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September 24, 2006 - Santa Ana, CA – Publishing Executive and Printing Impressions magazines, co-sponsors of the Annual Gold Ink Awards, announced that TransViet Imex Corporation has won a Silver Award. The entry, titled TransViet Imex Magazine, won in the Specialty Magazines, Web category.
This year’s Gold Ink Award winners were chosen from over 1,500 entries submitted within 50 different categories. Winning pieces surpassed their competitors based on print quality, technical difficulty and overall visual effect. Gold Ink Award winners become members of an elite group of the most respected and influential creators of print media this continent has to offer.
Contest judges included:
Anthony Bellacicco, Director of Prepress Services, Foote Cone & Belding; Greg Captain, New York Imaging Center; Jane Chero, Vice President of Production, North American Publishing Company; Harris Fogel, Chairman, Media Arts Department, University of the Arts; Charles Hames, Production Manager, New York University Press; Nathan Haugh, Pre-Press Technician, Philadelphia Magazine; Marsha Hoffer, Freelancer for the Graphic Arts Industry; Matthew
Hollerbush, Senior lecturer-Photography, Media Arts Department, University of the Arts; Mary Miller, Print Production Manager, Lenox; Paul Miller, Editor in Chief, Catalog Success; Gina Montemurro, Production Manager, North American Publishing Company; Gretchen Morris, Catalog Manager, Edmund Industrial Optics; Stephanie O’Neill McKenna, Production Associate, Quirk Books; Randi Park, Publishing Officer, The World Bank; Steven Schnoll, Managing Director, Schnoll Media Consulting; and Bob Stein, Professor, University of the Arts.
TransViet Imex Magazine was chosen out of more than 300 magazines to submit for the Gold Ink Contest by IPC Printing Services. When asked why IPC Printing Services chose TransViet Imex Magazine, Marcia Walker, New Business Acquisition Executive of IPC Printing Services replied: “the reason we chose TransViet Imex magazine is because of the beautiful art and beautiful design of the magazine. Every page projects the heart and soul of the editorial team in the production of the magazine. The readers can appreciate that many hours are spent in the design, art, and writing of the articles.”
“The love for Vietnam of the editorial team members is the drive force for this success. TransViet Imex Corporation is the first Vietnamese-American publisher to receive this honor. We thank IPC Printing Services, the contest judges, and Publishing Executive and Printing Impressions magazines, for their appreciation of our work.” Michelle Phuong Thao, Editor-in-Chief of TransViet Imex magazine said.
The Annual Gold Ink Awards Banquet, held to honor the winners, will take place Monday evening, October 16th at McCormick Place in Chicago during Graph and Converting Expositions 2006.
About TransViet Imex Corporation
TransViet Imex Corporation, publisher of TransViet Imex and Viet Spirit magazine, English and Vietnamese respectively, is a Vietnamese-American, woman-owned business, based in Santa Ana, CA. In addition to publication, TransViet Imex provides full spectrum of international business consulting and training services for clients in doing importing and exporting business between the United States and Vietnam. TransViet Imex assists companies interested in investing, manufacturing, or opening an office or factories in Vietnam. TransViet Imex specializes in teaching and training young American and Vietnamese professionals to achieve career opportunities in the international business environment.
