Apparel decorators: Thanks for your interest in participating in the 2010 Impressions Awards competition. The 32nd annual contest will be judged at the Fort Worth Imprinted Sportswear Show, to be held Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2010. Winners will then be announced on Saturday, Oct. 2.
There's no cost to enter, and you can enter as many of the 15 categories as you wish.
The only catch is that we have to have a separate sample and entry form for EACH entry.
Please be sure to fill out the ENTIRE entry form for each of your design submissions. You can select the competition category from the drop-down menu on the next page.
Categories include:
1 Multicolor Screen Printing on Light or Dark Garments
2 True Process Color Screen Printing
3 Simulated Process Color Screen Printing
4 Special Effects Textile Screen Printing
5 Manual Textile Screen Printing
6 Most Creative Use of Screen Printed Logo/Mascot
7 Outstanding Design: A Screen Print Artist's Award
8 Eco-Friendlier Apparel Decoration
9 Digital Apparel Decoration
10 Multimedia
11 Digitizing Artistry
12 Creative Logos & Mascots — Embroidery
13 Creative Techniques (appliqué, chenille, sequins, etc.)
14 Embroidered Stock Designs
15 Most Creative Use of Heat-Applied Graphics
**Visit impressionsmag.com to download a .pdf with official rules for this year's Impressions Awards**
The 2010 Impressions Awards deadline is Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. All entry forms must be submitted by this date, and all samples must be postmarked by Aug. 31, 2010. The winning entries will be featured in the January 2010 issue of Impressions magazine, on impressionsmag.com, and will be displayed at the Impressions booth at the 2011 Imprinted Sportswear Shows.
Once you have selected your samples to submit, and filled out and submitted coordinating entry forms, please attach a label to EACH sample listing the title/name of the entry, your company name and the category you'd like it entered in. This is imperative for Impressions' editors to match the corresponding digital entry with the actual sample.
All samples must be mailed to:
Impressions Awards
1145 Sanctuary Pkwy., Suite 355
Alpharetta, GA 30009
Please feel free to contact managing editor Jamar Laster with any questions at jlaster@impressionsmag.com.
*CLICK THE NEXT BUTTON BELOW TO BEGIN FILLING OUT AN ENTRY FORM*