Graphic Village Honored with Twenty-One 2024 Print Excellence Awards

Graphic Village is proud to announce that they were awarded twenty-one 2024 Print Excellence Awards from Graphic Media Alliance (GMA) at the 2024 Southern Region Print Week reception on February 29, 2024.

Each year, GMA holds its Print Excellence Awards competition to recognize Ohio, Michigan, and northern Kentucky printers who have demonstrated printing excellence in 36 categories. New for 2024, GMA was pleased to welcome back Michael Klyn (retired from Peake DeLancey Printers in Hyattsville, MD). Michael’s extensive background in print production and quality control, combined with the expert knowledge of our returning judge, Jeff Ekstein (Willow Printing Group, Ontario, Canada), made for an outstanding duo as each entry underwent careful review and deliberation. The level of competition was so competitive; several categories required the judges to search for minor imperfections to determine a winner.

In addition to winning nine Gold Awards, six Silver Awards, and five Bronze awards, GV also won a “Best of Region Award” for our Otterbein Senior Life Promotional Campaign.

Graphic Village’s notable wins in 2024 include:

Nine Gold Awards:

1. Home City Ice – Home City Ice Self Mailer (Direct Mail Category)
2. Graphic Village – Graphic Village 2024 Calendar (Calendars Category)
3. HR Elements – HR Elements Brochure (Brochures/Catalog Sheets Single Sheets Category)
4. Crossroads Church – Change the World: Go Trips 2024 Brochure (Brochures – Multi-Page Category)
5. Otterbein Senior Life – Otterbein Senior Life Promotional Campaign (Campaigns/Promotions Category)
6. Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame – Marty Brennaman Reds HoF Poster (Posters Category)
7. Neenah Paper – Neenah Power of Paper Carton & Samples (Packaging Category)
8. Rodem: Smart Sanitary Processes – Rodem Environmental Graphics (Large Format Printing Category)
9. Graphic Media Alliance – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Invitation (Announcements and Invitations Category)

Six Silver Awards:

1. Graphic Village – Graphic Village Promotional Pieces (Campaigns/Promotions Category)
2. Graphic Village – Graphic Village Corporate Brochure (Printer’s Self-Advertising Category)
3. Cintas – Uniforms for the Way You Work (Catalogs – Product Category)
4. YSI, A Xylem Brand – Mission Water Magazine (Magazines and Publications Category)
5. Camp Jellystone – Camp Jellystone 2024 Calendar (Calendar Category)
6. Braxton Brewing – Braxton Dark Charge Carton (Packaging Category)

Five Bronze Awards:

1. Graphic Village – Graphic Village Notes Booklet (Printer’s Self Advertising Category)
2. Graphic Village – Graphic Village 2024 Calendar (Printer’s Self Advertising Category)
3. Fifth Third Bankcorp – Fifth Third 2022 Annual Report (Annual Report Category)
4. Xavier University – XU 185th Commencement (Programs Category)
5. Crossroads Church – Crossroads Change the World Travel Tags (Tags, Labels, and Decals Category)

Reflecting on the remarkable success of the 2023 Print Excellence Awards, it is with great pleasure that Graphic Media Alliance ushers in the new year, propelled by the resounding momentum and enthusiasm from last year’s achievements. The GMA community has yet again surpassed expectations, shattering records with over 540 exceptional entries. The esteemed panel of judges dedicated two full days to meticulously reviewing each submission, and the outcome speaks volumes of the extraordinary talent within their membership. GMA is proud to announce that Graphic Village’s entries have not only met, but surpassed the high standards set forth, emerging as winners in their respective categories.

All of the Gold award winners in the regional competition are entered in an association-wide competition for “Best of Category” and “Best of Show” prizes that will be awarded in August at the 2024 Grand Ceremony in Columbus.

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