2023 Winners
Supreme Award Winner
Te Henga Sunset
~ Specialty Products - Limited Edition & Fine Art Prints
Category: Specialty Products - Limited Edition & Fine Art Prints
Printed By: Artrite Screen Printing
Entered By:
Artrite Screen Printing
Judges Comments:
An incredible example of true print craftmanship and artistic collaboration, this screenprint was a genuine labour of love. It required the hand-mixing of 33 colours and production of film layers, which the artist needed to sign off each time. With colours prone to change during repeated pulls, only 30 could be completed at a time before a clean up was required, with colours needing to be remixed, film layers reproduced and artist sign off sought again. Taking three weeks and about 2000 hand pulls to complete, the result was an original screenprint, produced with great detail and wonderful colour consistency over all areas. So many things can go wrong in all of those processes, yet it was so beautiful – we were blown away.
Category Winners
Kapiti Caramel and Almonds
Flexible Packaging
Printed By: Amcor Flexibles Christchurch
Entered By: Amcor Flexibles Christchurch
Judges Comments:
A great demonstration of the quality achievable when all of the correct technical attributes are utilised to produce work as good as any other printed media.
Taco Truck
Structural Design Packaging
Printed By: APC Innovate
Entered By: APC Innovate
Judges Comments:
A standout example of excellence in point of sale, this job featured the highest levels of attention to detail, print quality and robustness, in an extremely-functional modular design produced at large scale
Chemistry Gin
Labels
Printed By: Multi Color (New Zealand) Ltd
Entered By: Multi Color (New Zealand) Ltd
Judges Comments:
A great example of a creative concept combined with high-quality digital print and finishing, this label has expertly drawn together a silver foil, high-build varnish and beautiful colours to deliver an amazing effect
Log Cabin
Sign & Display
Printed By: Magnets NZ
Entered By: Magnets NZ
Judges Comments:
The clever concept has been executed perfectly with incredible attention to detail across every aspect of the job
Ross Dependency : Science on Ice
Business Print
Printed By: Brebner Print
Entered By: Brebner Print
Judges Comments:
Incredible detail such as the shadow off a figure revealed throughthe magnifying glass – was encapsulated in this stamp, which was further enhanced through selective use of spot UV and featured solid and clean ink coverage and perfect registration.
La Montée Champagne
Industry Development & Creativity
Printed By: Rapid Labels
Entered By: Rapid Labels
Judges Comments:
As well as being a beautifully-printed job, featuring fantastic foiling and other enhancements, this double-acting label has been innovatively devised to enable the printer’s customers to seamlessly regift their bottles of wine, if so desired
WOW - World Of Wearable Arts Show Programme
Promotional Print
Printed By: Blue Star Wellington
Entered By: Blue Star Wellington
Judges Comments:
A fabulous publication that was every bit as amazing as the event it was showcasing
New Zealand Herald - November 1, 2022
Publications - Newspapers
Printed By: NZME Ellerslie
Entered By: NZME Ellerslie
Judges Comments:
This is an outstanding piece of work produced at high speed in a tight timeframe
Fresh Press Magazine - Issue 2
Publications - Magazines
Printed By: SCG
Entered By: SCG
Judges Comments:
Technical challenges producing vibrant images on an offset stock and putting the job through the press multiple times have been mastered superbly in this publication that has literally been described as flawless.
Te Henga Sunset
Specialty Products
Printed By: Artrite Screen Printing
Entered By: Artrite Screen printing
Judges Comments:
An incredible example of true print craftsmanship and artistic collaboration resulted in a screenprint of great detail.
Tiny Table Set
Paper & Board Packaging
Printed By: Inkiana Press
Entered By: Inkiana Press
Judges Comments:
A fantastic combination of stock choice and the letterpress technique, it is very elegant and has lots of different parts to it which each perform their roles perfectly.
Rapid Remix
Print Industry Promotion
Printed By: Rapid Labels
Entered By: Rapid Labels
Judges Comments:
An amazing concept utilising a mini turntable with “playable” sleeved records to demonstrate a wide range of printing processes and techniques has delivered an outstanding piece of self promotion for this printer.
Business Awards - Wellness & Sustainability
Business Awards
Printed By:
Entered By: Excel Digital
Judges Comments:
Excel have lived up to their name and shown leadership in the areas of wellness and sustainability with a range of initiatives to support staff and to reduce their impact on the environment.
Process Winners
Log Cabin
Digital ~
Digital
Printed By: Magnets New Zealand
Entered By: Magnets New Zealand
Judges Comments:
A fantastic design concept, realised by the highest attention to detail and application capabilties, has produced a caravan wrap that conveys real wood cutout effects and has been hailed as a very, very difficult piece of work.
Kapiti Caramel & Almonds
Flexographic ~
Flexographic
Printed By: Amcor Flexibles - Christchurch
Entered By: Amcor Flexibles - Christchurch
Judges Comments:
This was an outstanding example of technical excellence from a demanding print process
New Zealand Herald - 1 November, 2022
Web Offset Coldset ~
Web Offset Coldset
Printed By: NZME Ellerslie
Entered By: NZME Ellerslie
Judges Comments:
With deadlines measured in hour and minutes, this is outstanding production in print quality, colour, registration and marking - the overall quality of this newspaper is exceptional
Bricks Farm
Web Offset Heatset ~
Web Offset Heatset
Printed By: Webstar Masterton
Entered By: Webstar Masterton
Judges Comments:
Featuring impressive colour consistency and spot-on registration, trimming and folding, this extremely clean, crisp and punchy catalogue defied the constraints and challenges presented by the ageing press on which is was produced.
Rachel & Maxx Wedding Invite Suite
Letterpress ~
Letterpress
Printed By: Laserfoil Design and Print
Entered By: Laserfoil Design and Print
Judges Comments:
From concept to execution, this job stands out as an ambassador for the print industry's relevance in the digital era and is one of the finest examples of letterpress work.
Ajax Hospital Disinfectant
Gravure ~
Gravure
Printed By: Gravure Packaging
Entered By: Gravure Packaging
Judges Comments:
A clean and effective background vignette combined with clever use of software to ensure perfect reproduction of imagery have culminated in a very well designed and well executed example of gravure print
WOW - World Of Wearable Art Show Programme
Sheetfed Offset ~
Sheetfed Offset
Printed By: Blue Star Wellington
Entered By: Blue Star Wellington
Judges Comments:
A beautifully produced book whereby great design and eye-catching imagery was brought to life by excellent colour reproduction, subtle application of foil, matt laminate and spot UV, as well as perfect registration and binding
Te Henga Sunset
Screen Printing ~
Screen Printing
Printed By: Artrite Screen Printing
Entered By: Artrite Screen Printing
Judges Comments:
A genuine labour of love, this beautiful fine art print involved the hand-mixing of 33 colours each requiring artist sign-off. A flawless example of screenprinting
Centipede
Inkjet ~
Inkjet
Printed By: Picaflor Fine Art Printing Limited
Entered By: Picaflor Fine Art Printing Limited
Judges Comments:
A commendable commitment to prepress combined with a mastery of photographic inkjet print process and an excellent choice of media, delivered a fine art print that stood out.
2023 Gold & Highly Commended work
2023 Gold & Highly Commended
