Impressions - January 2015 - 4

ﬁrst IMPRESSIONS
THE SPORTS AND APPAREL GROUP
Editorial Office

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Good Things
Come

very issue of Impressions celebrates you, the
apparel decorator, as we share stories of entrepreneurs making the most of this dynamic
industry. But the January issue always is extra special
because we showcase the winners of our annual Impressions Awards decorating
competition. It's always inspiring to see the designs submitted by some of the industry brightest shop owners, and this year's competition was no exception.
With the diversiﬁcation of the marketplace continuing to deﬁne today's apparel
decorator, it is interesting to watch the progression of designs entered into the
competition each year. For example, as Impressions has reported on the advancements of specialty inks, as well as digital and alternative decorating processes, we
look to each Impressions Awards competition as a barometer of whether decorators
are actually attempting to execute these techniques. The good news is...you are!
This year's contest represented an overall higher level of embellishment than in
the past, and is an indication that savvy decorators are pushing ahead with creativity to gain an edge on local competition. Many have taken a nod from retail trends,
experimenting with unique design placements and mixed media to give pizzazz
to otherwise basic designs.
Something notable in the 36th annual Impressions Awards was the inﬂux of
new competitors. We saw winners from across the globe - our Grand Champion
was a ﬁrm from Istanbul. But stateside, hundreds of screen printers, embroiderers
and digital decorators submitted their best work and it paid off for everyone. All
entered work will be presented in our Impressions Awards Galleries, which can
be found at impressionsmag.com. The winners featured in this issue starting on
page 24 will be on display throughout the year and across the country at all 2015
Impressions Sportswear Shows (ISS).
It seems every order is more important than ever, and those decorators who
earn a reputation for offering unique, high-quality work have weathered the economic storms of the past few years and now are showing off the fruits of their
labor by entering - and sometimes winning - the competition.
Good things come to those who don't wait, but participate! We're opening up
the competition again this May, so be on the lookout for the rules and categories
to be presented at impressionsmag.com. We look forward to sharing your designs
with your peers.

Marcia Derryberry
EDITOR IN CHIEF

To comment on this editorial or to express your views on other

matters, address your e-mail to mderryberry@impressionsmag.com.
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EDITORIAL

EDITOR IN CHIEF
MARCIA DERRYBERRY | (770) 291-5574
mderryberry@impressionsmag.com
SENIOR EDITOR
JAMAR LASTER | (770) 291-5578
jlaster@impressionsmag.com
MANAGING EDITOR
MICHELLE M. HAVICH | (770) 291-5412
mhavich@impressionsmag.com
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
LAUREN MITCHELL | (770) 291-5403
lmitchell@impressionsmag.com
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
MARK A. COUDRAY, RICK DAVIS, JIMMY LAMB,
BARBARA MONTGOMERY, JENNIFER A. MORRELL,
JAMES ORTOLANI, MARY ELLEN SOKALSKI,
ALICE WOLF
VICE PRESIDENT/CONTENT
DOUG HOPE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
ROY TURNER

ART

ART DIRECTOR
WENDI VAN ELDIK | (770) 291-5520
wendi.vaneldik@emeraldexpo.com
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
DENISE FIELDS | (770) 291-5487
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ADVERTISING

PUBLISHER
LAURIE GONZ | (972) 694-0107
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SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
JEANINE MORGAN | (972) 694-0108
jeanine.morgan@emeraldexpo.com
SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - CLASSIFIEDS
DIANE KENNEDY | (770) 291-5519
diane.kennedy@emeraldexpo.com

PRODUCTION

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NAN MCDOWELL | (770) 291-5480
nan.mcdowell@emeraldexpo.com
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