DPI 2001 Award Press Release
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 12, 2001
LOWEN WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE "BEST IN SHOW" AWARD AT INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
ATLANTA - Lowen Color Graphics, a division of Lowen Corporation based in Hutchinson, KS, has been honored by the Digital Printing & Imaging Association (DPI) with the highest possible award at the international Andre Schellenberg Digital Art Competition.
Representing the best work produced in the digital printing, imaging and graphics industry, winners of this year's Andre Schellenberg Gallery of Digital Art Competition were selected at DPI's ninth Annual Conference & Exhibits held April 4-7 at AmericasMart in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lowen Color Graphics won "Best In Show" for the second consecutive year for their "Peel Away" display showing two Corona Beer bottles ripping through the side of a truck. The display was created with digitally printed images mounted to layered foam board and placed behind a sheet of aluminum that had been cut and "peeled" back to reveal the printed images.
"We originally produced this design as a one-dimensional image that was digitally printed and applied to the sides of Corona delivery trucks," said Darren Keller, Marketing Manager. "We wanted to show our variety of capabilities with digital printing, mounting, cutting and finishing, so we brought the one-dimensional image to life in three dimensions, using aluminum and literally peeling it back as if the bottles of Corona had ripped through it. We were absolutely thrilled when our industry peers selected our entry for "Best In Show" for the second year in a row!"
Named in honor of one of DPI's founders, the Schellenberg Gallery is the graphic highlight of the Digital Printing & Imaging Association's Annual Conference & Exhibit. Entries reflected submissions in categories for digital photo print; electrostatic; ink jet; transfer; textile and other specialized media; unique applications; and fine art graphics. This year's conference was attended by over 800 people representing 35 countries.
Lowen Color Graphics designs and manufactures graphics for some of the nation's largest trucking fleets in addition to large-format commercial graphics including wall murals, backlit displays, banners, window graphics, and presentation graphics for promotional applications. Lowen Corporation is currently in its 51st year of business.