AWARD CENTRAL: Celebrating Print!

More than 190 print lovers—including owners, managers, sales representatives and significant others from 41 U.S. and Canadian printing companies—congregated in early June for Sappi Fine Paper's 11th annual North American Printers of the Year black-tie gala. Five judges selected the eight finalist entries (pictured here) from a field of some 2,000. Their monochromatic designs indicate a return to basics, and the use of metallics exude a simple elegance. These North American gold winners will compete against printers from around the globe at Sappi's prestigious International Printers of the Year awards in Boston this October. www.sappi.com