New Zealand’s premier printing industry awards event has revamped its entry categories for Pride In Print 2020, with a total of 11 awards now included in an expanded Sign and Display section and a boost in the Structural Design Packaging and Labels categories.
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| "Some amazing work being done": Sue Archibald, Pride in Print NZ |
“We’ve made changes due to the nature of the work starting to come into the Sign and Display and Structural Packaging areas - which many of the Signage teams are also involved with,” Pride in Print manager Sue Archibald told WFOL. “There is some amazing work being done out there and we want to be able to have the categories correct to adequately showcase the work. Last year’s growth caught us slightly off guard so we have remedied this. I am sure moving forward this will be continually tweaked as the work into these areas is so diverse.
The changes include:
- The refinement of the Sign and Display and Label areas to ensure work being undertaken in this area is fairly captured.
- The introduction of Structural Design Packaging
- The separation of Flexible Packaging entries from Paper and Board Packaging
- The separation of Self Promotion into a stand-alone category.
The Sign & Display Print section now includes awards for: Point of Sale Display Stands; Point of Sale Display Boards; Outdoor Signage & Billboards; Indoor Signage; Interior Décor & Design Jobs; Exterior Décor and Design Jobs; Soft Signage; Vehicle Graphics; Functional; Innovation in Sign & Display Specialist Design; and Other.
Entry deadlines have also changed, with early entry closing January 17th 2020.
“The great thing about Pride In Print is that it is always evolving to suit the industry as it is a vehicle to promote the best of the best in New Zealand print work across all sectors,” says Archibald. “Judging is in March in Auckland. Early entry closes 17th January this year with the later entry closing 28th February.”
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Judging the 2019 Pride in Print awards
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2020 Pride In Print Award Categories
Category 1: Publications
A. Newspaper
B. 1) Magazines - over 64pgs (bound)
B. 2) Magazines - under 64pgs (bound)
C. 1) Books - over 32pgs (bound)
C. 2) Books - under 32pgs (bound)
D. Booklets - under 16pgs (bound)
E. Innovation in Publication Products
Category 2: Business Print
A. Corporate Stationery i.e. letterhead, compliment slips, stamps, business forms.
B. 1) Commercial Promotional Catalogues & Directories - over 32pgs
B. 2) Commercial Promotional Catalogues & Directories - under 32pgs
C. Personalised Direct Mail i.e. envelopes, letters, one-piece mailers.
D. Annual Reports / Company Prospectuses
E. Brochures & Leaflets - not bound
F. Security Printing
G. Export Products
Category 3: Promotional Print
A. Marketing Campaigns - two or more items per campaign i.e. leaflet, poster, postcard etc promoting the same item.
B. Promotional & Giveaway Items i.e. pens, cups, USBs, paint swatches.
C. Cards i.e. greeting cards, postcards, invitations.
D. Presentation Folders
E. Calendars
F. Textiles & Clothing
G. Other
Category 4: Labels
A. Wine
B. Food & Beverage
C. Luxury Products i.e. perfume, beauty products, jewellery.
D. Coupons / Label Booklets
E. Tags i.e. garden, clothing, beverage, industrial.
F. Specialist Embellishments - all areas
G. Innovation in Label Design
H. Other
Category 5: Flexible Packaging
A. Food & Beverage
B. Luxury Products i.e. perfume, beauty products, jewellery.
C. Functional Packaging Industry & Business i.e. promotional packaging products, hamper packs.
D. Personal Care & Household i.e. gardening, baby products, cleaning products, pharmaceuticals, clothing, shoes.
E. Innovation in Packaging Design - new products to market
F. Environmental Packaging
G. Other
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| Pride in Print 2019 judging |
Category 6: Paper & Board Packaging
A. Food & Beverage
B. Luxury Products i.e. perfume, beauty products, jewellery.
C. Functional Packaging Industry & Business i.e. promotional packaging products, hamper packs.
D. Personal Care & Household i.e. gardening, baby products, cleaning products, pharmaceuticals, clothing, shoes.
E. Point of Sale Packaging
F. Retail i.e. board games, electronics, office products.
G. Presentation Boxes
H. Innovation in Packaging Design - new products to market
I. Environmental Packaging
J. Other
Category 7: Structural Design Packaging
(Entries must be completed display stands & packaging and must have a structural design component to be eligible for this category)
A. Food & Beverage
B. Luxury Products i.e. perfume, beauty products, jewellery.
C. Functional Packaging Industry & Business i.e. promotional packaging products, hamper packs.
D. Personal Care & Household i.e. gardening, baby products, cleaning products, pharmaceuticals, clothing, shoes.
E. Presentation and Display Boxes
F. Innovation in Packaging Design - new products to market
G. Environmental Packaging
H. Other
Category 8: Sign & Display Print
A. Point of Sale Display Stands i.e. counter displays, printed counter tops, aisle shelf cards, hanging rigid sheets.
B. Point of Sale Display Boards i.e. aisle shelf cards, hanging rigid sheets.
C. Outdoor Signage & Billboards - includes applied graphics work
D. Indoor Signage - includes applied graphic work for indoor signage
E. Interior Décor & Design Jobs i.e. wallpaper, tiling, internal floor graphics.
F. Exterior Décor and Design Jobs i.e. rubbish bins, postal display boxes, external home and commercial graphics, outdoor flooring.
G. Soft Signage i.e. flags & fabric banners, backlight applications, textile wraps, blinds, fabric light boxes, bar runners, mats.
H. Vehicle Graphics i.e. vehicle wraps, plane graphics.
I. Functional i.e. touchscreens, graphic overlays, keypads.
J. Innovation in Sign & Display Specialist Design
K. Other
Category 9: Specialty Products
A. Limited Edition & Fine Art Prints
B. One Off Work
C. Personal Stationery / Wedding Stationery
D. Innovation in Specialty Products
E. Other
Category 10: Print Finishing
A. Embellishments i.e. cover foiling, embossing, laminating, spot uv.
B. Machine Binding i.e. saddle stitching, perfect binding, wiro-binding, machine case binding.
C. Hand Binding i.e. handbound books, cases, one off photo albums.
D. Die Cutting & Specialist Forme Making
E. Other
Category 11: Industry Development & Creativity
A. Business Print Innovation
B. Print Product Innovation
C. Environmental Print Products - all areas
Category 12: Print Industry Promotion
A.Self-Promotion
Category 13: Rigid Packaging – All Other Materials
A. Food & Beverage
B. Luxury Products i.e. perfume, beauty products, jewellery.
C. Functional Packaging Industry & Business i.e. promotional packaging products, hamper packs.
D. Personal Care & Household i.e. gardening, baby products, cleaning products, pharmaceuticals, clothing, shoes.
E. Innovation in Packaging Design - new products to market
F. Environmental Packaging
G. Other
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| Blue Star Group (NZ) business Printlink won the major prize at the Pride in Print 2019 awards for its entry titled ‘Oranga Tamariki Panels,’ - inspired by Maori carvings and printed on a Screen Truepress WS3200 UV wide format printer. |
The 2020 Entry Form is now available on www.prideinprintawards.co.nz
The 2020 Pride In Print Awards will take place on Friday 8th May at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland.
Tickets will be available to purchase February 2020.
For enquiries, please contact Lauren at lauren@promoteltd.co.nz or call the awards management team on 04 237 0482.
