CGX Announces Finalists for the Third Annual Encore Awards

Print & Technology Solutions:
Ivy Tech, Indianapolis: Ivy Tech
LRXD, Denver: Accuray Webkey Invitation
AICPA, Durham, NC: Digital PURL Origami Mailer

Judges for the Encore Awards program are:

• Carol Caposino, vice president/production manager, FKM Agency, Houston
• Alexander Duckworth, president, Point One Percent, New York, NY
• Joe Duncan, senior vice president director, strategic vendor management, Leo Burnett, Chicago
• Doug Timmermeyer, design director, Savage Brands, Houston
• Deanna Kuhlmann-Leavitt, president and lead designer, Kuhlmann Leavitt, St. Louis

"Last year we saw a return to the kind of high-end effects that take full advantage of the print medium, and that trend continued this year as marketers embraced a variety of production techniques combined with exception design, photography and typography,” said Alexander Duckworth, president of Point One Percent, a New York-based advertising agency that specializes in the luxury market. ”Print is unique, because it gives marketers the ability to artfully express their brands.”

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Consolidated Graphics (CGX), headquartered in Houston, is one of North America's leading general commercial printing companies. With 70 printing businesses strategically located across 27 states, Toronto, Prague, and Gero, Japan, CGX offers an unmatched geographic footprint, unsurpassed capabilities, and unparalleled levels of convenience, efficiency and service. With locations in or near virtually every major U.S. market, CGX provides service and responsiveness of a local printer enhanced by the economic, geographic and technological advantages of a large national organization. Consolidated Graphics' vast and technologically advanced sheetfed and web printing capabilities are complemented by the world's largest integrated digital footprint. By coupling North America's most comprehensive printing capabilities with strategically located fulfillment centers and industry-leading technology, CGX delivers end-to-end print production and management solutions that are based on the needs of our customers to improve their results.