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A new dimension for the National Print Awards
Full of glitter, glamour – and 3D print, the 2018 National Print Awards took over Brighton Lakes Golf Club in Moorebank, Sydney, on Friday June 29th. Jake Nelson was there to witness the spectacle.
For the first time in the NPAs’ history, the awards themselves took the form not of medals, but of small 3D-printed trophies. According to Andrew Macaulay, CEO of Printing Industries, recipients were ‘delighted’ to receive the unique mementos, and the PIAA will continue using them for future events. “Everybody wanted one,” he said. “The technology in the industry has advanced to the point where
we are printing objects, and it made no sense not to print the trophies. It’s rather exciting to be able to celebrate print with a print trophy.”
Speed painter Brad Blaze provided the entertainment for the evening, wowing
the crowds with fast images
of Bono, Marilyn Monroe,
and Industry Legend award recipient Norman J. Field . The paintings of Bono and Marilyn Monroe were auctioned off for a combined total of $2,400, which was donated to St Vincent de Paul.
In his speech accepting the Industry Legend award, Field said he was ‘eternally grateful’ to his staff for their expertise and friendship. “I always thought that legend status was awarded posthumously,” he added.
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“However, I’m alive and kicking, and absolutely delighted with this prestigious award.
“At 85, I am still loving it.”
Truly ‘national’ print awards
New talent was celebrated along with old, with the Young Executive of the Year Award going to Scott Print’s Rio Chard; she pulled double duty on the night, also accepting her company’s gong for environmental print.
EFI ....................................................28 Epson ...............................................19 Foilmakers .......................................40 Graffica.............................................66 Graph-Pak ............................ 68, 71-73 Gulmen Digital ................................43 Guru Labels......................................70
This year, nominees were drawn from the winners of
the state PICAs. Momento
Pro won both the coveted
Ball and Doggett Judges’ Award and a gold medal in the Limited Edition category for its photobook entry Omar + Suzi’s Wedding Celebration.
Adams Print, based in Geelong, took the gold medal in the Ball & Doggett Highly Commended category for its entry titled Van Gogh. Sydney’s Digitalpress was awarded three gold medals, while Rawson Print, Multi-Color Corporation
Heidelberg........................................16 HeroPrint........................................6,7 Holmesglen ......................................25 HP Australia ....................................13 JDA ..................................................61 Konica Minolta ..............................4, 5 Label Line ........................................65 Matthews .........................................69 Media Super.....................................42
Australia and Nulab Group each won two.
All winners will go to Canberra later this year
for a ‘Print to Parliament’
event, demonstrating print’s importance as Australia’s largest manufacturing sector. “It’s about taking the very best of print in Australia, which the National Print Awards represent now that the PICAs are funnelled through them, to Federal Parliament, showcase them to policy- makers, and talk about the
value proposition of print to
our economy,” said Macaulay. 21
Onyx Graphics .................................41 PIAA .......................................... 54, 55 PrintMac ..........................................62 Ricoh ..............................................8, 9 Screen...............................................33 Spicers ................................ Back cover Starleaton ........................ Inside front Stick-on Signs ..................................67 Visual Connections.................... 52,53
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Clockwise from above:
Perfect likenesses: Matt Schembri, Andrew Macaulay, and Paul Mitchell, PIAA.
Rio Chard of Scott Print, Media Super Young Executive of the Year.
Norman J. Field, meet Norman J. Field: the Industry Legend award winner and his portrait by Brad Blaze.