From paper and coverboard materials selection, to enviable attention to intricate color accuracy and image vibrancy, to the highest-quality binding, and design integration with complex production processes and materials, these winners are evidence that partnerships between book production executives and their manufacturing vendors, as well as the use of the latest printing technologies, are integral to the final product, and that quality has remained a top priority despite the challenges many book production and manufacturing facilities face.
Now in its 23rd year, the annual Gold Ink Awards showcases the finest in print production in 47 categories. The Gold, Silver, Bronze and Pewter awards were selected this year from nearly 1,200 entries, by a judging committee of distinguished graphic arts experts. They judged these entries over the course of three days at the headquarters of North American Publishing Co. (Book Business' parent company) in Philadelphia. Winning pieces were selected based on superiority in print quality, technical difficulty and overall visual effect.
The Annual Gold Ink Awards Banquet, held to honor the winners (and in conjunction with the Publishing Executive Hall of Fame induction ceremony), will take place Monday evening, Oct. 4 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, during Graph Expo 2010. For information on attending or to reserve your seat or corporate table, visit GoldInk.com or contact Mike Cooper at (215) 238-5434 or MCooper@NAPCO.com.
Book Business congratulates all of this year's winners on their significant achievements. Also, thanks to all the entrants to this year's competition; while they may not have taken home awards, they faced extremely stiff competition, and should also be recognized for taking pride in their work and entering some truly impressive pieces for consideration. Thanks also go out to the judging committee; with thousands of pieces to judge—loop in hand, strain on the eyes and back, during hours of excruciating evaluation—they certainly deserve the gratitude of the Gold Ink Awards organizers and the winners. Thanks and congratulations to all!
The 2010 Gold Ink Award Winners:
>BOOK COVERSWarhammer
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg
Ink: Toyo Ink
● Its extraordinary features: Perhaps the most distinctive features of "Warhammer" are its rough book edge and leather binding/cover. "The production and technical craftsmanship make this piece a standout in its category," commented Judge Allan Espiritu.
SILVER
The Guinness Story
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Press: Akiyama, Sakurai
Paper: NewPage Corp.
Ink: Superior Printing Inks
BRONZE
Eco Maison
Entrant/Print: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg
Ink: Toyo Ink
PEWTER
10*10/3
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Beneath the Dark Ice
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Buffalo
Prince of Frogs
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Buffalo
Depraved Indifference
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Buffalo
Emerald Embrace
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Buffalo
The Truth About Lord Stoneville
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Buffalo
Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Buffalo
Takedown
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Buffalo
Salamander
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Buffalo
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
Entrant/Printer: Bridge Publications Inc.
Sadlier: We Believe— Jesus in the Sacraments
Entrant/Printer: Moore Langen (a subsidiary of Courier Corp.)
Sadlier: Phonics—Level C
Entrant/Printer: Moore Langen (a subsidiary of Courier Corp.)
Inside: Language, Literacy, and Content
Entrant/Printer: Moore Langen (a subsidiary of Courier Corp.)
HSP California Excursions: Distant Lands
Entrant/Printer: Moore Langen (a subsidiary of Courier Corp.)
Louisiana Storytown: Dive Right In
Entrant/Printer: Moore Langen (a subsidiary of Courier Corp.)
Ripley's Believe It or Not! 3D Lenticular Cover
Entrant/Printer: IGH Solutions
Swoon
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Janson's History of Art, 8th Edition, Vol. 1
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
> BOOK JACKETS Extraordinary Gardens of the World
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg
Ink: Toyo Ink
● Its extraordinary features: There is nothing garden variety about Monty Don's "Extraordinary Gardens of the World." With a sage-embossed cover complete with an intricate flock maze pattern, it aims to attract green-thumbs across the globe with what Judge Melissa Jacobson lauds "a daring execution of a complex design."
SILVER
Angels and Ages
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Press: Akiyama
Paper: Mohawk Fine Papers
Ink: Superior Printing Inks
BRONZE
Kaboom
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Press: Akiyama
Paper: NewPage Corp.
Ink: Superior Printing Inks
PEWTER
Ticket to the Limit
Entrant: Greenleaf Book Group
Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Sleeping Arrangements
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
In the Place of Justice
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
The Extinction Club: A Novel
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
The Man from Beijing
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
The Citizen's Constitution
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Fixing My Gaze
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
The Illustrated Screwtape Letters
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Hush, Hush
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Starfishing
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Lift
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Crocodile Tears
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Janson's History of Art, 8th Student Edition
Entrant/Printer: Lehigh Phoenix
Customer Driven Change
Entrant: Brown Books Publishing Group
Printer: Bang Printing
> FINE EDITIONS
GOLD
Cars
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg
Ink: Toyo Ink
● Its extraordinary features: Not only is "Cars" a veritable love letter to the most attractive cars ever manufactured, its own form is perhaps the equivalent ode to the sleekest elements of book design. Built for car enthusiasts and design aficionados alike, Judge Harris Fogel praises "Cars" as a beautiful summation of what is expected of an entrant in the "Fine Editions" category. "From the partial slipcover to the binding of this thick volume, from the moment you pick it up, the choice of selection of images is coherent. The black-and-white images of classic cars—minmalist and beautifully rendereed without any flaws or distractions—creates a sumptuous presention and finish." In short, he says, this gold winner is "simply outstanding."
