SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY ENTERS MWS POSTER IN COMPETITION!





2011 MWS Poster

 


 Rose Cooke, Supervisor, Copy Shop, SSU and  Rebecca Fox, Photographer
"I was really  impressed when I saw the Mystic Women of Salem poster, because of the detail, high level of excellence, and visual beauty.  When the photographer returned to the Copy Shop I asked her if she would consider allowing the University to enter her poster in a national competition hosted by InPlant Graphics,"  stated Rose. 

Of course I was so excited and honored to even be considered by the University for participation in the contest... I JUMPED at the chance! 

 In 2006 Salem State Copy Center won 2 Gold awards in this competition.  One (created by an SSU student) in the non-offset calendar division and the second (in-house creation) in the poster/flyer division for the theater production of The Snow Queen.  So, the University has a history of participation and wins in this competition.  We should all be very proud and happy whether we win or not, I am certainly feeling honored, right now.

I have had numerous conversations with the MWS ladies about the technical aspect of their portraits, and believe me when I tell you this poster will be judged to the "inth" degree by the selected judges of this competition and it will be VERY technical (even down to a speck of dust can cause disqualification!).  Below is more information about the contest, their mission statement, the judges and more.  

Mission Statement:  Founded in 1964, the In-Plant Printing/Mailing Association is the only professional association dedicated exclusively to the needs of in-house corporate publishing, printing, and distribution professionals.

"The contest has a reputation as being one of the toughest contests to win in the printing business.  That's because the quality of in-plant printing is so high.  As a result, our judges have traditionally spent alot of time analyzing each printed piece.  Our panel of judges this year consists of:  Chris Anderson, Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators - Dr. James Sours, Department of Graphics and Imaging Technologies, Pittsburg State University - Mark McCarty, Missouri State Univsersity - Jerry Chisam, University of Kansas Medical Center - and Larry Clements, Redlands Community College.  One Best of Show winner will be selected from the winners in the offset categories and another Best of Shaw winner will be picked from the non-offset categories.  Winners' will be revealed at the awards dinner during IPMA's conference, taking place June 24-28 in Kansas City.  Judges will consider the degree of difficulty required to print a job, design and letter spacing;lines of text;fuzzy photos, holes/missing dots in solids possibily due to a speck of dust, spots and specks, ink coverage, mottling, centered images, any marks on page, color consistency and the darkness of toner." In-Plant contest information as stated on website. 

These are just a few of the judging criteria.

Winners will receive elegant plaques and trophies during the IPMA Awards Banquet in the summer of 2012. 

Here are just a few of the past winners -

Conoco Phillips, Boeing, USAA, Hitachi, Phillips Petroleum, Brigham Young Univsersity, University of Delaware and the University of Missouri. 

The contest is sponsored by the International Publishing Management Association and In-Plant.

I hope all the MWS ladies are as excited as the Team is, and I will certainly keep you all posted!  Wish us LUCK!
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