Michelle W.

Michelle W. is the Production Art Manager at Awards.com. Her team is the last check before anything goes into production, so every proof and every piece of production art passes through them, which is why the proof you approve is the award you receive. She has been in the industry since 2007 and is a founding member of the team that relaunched the company in 2014.

She writes about the decoration side of the work: preparing artwork and logos so they hold up at engraving size, and choosing between laser engraving, sand etching, and UV printing. Her goal is to help your logo and text come out clean the first time.

Michelle's articles on artwork, engraving, and decoration

• Engraving Awards: Laser vs. Sand EtchingThe two main engraving methods and what each does best.
• Custom Award Decoration MethodsHow logos and text actually get onto an award.
• What Is Deep Sandblast Etching?How sand etching works and when to use it.
• What Is Direct UV Color Printing?Full-color printing straight onto an award.
• Engraving Techniques for Crystal AwardsSandblasting, laser, and how crystal holds detail.
• Personalizing Acrylic AwardsEngraving, color, and the ways to make one yours.
• Corporate Branding With Acrylic AwardsGetting your logo and brand onto acrylic cleanly.
• How to Create a Custom Acrylic Logo AwardTurning your logo into a finished acrylic award.
• Customizing Acrylic Award DesignsDesign options for a one-of-a-kind piece.
• Award Plaque Design IdeasLayout and design ideas for a plaque that reads well.