Entries for Canon's first Océ Arizona Awards close today, and Garry Muratore, product manager for display graphics at Canon Australia, urges any interested Arizona users to submit.
Canon launched the awards to highlight the quality of work that could be produced on Océ Arizona printers. "We wanted to leverage off the excellent Arizona community that exists in this country and give them a chance to showcase what they could do with Océ equipment. Obviously it builds our brand, but it also builds the brand of what is an outstanding community of users," said Muratore, who will judge the event.
The entries, which must be produced on a Canon Océ Arizona machine, will be judged in three categories:
Most Technical – the application will be high value, multi-layered print on objects that demonstrate high level of difficulty.
Most Effective – the application will be high impact but not necessarily technical. The project objective and the environment in which the application appears will be considered.
Most Creative and Innovative – the application will be advanced or original.
Muratore said there has been a good response to the awards, with most interest in the category of innovation. "Innovation was the biggest, but there's also been strong interest in the technical ability category. That’ll be an interesting one to judge, because we have to use the description of how hard it was – was it complex media, complex series of operations, or similar. We’re looking for someone who’s worked hard on that and put in plenty of effort.
"That’ll be a fun one to judge," he said.
Winners will receive an EOS M5 Single Kit camera valued at $1,949 RRP and will gain exposure for their business with support from Canon.
For more information or to enter, visit: http://business.canon.com.au/ocearizonaawards.