Mohawk Announces Winners of the Mohawk Show 2000

FOR RELEASE: August 15, 2000

COHOES, NY - Mohawk Paper Mills is proud to announce the winners its first annual design competition: The Mohawk Show. The winners are five graphic designers whose submissions combine excellent design with superior production and printing.

The winners were selected from more than 1,000 entries from the United States and Canada. In addition to receiving a framed award, winners will design a paper promotion for Mohawk in 2001 and will have their work exhibited both in The Mohawk Show Exhibition Catalog and in a traveling presentation scheduled for more than 50 venues across the United States.

"The contest was designed as a celebration of higher thinking in graphic design," explains Beth Povie, advertising manager for Mohawk. "Without exception, the quality of the entries was superb. Clearly our customers are extremely talented, skillfully crafting work of beauty and intelligence."

Awards were presented in five categories as follows:

Dimensional
Designer: Dennis Ichiyama, West Lafayette, IN
Printer: Dennis Ichiyama
Client: The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum
Title of Work: The Hamilton Portfolio
Paper: Mohawk Superfine, White Smooth 80 cover

Digital
Designer: Richard Cassis, sparc, inc., Chicago, IL
Printer: Kinko's
Client: Nature Conservancy
Title of Work: In Our Hands
Paper: Mohawk Superfine, White Smooth 28 lb.

Web Printing
Designer: Jennifer Roycroft and Andy Campbell, Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Printer: Sandy Alexander
Client: Fidelity Investments
Title of Work: The AT&T Savings Plan Kit
Paper: Tomohawk, Warm White 80 text and 80 cover

1-3 Color
Designer: Blake Tannery, Executive Arts Inc., Atlanta, GA
Printer: Seiz
Client: Equifax Inc.
Title of Work: Equifax 1999 Annual Report
Paper: Mohawk Opaque, White Smooth 80 text

4+ Colors
Designer: Brian Fink and Brandon Scharr, Axiom Creative Group, Charlotte, NC
Printer: Legacy
Client: Trans America
Title of Work: Trans American Extra Direct Mail
Paper: Mohawk Superfine, Ultrawhite Smooth 80 text

For images of the winning entries and a list of finalists, please click here.

Entries were judged on the basis of intelligent design, appropriate use of paper, and production excellence. Four judges gathered at the national AIGA building in New York City to select the winners. Judges included: Michael Bierut of Pentagram in New York, Noreen Morioka of Adams Morioka in California, Lana Rigsby of Rigsby Design in Texas, and Sharon Werner of Werner Design Werks in Minnesota.

Submissions for the second annual Mohawk Show will be accepted now through March 31, 2001. Winners of this contest will be MohawkÍs guests at the National AIGA Conference in Washington, D.C. As such, they will receive free conference registration and premium accommodations, and will be honored during a special reception at the conference. Categories remain the same, with one winner selected for each.

For more information, contact your local merchant specification representative or call Mohawk at 1-800-THE MILL. Entry forms may also be downloaded online at www.mohawkpaper.com.

Mohawk Paper Mills, Inc. is a leader in the manufacture of premium printing grade papers. From its flagship grade, Mohawk Superfine, through proprietary new Inxwell products, Navajo and Options, Mohawk has engineered its papers to provide optimal performance for sheetfed, web, and digital printing.

For press information, please contact:

Jennifer Tedford
Smith & Jones Marketing Communications
3631 NY 43
PO Box 471
West Sand Lake, NY 12196

Jtedford@sjmar.com
ph. 518/674-1212 ext. 28
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