SILVER
Byografia 2010
Entrant/Printer: Nava Press
Press: Heidelberg
Ink: BASF
BRONZE
Warhammer
Entrant: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg
Ink: Toyo Ink
PEWTER
Senior Library and Advice (SVA)
Entrant/Printer: TWP America, Inc.
Lutheran Study Bible Deluxe Edition
Entrant/Printer: Transcontinental Printing
All American IX
Entrant/Printer: Finlay
From Tradition to Modernity
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
> CHILDREN'S BOOKS
GOLD
Peter Pan
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Press: Komori
● Its extraordinary features: A classic story is re-imagined with sounds and pop-up illustrations in "Peter Pan." "What stood out the most was the inclusion of sound in the production," notes Judge Nicole Koenitzer. "That, combined with the beautiful die-cut pop-ups, made this an easy gold."
SILVER
Clarice Bean, That's Me, Limited Edition
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg
Ink: Toyo Ink
BRONZE
Festa Na Casa de Bonecas
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Press: Komori
PEWTER
Le Grand Livre Animé De La Terre Et Du Ciel
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
El Cuerpo
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Mein Liebstes Oster Puzzlebuch
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Hello, Little Lion!
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Cendrillon
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Ride Your Tractor, Mr. Croc
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Grande Storia Universale
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
The Great Katie Kate Tackles Questions About Cancer
Entrant: Greenleaf Book Group
Printer: Shanghai Printing Co., Ltd.
There Was an Old Lady
Entrant: Chronicle Books
Printer: Toppan Excel
Clubhouse Adventures
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Tauton
> COOKBOOKS Serendip: My Sri Lankan Kitchen
Entrant/Printer: 1010 Printing International Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg, Screen
Ink: Sun Chemical
● Its extraordinary features: "My Sri Lankan Kitchen" serves up tasty morsels of brilliant photography, unique design elements and authentic recipes from an exotic culture. "Gorgeous and delicious," is how Judge Nicole Koenitzer describes it. So what makes it so yummy? "The fine detail of stitching on the cover, tactile paper choice and great printing."
SILVER
Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion
Entrant/Printer: 1010 Printing International Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg, Screen
Ink:Sun Chemical
BRONZE
The Songs of Sapa
Entrant/Printer: 1010 Printing International Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg, Screen
Ink: Sun Chemical
PEWTER
Food Italia
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Eat Ate: Guy Mirabella
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
The Eastern & Oriental Cookbook
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Gourmandises Intenses
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Wegmans Holiday Menu '09
Entrant/Printer: Angstrom Graphics
Home Cooking the Costco Way
Entrant: GSSI
Printer: Daehan Printing and Publishing
Southern Living Farmers Market Cookbook
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor
Mini-Cocotte Book
Entrant/Printer: Thomson Press
Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking
Entrant/Printer: 1010 Printing International Ltd.
Comfort Classics
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Taunton
Nigella Fresh
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Taunton
Molto Gusto
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Taunton
Good Food for All
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Taunton
The Comfort Table
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Taunton
Wolfgang Puck Makes It Easy
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Taunton
Southern Living All-Time Favorites
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Taunton
> DIGITAL PRINTING, BOOKS AND MANUALS
GOLD
elemenTALLEY
Entrant/Printer: Finlay Printing
● Its extraordinary features: elemenTALLEY is the promotional brochure of Carl Talley Photography. "This book shows all the best of digital printing—using the larger color spectrum and avoiding classic digital issues in the solids and gradation," notes one of the judges.
SILVER
Quello é Italiano
Entrant/Printer: Xerox Corp.
Press, Paper, Ink: Xerox
BRONZE
MERS Retirement Solutions Handbook
Entrant/Printer: MERS of Michigan
Press: CanonPaper, Domtar Papers
PEWTER
Spaghetti House Menu, Ver0410
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Regence BlueCross BlueShield: Health Life
Entrant/Printer:Regence
Where's My Birthday Cake?
Entrant/Printer: Océ North America, Production Printing Systems
Wabash Review
Entrant/Printer: Copresco
Informed Trends
Entrant/Printer: Copresco
Educators Edition Dayplanner
Entrant/Printer: Xerox Corp.
Cruise Vacation Book
Entrant/Printer: Xerox Corp.
Trade Book
Entrant/Printer: Xerox Corp.
> FINE ART LITHOGRAPHY A Dream of Red Mansions
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg
Ink: Toyo Ink
● Its extraordinary features: "In a category of lovely books, this one exceeded all expectations," praises Judge Melissa Jacobson.
