Bertelsmann Printing Group USA wins seven FSEA Gold Leaf Awards
Dave Liess, President of Bertelsmann Printing Group USA, announced that the company had won seven FSEA Gold Leaf Awards, more than any other printer in the 23rd. Annual Competition. The awards represent the best in foil stamping, embossing and other specialty effects. They were judged on design, execution and level of difficulty.
Liess stated, "These awards are a compliment to the creativity of our clients and to the skills of our employees in executing exquisite work. They show that eye catching design and beautiful printed products can indeed attract consumer attention."
Liess took particular pride in highlighting the Bertelsmann Printing Group USA's clean sweep of the Best Use of Film Casting (Cast and Cure) category. Bertelsmann Printing Group USA offers its customers fourteen mysterious and intriguing Dynillusion patterns. These holographic patterns add depth and dimension to an image.
The winning entries include book jackets, book covers and record jackets. Shown are the publisher and publisher’s production contact plus Bertelsmann Printing Group USA's sales representative and the producing plant:
1. GOLD: Dragonbane - Best Use of Film Casting (Cast & Cure) – SMP Trade Cheryl Mamaril (Claire Giobbe) CG/Hicksville & Dynamic
2. SILVER: White Denim Stiff Record Jacket – Best Use of Specialty UV Coating w. Foil & Embossing – Sony Music (Maribeth Poalson) CG/Hicksville & Globe
3. SILVER: Dark Eden - Best Use of Film Casting (Cast & Cure) – Random House – Crown – Lisa Wall (Chris Sawyer) CG/Berryville & Horsham
4. SILVER: Lady Midnight Jacket – Book Cover Jacket Creative Use – Simon and Schuster Juv – Elizabeth Blake-Linn (Erin Sommerfeld) CG/Hicksville & Dynamic
5. BRONZE: Circus Mirandus Jacket – Decorative Diecutting with Foil and Embossing – Penguin Putnam Viking Juvenile – Sandy Norman (Lou DeMaglie) CG/Hicksville & Dynamic & Mid Island
6. BRONZE: The Lightning Thief Jacket – Book Cover Jacket Creative Use – Disney Pub. World Wide – Marybeth Tregarthen (Erin Sommerfeld) CG/Hicksville & Dynamic
7. BRONZE: Uncle John’s Factastic Bathroom Reader #10004 – Best Use of Film Casting (Cast & Cure) – Printer’s Row Publishing – Rachel Geerlings (Lee Ramsey) CG/Berryville & Horsham
Congratulations to everyone involved in producing these quality products, of which we are rightfully proud.
Contact
Gernot Wolf
Communications Service Businesses (Arvato Group, Bertelsmann Marketing Services)
Phone: +49 (0) 5241 80-416 25
Fax: +49 (0) 5241-80-33 15
