Entries open for HP Digital Print Awards

Call out for entries in this year’s HP Digital Print Awards for the signage industry. 

The HP Digital Print Awards were founded last year to recognise the outstanding achievements and contributions of Print Service Providers (PSPs) in the signage industry across Asia Pacific and Japan. 

The annual Awards dinner, where winning entries will be showcased, is being held in conjunction with the 19th Shanghai International Ad & Sign Technology & Equipment Exhibition in Shanghai, China on 6 July 2011.

“The HP Digital Print Awards – HP Scitex competition that was launched last year was a major success for us as we received more than 100 stunning entries from across the region,” said Martin Carballo, director, HP Scitex.

The Awards will only be open to companies from across Asia Pacific and Japan for entries that are printed by HP Scitex Large-format printers. HP Digital Print Awards 2011 (Asia Pacific & Japan) – HP Scitex will have five key categories:

Transit Graphic covers vehicle wraps and fleet graphics.

Interior Decoration includes interior decoration signage and graphics, floor or wallpaper graphics and any decorative printing on rigid substances (ie glass, ceramic or wood).

Outdoor Advertising covers building wraps, billboard signage, floor graphics, backlit signage and textile (flags & banners) graphics. Any graphics with flexible applications done outdoors will also be subjected to the same category.

POP Advertising includes point-of-sale materials and any graphics with flexible applications that are done for purchase point.

Green Digital Printing: this will cover print jobs done with a combination of the following parameters:

Inks using dye-based, latex inks, and UV inks.

Printing Substrates using environmental-friendly printing materials that are recyclable such as non-PVC-based banner, cotton-based fabrics, recycle paper.

Each category will have three winners – Gold, Silver and Bronze. A total of 17 Awards will be given out across the five categories. This includes a Platinum Award for one overall winner and a “Best Creative Design” award from across all the five categories.

The submissions for the HP Scitex Asia Pacific and Japan Digital Print Awards are open now and will close on 20 May 2011. For more information or to request for a submission form, contact your local HP Scitex sales manager or email lfp-apsales@hp.com.