SILVER
The Picturesque World Through Lenses
Entrant: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg
Paper: Gold East Paper
Ink: Toyo Ink
BRONZE
Art Collection of Wang Baisheng
Entrant: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg
Paper: Gold East Paper
PEWTER
From Tradition to Modernity
Entrant: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Corporate Andy Warhol Art Exhibit Catalog
Entrant: Highroad Press LLC
> HARDCOVER BOOKS
GOLD
Moonfire
Entrant/Printer: 1010 Printing International Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg, Screen
Ink: Sun Chemical
● Its extraordinary features: One small step for man, one giant leap for hardcover books. Forty years have passed since man first landed on the moon, yet the unparalleled photography and insights of "Moonfire" offer readers a glimpse into the most defining scientific mission of the past century. As Judge Nicole Koenitzer proclaims, "Vibrant printing quality, strong blacks and nice fold-outs make this a gold."
SILVER
The World on a Canvas
Entrant/Printer: Thomson Press, Faridabad
Press: Goss, Manroland, Mitsubishi, Muller Martini, Hewlett- Packard
Paper: International Paper/xpedx, Mohawk Fine Papers, Sappi Fine Paper, Stora Enso
Ink: Sun Chemical, Toyo Ink, Siegwerk
BRONZE
Etcetera
Entrant/Printer: 1010 Printing International Ltd.
Press: Heidelberg. Screen
Ink: Sun Chemical
PEWTER
Chords of Grey
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
The Bizarre and Incredible World of Plants
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Timeship: The Architecture of Immortality
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Les Aromes Du The
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Julije Cezar
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Toys for Boys, Vol. 2
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Bulova Accutron Pitchbook Binder
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Harry Winston Holiday Book '09
Entrant/Printer: The Hennegan Co.
Images of Starcraft: Wings of Liberty
Entrant: Worldcolor
Chickasaw Renaissance
Entrant/Printer: O'Neil Printing
Masks of Fabled Lands
Entrant/Printer: Communication Art Design and Printing Ltd.
The Luxury of Chinese Lacquer
Entrant/Printer: Communication Art Design and Printing Ltd.
The Mengxin Collection
Entrant/Printer: Communication Art Design and Printing Ltd.
Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity
Entrant/Printer: 1010 Printing International Ltd.
Alice in Verse: The Lost Rhymes of Wonderland
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Fairfield
YOU: Having a Baby
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Fairfield
Overnight Sensation
Entrant/Printer: Asia Pacific Offset, Inc.
Gems and Gemstones
Entrant/Printer: RR Donnelley
The Vatican and Saint Peter's Basilica of Rome
Entrant/Printer: Asia Pacific Offset, Inc.
> SOFTCOVER BOOKS Dessous Lingerie
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Press: Komori
Paper: Sappi Fine Paper
● Its extraordinary features: "Crisp, clear photography and a clever handmade slip case combined with top-notch production value," praises Judge John McGurk.
SILVER
The Small Stakes Music Posters
Entrant: Chronicle Books
Printer: C&C Offset Printing
Press: Heidelberg
BRONZE
717 Fifth Avenue Book
Entrant/Printer: JS McCarthy Printers
Press: Komori
Ink: Toyo Ink
PEWTER
Secrets of The Silk Road
Entrant/Printer: C&C Joint Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
Fairie-ality Style
Entrant: C&C Offset Printing Co., Ltd.
The Vampire Book
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
The World's Heritage
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd.
Bed in a Tree
Entrant/Printer: Leo Paper Products Ltd
The American Journey
Entrant/Printer: Webcrafters, Inc.
The Future Is Fluid Form
Entrant/Printer: The John Roberts Co.
Halo 3 ODST
Entrant/Printer: RR Donnelley
Head and Neck Anatomy for Dental Medicine
Entrant: Thieme Medical Publishers
Our Choice
Entrant: Melcher Media
Printer: Quebecor World Taunton
Elegance In Iron: The Art of Japanese
Entrant/Printer: Communication Art Design and Printing Ltd.
Speed Decorating
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Taunton
100 Years of Scouting
Entrant/Printer: Worldcolor Taunton
- Companies:
- Asia Pacific Offset
- C&C Offset Printing Co.
- Copresco
- Courier Corp.
- Domtar Paper
- Heidelberg USA
- International Paper
- Lehigh Phoenix
- MAN Roland Inc.
- Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.
- Moore Langen
- NewPage
- O'Neil Printing
- Océ
- Quebecor World Direct
- RR Donnelley
- Sappi Fine Paper
- SunChemical
- The Hennegan Company
- The John Roberts Company
- Thieme Medical Publishers
- Thomson Press India Limited
- Webcrafters Inc.
- Xerox Corp.
- xpedx
- People:
- Jesus
- Moore Langen
- Ripley
- Places:
- California
- Heidelberg
- Shanghai