Printing Industries says 2008 heralds a significant shift in the way print awards are conducted in Australia. With the NPA becoming a genuine “best of the best” for 2009, the only way a printer can win an award at the NPA is by first winning gold in their category in their State Awards this year.

In NSW the PrintNSW Excellence Awards is now the gateway to the national awards and has doubled the number of its existing print categories to 30 in order to recognise every element of the industry.

Each State is doing the same and gold winners from each State automatically get entered into the 2009 National Print Awards.

To assist prospective entrants to select and prepare their best jobs, NSW will host a “Judges’ Tips for Entrants” breakfast to coincide with the Awards Launch on June 26.

Key presenter will be the NPA chairman of judges, Rod Urquhart, supported by NSW chairman Warwick Roden and his panel of NSW expert judges.

Robert Fuller, general manager of Printing Industries NSW says the experts would be on hand to explain how the judging process works to companies planning to enter the awards.

Fuller says, “It’s very important that companies understand the process and why some entries don’t make it.

“This session will detail what the judges’ look for in an entry to qualify it to become a finalist, what factors differentiate two superior entries and how they finally decide on what makes a Gold Medal winning entry.”

Fuller concludes the function will provide an informal environment to meet the judges. Call for Entries open on June 26 and close eight weeks later on August 29.

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