Waseca, MN – Brown Printing has received five Gold Ink Awards in the annual competition including the top honor in the Specialty Magazines category for the second year in a row.  

Brown took home Gold in the Specialty Magazines category for their work on Transworld Snowboarding's 2011 Photo Annual and Bronze in the Consumer Catalog category for Macy's: Guide to Finding Your Magic.  Brown also received two Pewters in the Specialty Magazines category for Hearst's Esquire: Big Black Book and Time's Sports Illustrated 2011 Swimsuit Issue as well as a third pewter in the Consumer Magazine Category for Condé Nast's W.

The awards, billed as "the industry's most prestigious print competition," attracted more than 1,000 entries in a multitude of different categories. Pieces were judged by production managers and directors on the quality of printing, technical difficulty and overall visual effectiveness.

Now in its 24th year, the Gold Ink Awards competition has earned the respect of the industry's most important producers of printed work.  Brown Printing's winning entries will be honored at the Annual Gold Ink & Hall of Fame banquet on September 12 during GRAPH EXPO in Chicago, IL.