<p>LOUIE Award judging ended last Thursday — but scoring greeting cards &; invitations for two days straight ensures (for me at least) that images of them will be dancing in my head for quite a while.</p>
<p>Just in case you&#8217;ve ever wondered how exactly the 900+ entries are judged, the below form will give you a glimpse (although most of the judging was actually done on iPads, tablets and laptops). Judging took place in Javits Center during <a href="http://www.nynow.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NY NOW</a>.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3085" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6762.jpg" alt="IMG_6762" width="2448" height="3264" />During the judging process, all company names were covered, and though I have my suspicions of who made what, in the interests of accuracy, I&#8217;m venturing no guesses as I share a dozen of the many, many stand-outs. Please forgive the rather rough pictures!</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3086" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6763.jpg" alt="IMG_6763" width="3264" height="2448" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3090" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6783.jpg" alt="IMG_6783" width="2464" height="2224" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3091" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6787.jpg" alt="IMG_6787" width="3264" height="2448" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3092" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6788.jpg" alt="IMG_6788" width="3264" height="2448" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3093" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6789.jpg" alt="IMG_6789" width="3264" height="2448" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3094" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6791.jpg" alt="IMG_6791" width="3264" height="2448" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3095" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6793.jpg" alt="IMG_6793" width="3030" height="2373" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3096" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6795.jpg" alt="IMG_6795" width="3264" height="2448" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3097" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6796.jpg" alt="IMG_6796" width="3264" height="2448" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3098" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6797.jpg" alt="IMG_6797" width="3264" height="2448" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3099" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6799.jpg" alt="IMG_6799" width="3029" height="2434" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3100" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_6800.jpg" alt="IMG_6800" width="2448" height="3264" /></p>
<p>It is always a big treat to hobnob with my fellow judges, who included luminaries from <a href="http://www.hallmark.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hallmark</a>, <a href="http://www.americangreetings.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">American Greetings</a> and <a href="http://www.minted.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Minted</a> as well as editors from a top gift trade magazine and blog. Several savvy retailers — including <a href="https://rockpaperscissorsshop.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rock Paper Scissors&#8217;</a> Lisa Mattison Roberts, <a href="http://www.pinkolive.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pink Olive&#8217;</a>s Grace Kang, <a href="http://lioninthesunps.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lion in the Sun&#8217;</a>s Melinda Morris and <a href="http://www.paperontheavenue.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paper On the Avenue&#8217;</a>s Gentry O&#8217;Neill — were in the group, as well as <a href="http://www.danrichgroup.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daniel Richards&#8217;</a> Dan Collier (not pictured). Also represented were <a href="http://hautepapier.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Haute Papier</a>, <a href="http://www.greatarrow.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Arrow Graphics</a> and <a href="http://jsmccarthy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">J.S. McCarthy Printers</a>. In the back row, third from the right, is the super-glam LOUIE chair Cambria Evans of J. Bartyn. The lone male in the picture is Robert Sabuda, children&#8217;s book author, illustrator and pop-up book maker, and fourth from the right in the back row is Monica Lee of the brilliantly named Smart Creative Women.</p>
<p>Hopefully none of this amazingly talented group will hate me too much for including this photo. Meanwhile, I am so excited for the finalists to be announced next month. I hope a few of my picks make it in!</p>
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<p>I did manage to walk NY NOW&#8217;s famed Accent on Design section. While these were by no means the only amazing products, I snapped a few shots, first of <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jonathan Adler</a>, one of my minor — okay, major — design obsessions:</p>
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<p>To misquote Eloise, I love, love, love the ceramic hummingbird feeders at <a href="http://www.jschatz.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Schatz</a>.</p>
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<p>And Sweet Bella has some of the cutest washi tape I&#8217;ve seen, both in terms of design and presentation.</p>
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