(Nashville, TN) – The Printing Industry Association of the South, Inc. (PIAS) announced the winners of its 2023 Graphic Awards at a special presentation on June 6, 2023, during the PIAS 48th 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, 293 Awards of Excellence were presented this year, including: 127 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:
ColorStream Digital of Nashville, Tennessee for the “White Bison Gift Card Christmas Tree”

BEST OF DIVISION – PRINTERS WITH LESS THAN 25 EMPLOYEES:
ColorStream Digital of Nashville, Tennessee for the “White Bison Gift Card Christmas Tree”

BEST OF DIVISION – PRINTERS WITH 25 TO 75 EMPLOYEES:
Knight Abbey Printing in Biloxi, Mississippi for “Journey to Africa”

BEST OF DIVISION – PRINTERS WTIH MORE THAN 75 EMPLOYEES:
TPC Printing & Packaging in Chattanooga, Tennessee for “Remus Gatsby Reserve”

BEST OF DIVISION – TRADE HOUSES – BINDING & FINISHING SERVICES:
Allied Binders & Print Finishing of LaVergne Tennessee for the “Taylor English New Hire Kit”

SELF ADVERTISING AWARD:
McGraphics, Inc. of Nashville, Tennessee for their “Fall Self Promo”

You can view the winners on the PIAS website by visiting
www.pias.org/2023-pias-graphic-award-winners 

The overall winners, by state and city, are:

ALABAMA

BOAZ
BPI Media Group for:
11 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award

ARKANSAS

FORT SMITH
Weldon, Williams & Lick for:
5 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards

LITTLE ROCK
Arkansas Graphics for:
22 Awards of Excellence and 7 Best of Category awards
Democrat Printing & Lithographing for:
6 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award

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

GEORGIA

MARIETTA
Gutenberg’s for:
2 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award 

KENTUCKY

LEXINGTON
Harp Enterprises for:
19 Awards of Excellence and 3 Best of Category awards

LOUISVILLE
The Merrick Printing Company, for:
27 Awards of Excellence and 6 Best of Category awards
V. G. Reed & Sons, for:
7 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards
Vivid Impact for:
9 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards
Welch Printing Company, for:
26 Awards of Excellence and 15 Best of Category awards

LOUISIANA

BOUTTE
St. Charles Printing for:
1 Award of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award 

MISSISSIPPI

BILOXI
Knight-Abbey Printing, for:
19 Awards of Excellence, 14 Best of Category awards and Best of Division 2 award

MADISON
Hederman Brothers, for:
14 Awards of Excellence and 9 Best of Category awards

TENNESSEE

CHATTANOOGA
Starkey Printing Company for:
23 Awards of Excellence and 9 Best of Category awards
TPC Printing & Packaging for:
13 Awards of Excellence, 3 Best of Category awards and Best of Division 3 award

LAVERGNE
Allied Binders & Print Finishing, LLC, for:
3 Awards of Excellence, 1 Best of Category award and Best of Division 4 award

LEWISBURG
Lewisburg Printing Company, for:
9 Awards of Excellence and 4 Best of Category awards

NASHVILLE
Bindtech, for:
5 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards
ColorStream Digital, for:
24 Awards of Excellence, 23 Best of Category awards, Best of Division 1 award

And Best of Show award
FCI Brands, for:
6 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award
Lithographics, Inc. for:
20 Awards of Excellence and 10 Best of Category awards
Marshall & Bruce Company for:
8 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award
McGraphics, Inc. for:
7 Awards of Excellence, 4 Best of Category awards and Overall Self Promotion
Randall House Publications for:
5 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award

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.