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first impressions THE DEcoraTED apparEl group 1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 355 Alpharetta, GA 30009 (770) 569-1540, (800) 241-9034; Fax: (770) 569-5105 Editorial Office Celebrating You can’t tell you how much fun it is to host the Impressions Awards every year. Getting the entries in and opening them one by one is like having an early and extended holiday — each one is a gift of design from talented apparel decorators from throughout the U.S. and the world. The 2012 competition featured several first-time entrants, some from as far away as Russia and Turkey. And last year’s entrants again raised the bar and entered their most creative work for us to share with the industry. The judges and attendees at the Fort Worth Imprinted Sportswear Shows (ISS) event had the opportunity to see firsthand all of the entries, as judging took place at the show. We saw more entries this year in the digital decorating category than in years past, with allover sublimation and digital direct-to-garment printing taking center stage in those categories. From glow-in-the-dark inks to a wild 3-D logoed design complete with 3-D glasses, this year’s contest featured innovation and limitless imagination. In the embroidery and digitizing categories, we were again wowed by the intricate details of the submitted entries — some with thousands of stitches, specialty threads and life-like attributes that garnered lots of attention on the show floor. And multimedia was strong again this year, with the combination of traditional or digital printing with rhinestone bling and the use of specialty embellishments popular among the entries. Enjoy this annual issue’s cover feature on the 2012 Impressions Awards winners and get your own creative juices flowing to enter this year’s competition. We’ll continue to feature the winners and all submissions throughout the year in our digital Impressions Awards & Design Galleries, found at impressionsmag.com. Scan the QR code at the bottom of this page to see all the galleries we’ve added over the past year. The site is updated at least once a week, giving you frequent glimpses into what your peers are doing. Also, look for the tour of winning designs at all 2013 ISS events; it’s your chance to see the top honorees live and in person. We look forward to sharing our enthusiasm each year as we host our annual design competition. Also, 2013 will mark the contest’s 35th year, so stay tuned to our website for the official entry form and rules to be a part of it. Congratulations to the 2012 winners, and good luck to everyone in the year to come! 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) 291-5487 lmitchell@impressionsmag.com Contributing writErS erik hover, DeBorAh joneS, GreG kitSon, jiMMy LAMB, jenniFer A. MorreLL, DeBorAh Sexton ViCE prESidEnt/ContEnt DouG hoPe SEnior ViCE prESidEnt joe rAnDALL EDiTorial i art dirECtor WenDi vAn eLDik | (770) 291-5520 wendi.vaneldik@nielsen.com arT aSSoCiatE publiShEr LAurie Gonz | (813) 366-2877 laurie.gonz@nielsen.com SEnior aCCount ExECutiVE jeAnine MorGAn | (813) 366-2876 jeanine.morgan@nielsen.com SEnior aCCount ExECutiVE — ClaSSifiEdS DiAne kenneDy | (770) 291-5519 diane.kennedy@nielsen.com aDvErTising produCtion dirECtor nAn McDoWeLL | (770) 291-5480 nan.mcdowell@nielsen.com produCtion ManagEr terri hiLL | (770) 291-5481 terri.hiLL@nielsen.com proDucTion SubSCriptionS | (800) 697-8859 nimp@omeda.com rEprintS rAy trynovich, the yGS GrouP | (800) 290-5460 x148 impressions@theygsgroup.com baCk iSSuES | (800) 697-8859 CuStoMEr SErViCE Editor in ChiEf liSt rEntal LiSt rentAL ProDuct MAnAGer BArt PicciriLLo | (848) 731-2768 bart.piccirillo@eraepd.com SCan thE CodE bElow to SubSCribE! To comment on this editorial or to express your views on other matters, address your e-mail to mderryberry@impressionsmag.com. 4 Impressions | January 2013 A Division of Nielsen impressionsmag.com http://www.impressionsmag.com http://www.impressionsmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Impressions - January 2013

Impressions - January 2013
Table of Contents
First Impressions
From the Show Director
FYI
Product Gallery
ISS Conference
Sharing the Spotlight
Tracking Today's T-Shirt Trends
Tees: Tried and True
How to Shop a Trade Show
Shop Spotlight
Embroidery Production
Screen Printing Technique
Digital Decorating
Online Directory
Business to Business
Classifieds
Ad Index

Impressions - January 2013