MICHAEL KAROL

1996 - Best Monthly Column

As the Managing Editor of Graphic Arts Monthly, my favorite part of the job was writing and researching the monthly column, "How'd They Print That?" Any printed piece I saw on TV, in the movies, or in advertising, books and so on, I could just call up the company or its reps and they'd send me copies to review. The winning column spotlighted a unique book that involved a special printing and binding process — a metaphor for the subject of the book itself — and was itself a plea for tolerance (and a fundraiser) for those with AIDS. (See also my portfolio.)