5th Asia Pacific / Japan HP Digital Print Awards

The Asia Pacific and Japan HP Digital Print Awards was founded by HP Indigo in 2008, to recognize outstanding achievements and innovations in the print and packaging industries across Asia. After highly successful and exciting competitions in Singapore, Beijing and Seoul, this year's awards will be held in Germany in conjunction with Dscoop at drupa.

Winners from the 16 different categories will be notified prior to the Award Dinner, where the winning jobs will be showcased. Highly qualified leaders from the graphics arts, packaging and media industry from around the world will judge the entries based on:

• Registration between print and finishing
• Smoothness of vignettes
• Fine line/text reproduction
• Solid image reproduction
• Overall aesthetics
• Varnish quality
• Converting complexity
• Impact/marketing effectiveness
• Shelf appeal
• Fit for purpose - design suitability
• Uniqueness/innovation
5th Asia Pacific / Japan HP Digital Print Awards Application Form

Participating in the APJ HP Digital Print Awards 2012 opens up new business opportunities by allowing you to showcase your capabilities in digital printing.
Please download the 5th Asia Pacific / Japan Digital Print Awards Application Form above and submit all entries to HP Indigo Digital Press before 24 February 2012.

This year, all the category winners of APJ HP Digital Print Awards 2012 will see their winning entries compete on a global arena at the HP Print Excellence Awards 2012. Challenge the other winning prints from the region and get your deserved recognition as the worldwide category winner in this prestigious award.
COMMERCIAL CATEGORIES
INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIES
- Photo Book
- General Commercial Printing
- Direct Mail and Transpromo
- Books and Manuals
- Limited Edition / Art Reproduction
- Environmental Responsibility
- Labels
- Shrink Sleeves
- Flexible Packaging
- Folding Cartons
- Environmental Responsibility
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Entries submission start from 15th November 2011
- Entries submission closing date on 24th February 2012
- Entry finalists will be informed by 5th March 2012
- Results will be announced on 2nd May 2012
- The Worldwide HP Print Excellence Awards 2012
will be held on 3rd May 2012
JUDGES' PROFILES


ALMOND KO

Director of Operations - SC (Sang Choy) International Pte Ltd CEO,
Principal - SCI Print Technology Institute Pre Ltd

Almond is a result-oriented entrepreneur with sharp business acumen and foresight honed with over 22 years of experience in the printing trade. He is a forward-looking businessman and a progressive industrialist who believes in technology, knowledge and education.


CATHERINE KHOO

Creator, Young Author Scheme • Founder, Young Author Club •
Principal - SCI Print Technology Institute Pre Ltd

Catherine Khoo, author, editor, filmmaker and creative educator, has been involved in writing and publishing since 1990. Her business anthology of Singapore Savvy: 50 Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow (2000) was on the bestseller’s list for four weeks. Malaysia Savvy: Top Profiles in Management (2002) is used in Malaysian colleges as reference text. Catherine is Managing Director of Janus Education, a premier creative education specialist, as well as Publisher of Experiences & Experiments Books.


MARK GUERRIER

Founder & CEO, Sentient Partners

Mark’s career spans more than 20 years, covering areas of print production, procurement, strategic brand consulting, packaging, retail brand engagement and marketing communications, the last 15 years of which has been in Asia. Mark worked 6 years with DIA (Havas owned) brand consultancy, and was brought out to Singapore to establish the SEA Head Office. He established Sentient Partners, Singapore in 2003 and built a reputation as one of SEA’s effective strategic and creative brand consultancies.


SAMUEL LEE

Senior Manager of Sales & Marketing, Bits & Bytes Marketing Pte Ltd

Samuel has 20 years of experience in the paper and printing industry. His experiences include Colour & Print Consultant to SPH Magazines Pte Ltd and a committee member for Print & Media Association of Singapore for Industrial Development. Since 2008, Samuel is a Fogra PSO Certification Partner. He is also invited as one of the judges for Inaugural Malaysia Print Awards in Year 2010.

1st Worldwide HP Print Excellence Awards 2012 and 3rd HP Sign & Display APJ Digital Print Award 2012
HP Print Excellence Awards is established to recognize and showcase the most outstanding print excellence in a global arena. The 1st Worldwide HP Print Excellence Awards 2012 will be held in May 2012 in Germany, in conjunction with Dscoop at drupa.

All previous print award winners and users of HP Sign & Display and Designjet are welcome to participate in the HP Print Excellence Awards 2012. New entries will be automatically submitted for participation in 3rd HP Sign & Display APJ Digital Print Award 2012 after de-duplication. Results for 3rd HP Sign & Display APJ Digital Print Award 2012 will be announced during Shanghai Show in July 2012.

For more details, please visit www.hp.com/go/printexcellenceawards.