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National Print Awards
Carbon8 and Styleprint take top
Carbon8 and Styleprint took top honours at the National Print Awards, both winning multiple golds, as printers celebrated at in- person events in Queensland, WA and NSW, and at home in Victoria and SA.
The National Print Awards presentation dinner, hosted by MC Patrick Condren, the well-known Walkley award-winning
broadcaster and journalist, was
live streamed around the country. Carbon8 from New South Wales was crowned as the night’s biggest winner with four Gold awards and a Bronze, followed by Victoria’s Styleprint taking three Golds and a Bronze.
In the battle for State dominance, New South Wales took the 2021 honours with seven Gold awards, followed by Victoria with six and Queensland with four. Two medals went to Tasmania, with the final Gold medal chalked up to South Australia.
In a pandemic-inspired move,
the Victorian PICA presentations were hosted prior to the National Print Awards presentation, and livestreamed to Victorians and South Australians in their homes. The NSW and WA PICAs were presented at satellite events held concurrently in Sydney and Perth.
The National Print Awards were presented following the remaining state PICAs, in a tightly timed event that was broadcast simultaneously into five states across four time zones.
Excellence
Established in 1983, the National Print Awards recognise and encourage the achievement of excellence in
print in Australia. Over the years, the Awards have evolved alongside the industry, to represent all aspects of the diverse and exciting sector.
This year, a sizeable crowd gathered in the Sky Room & Terrace at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre for a sit-down dinner to cap off the industry’s ultimate awards competition.
Printer of the Year – Offset, was awarded to Rawson Print Co for
The Bond Book, with Multi-Color Corporation taking out Silver and Rawson also winning Bronze. No Gold medals were awarded in the category
“Criteria such as aesthetics, creativity, innovation and the user experience are also major factors in deciding the winning entries.”
– Luke Wooldridge, chair of judges
1,2,3 – Print! but AB Corp took out Silver, and Mercury Walch a Bronze.
Carbon8 took home Gold for Printer of the Year – Digital, for
Dive West Papua, just pipping CCL Labels with Silver, and Peacock Bros with Bronze. That same job also won Carbon8 its second Gold, this time in Book Printing – Digital. Colour Chiefs took out Silver, and The Fotobase Group the Bronze in that category.
The Gold award for Book Printing – Offset, a staple since the Awards were first introduced, went to Foot & Playstead for Joseph Chromy – One
Man’s Legacy, with Silver to Ellikon Fine Printers, and Bronze to Scotts. In Leaflets, Flyers and Brochures
– Offset, the Gold was won by Eckersley Print Group for Padua Strategic Plan 2021- 2023, with
a Silver in that category going to WHO Printing. A third Gold went to Carbon8 in the digital section for Midtown Centre, with The Fotobase Group, S&T Graphic Design, and Colour Print taking out Bronze.
Another perennial NPA favourite is the Booklets, Catalogues and Magazines, categories 15 and 16. Here, the Offset Gold was won by Intoprint for The Siding, with Fast Proof Press taking out Silver. Colour Chiefs won Gold for Digital for Topia Edition – Azure, with Satellite Print and Openbook Howden Print & Design taking out the Silver and Bronze.
In the Specialty Printing section, Australia’s new $100 bank note
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