Nashville, Tenn. – The Printing Industry Association of the South, Inc. (PIAS) announced the winners of its 2021 Graphic Awards at a special presentation on June 22, 2021, during the PIAS 46th Annual Convention at the Hilton SanDestin Beach Resort in Destin, Florida.

The PIAS Graphic Awards competition, held annually, is designed to recognize and appropriately honor those responsible for the creation, design and production of top-quality printed materials; those which have impact, appeal and effectiveness as sales/marketing, communications or educational medium.

Entries were submitted in one of four divisions: Printers with less than 20 employees; Printers with 21 to 60 employees; Printers with more than 60 employees; and Trade Houses specializing in Binding & Finishing Services. The judges determined which would receive: the coveted Best of Show Award; one of four Best of Division Awards; mounted certificates for Best of Category; or unmounted certificates for Award of Excellence. One special award winners was also decided for the best Self-Advertising piece. In total, 365 Awards of Excellence were presented this year, including: 129 Best of Category awards, in addition to the Self-Promotion Award, Best of Division, and Best of Show awards.

The PIAS Graphic Awards Competition is judged by a panel of 3 experts using a point system. A printed piece must earn a certain number of points based on set criteria to receive an Award of Excellence. The judges evaluate each entry based upon the following criteria: degree of difficulty; quality and technique of reproduction; excellence in creativity, design, typography and general layout; and, if appropriate, unusual applications such as special effects, etc. The entry receiving the highest composite score within each category will receive the Best of Category Award. After judging is completed for each category within a division, all of the Best of Category winners from that division are grouped together and judged again to determine which entry is to receive the Best of Division award. After judging is completed for all divisions, all of the Best of Division winners are grouped together and judged again to determine which entry is to receive the top honor - the Best of Show trophy.

The trophy winners are:

BEST OF SHOW:
Adams Lithographing of Chattanooga, Tennessee for “Taste of Tuuci”

BEST OF DIVISION – PRINTERS WITH LESS THAN 25 EMPLOYEES:
ColorStream Digital of Nashville, Tennessee for the “Harper Collins Spring/Summer 2021 Catalog”

BEST OF DIVISION – PRINTERS WITH 25 TO 75 EMPLOYEES:
Adams Lithographing of Chattanooga, Tennessee for “Taste of Tuuci”

BEST OF DIVISION – PRINTERS WTIH MORE THAN 75 EMPLOYEES:
Lithographics, Inc. of Nashville, Tennessee for “Kenny Chesney: Living in Fast Forward”

BEST OF DIVISION – TRADE HOUSES – BINDING & FINISHING SERVICES:
Allied Binders & Print Finishing, LLC of LaVergne, Tennessee for “Roy’s Bi-fold Menu Cover”

SELF ADVERTISING AWARD:
Adams Lithographing of Chattanooga, Tennessee for “Lost Album Archive”

The overall winners, by state and city, are:

ALABAMA

BOAZ
BPI Media Group, for:
13 Awards of Excellence and 3 Best of Category awards

MONTGOMERY
Publications Press, for:
1 Award of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award

PELHAM
DMS Color / Gold Leaf Print & Packaging, for:
9 Awards of Excellence and 3 Best of Category awards

ARKANSAS

LITTLE ROCK
Arkansas Graphics for:
18 Awards of Excellence and 4 Best of Category awards
Democrat Printing & Lithographing, for:
7 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards

VAN BUREN
Consolidated Printing, for:
2 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award

GEORGIA

MARIETTA
Gutenberg’s for:
5 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards

KENTUCKY

LEXINGTON
Harp Enterprises. for:
27 Awards of Excellence and 7 Best of Category awards

LOUISVILLE
The Merrick Printing Company, for:
34 Awards of Excellence and 3 Best of Category awards
Welch Printing Company, for:
31 Awards of Excellence and 10 Best of Category awards

LOUISIANA

BATON ROUGE
Baton Rouge Printing for:
8 Awards of Excellence and 5 Best of Category awards

MISSISSIPPI

BILOXI
Knight-Abbey Printing, for:
21 Awards of Excellence and 9 Best of Category awards

MADISON
Hederman Brothers, for:
13 Awards of Excellence and 7 Best of Category awards

TENNESSEE

CHATTANOOGA
Adams Lithographing for:
2 Awards of Excellence, 2 Best of Category awards, Best of Division 2 award,
Best of Show award and Overall Self - Advertising award
Diversified Companies, for:
6 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award
Starkey Printing Company, for:
20 Awards of Excellence and 9 Best of Category awards
TPC Printing & Packaging, for:
11 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards

KNOXVILLE
Graphic Creations, for:
5 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards

LAVERGNE
Allied Binders & Print Finishing, LLC, for:
5 Awards of Excellence, 2 Best of Category awards and Best of Division 4

LEWISBURG
Lewisburg Printing Company, for:
7 Awards of Excellence and 5 Best of Category awards

MEMPHIS
Hot Graphics Printing, for:
17 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards

NASHVILLE
Arena Imprints, for:
14 Awards of Excellence and 4 Best of Category awards
Bindtech, for:
4 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards
ColorStream Digital, for:
19 Awards of Excellence, 18 Best of Category awards and Best of Division 1
Lithographics, Inc., for:
11 Awards of Excellence, 7 Best of Category awards and Best of Division 3
Marshall & Bruce Company, for:
9 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards
McGraphics, Inc., for:
6 Awards of Excellence and 3 Best of Category awards
Prisma, for:
35 Award of Excellences and 11 Best of Category awards
Randall House Publications, for:
5 Awards of Excellence

PIAS is a graphic arts trade association representing more than 300 member companies in their seven state region: Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and West Virginia.