Marketing & Commercial
Honouring high-quality print solutions that drive brand communication and marketing effectiveness. It showcases innovation, precision, and creativity across commercial print applications.
Brochures
This category highlights the craft and technical excellence behind high-impact multi-page marketing materials. Submissions should showcase superior print quality, innovative folding techniques, precise layout execution, and strong colour consistency aligned with brand requirements. Projects should also describe the production challenges encountered and the solutions implemented to deliver the final piece. The creative use of post-press and finishing techniques, such as coatings, speciality substrates, or distinctive textures, will further demonstrate the impact of the work.
Catalogues
This category focuses on the production of large-scale catalogues and product guides that demand precision, durability, and consistency. Submissions should demonstrate the ability to manage high-pagination or high-volume work while maintaining rigorous quality standards throughout the production process. Projects may also highlight innovations in binding methods such as PUR or section sewing, as well as specialised indexing techniques that enhance usability. Client feedback demonstrating the catalogue’s real-world marketing impact will strengthen the submission.
Fine Art & Photographic Prints
This category highlights excellence in the reproduction of fine art and photographic works where colour accuracy and fidelity are essential. Submissions should showcase pre-media expertise and advanced technologies used to translate an artist’s vision into print. Projects should also describe the production challenges involved, such as achieving accurate grayscale balance or working with delicate substrates. The final output should demonstrate the creative potential of print as a medium for artistic expression.
Digital Print Innovation
This category focuses on innovative uses of digital printing technologies that enable customised, short-run, or personalised solutions. Submissions should demonstrate how digital presses were used creatively to achieve results beyond the capabilities of conventional printing methods. Projects may highlight techniques such as variable data printing, metallic digital inks, or versioned short runs, along with the value these innovations deliver to brand custodians and marketing campaigns.