GPA recently announced the winners of their Sixth Annual Printed Sample Contest, which is designed to recognize outstanding work by GPA’s customers. Companies across the country submit their printed pieces on GPA substrates to compete in six product categories for Best of Category and Best of Show.

F.P. Horak was awarded the Best in Category Award for their direct mail campaign, the Beast.



This year’s contest was judged by a panel of three industry experts: Sabine Lenz, founder of PaperSpecs, an independent, comprehensive paper database and resource; Howard Owen, President of Stafford Printing inStafford, VA; and Michael Johnston, Principal at Top Graphics in Maryland Heights, MO and creator of the Print Trial Process. Entries were evaluated on uniqueness of design, number of substrates utilized, complexity of production, application use and quality of printing.

For a printed piece to be eligible, it must be from an actual job or promotion that was printed by a GPA customer on a qualified GPA substrate.

GPA’s Printed Sample Contest is a great opportunity for printers and end-users to showcase their best work and gain industry recognition. Each year the competition grows bigger and better, yielding new and unique examples of the opportunities available with GPA substrates.