The inaugural Specialised Print Awards were held in Sydney last night where Cliff Royle, Purple Press, was named first time winner and received a $10,000 promotional package.
The innovative awards attracted over 200 entries from Konica Minolta users all around the country with state finalists flown in to Sydney for the presentation. The brainchild of Anthony Lewis, head of the Specialised Print Group, the Awards are “a way for us to say ‘thanks’ to our customers for their support,” he said.
He praised the commitment and passion of the Konica Minolta customer cohort he's met during his first year in the role. Singling out Emmanuel Buhagiar of Imagination Graphics in Marrickville as a primary inspiration, he spoke of how the use of printing samples tell more of a story about quality than anything else.
The winner had a number of entries in the competition including the panoramic photo book that took out the top spot. An inveterate ‘tweaker’ of printing presses and substrates, Royle is cagey about revealing too much of his intellectual property or how he produces the winning results.
Specialising in unique personalised presentation products, Royle is the holder of numerous graphic arts patents. Many of his innovations are licensed to production companies.
In closing, Lewis declared the inaugural Konica Minolta Specialised Print Awards a resounding success and promised it will continue and expand next year.
The full list of finalists and their entries is:
· VIC: Purple Press – “Photo Book Panorama” – Cliff Royle
· ACT: Elect Printing - “House Advert Book” – Darren Muir
· NSW: Cosmo Print - “Australia Council annual report 2015- 2016” – Yaz Yazbek
· QLD: TJ's eprint - “Cactus & Hill Capability Statement” – Marty Deutschmann
· SA: Ink on Paper - “Tastemaster Booklet” – Greg Dawes
· WA: Images on Paper Pty Ltd - “STEP SAFARI” – Claire Harben
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