Top turnout to Page Awards, Canberra

Canberra's night of nights draws the best in printing and graphic arts.

Selections for winning entries were based on a holistic evaluation of all of the products submitted and included the following elements:

* Customer focus (Development of, response to and interpretation of brief)
* Design (Typography, layout, colour, use and selection and use of media elements)
* Technical (Print and or multimedia processes, eg colour, registration, density, download time, navigation techniques used etc)
* Commercial (has the final product met requirements of customer/audience/end user?)
and
* Evidence of innovative production techniques and/or collaboration.

Award winners below:

Excellence in the production of an Annual report (2 or 3 colour offset)
Winner - CanPrint
Client: Department of the Senate
Designer: Senate Publishing
Printer: CanPrint

Excellence in the production of other printed material (offset over $5,000)
Winner - Paragon Printers
Client: S Direct
Designer: S Direct
Printer: Paragon Printers

Excellence in the production of an Annual report (4 colours offset)
Winner - Goanna Print
Client: Plant Health Australia
Designer: Zoo
Printer: Goanna Print

Excellence in the production of digitally printed material (under $5,000)
Winner - Designstone
Client: Designstone
Designer: Designstone
Printer: Worldwide printing - Fyshwick

Excellence in the production of other printed material (offset under $5,000)
Winner - Goanna Print
Client: Hotel Realm
Designer: Sabka Design
Printer: Goanna Print

Excellence in the production of digitally printed material (over $5,000)
Winner - Union Offset
Client: ACCC
Designer: ACCC
Printer: Union Offset

Excellence in new media/ web development (under $5,000)
Winner - CRE8IVE
Client: The Royal Australian Mint
Designer: CRE8IV E
Developer: CRE8IV E

Excellence in new media/ web development (over $5,000)
Winner - CRE8IVE
Client: The Royal Australian Mint
Designer: CRE8IV E
Developer: CRE8IV E

Innovation excellence (Specialised processes)
Winner - Paragon Printers
Client: Australian Sports Commission
Designer: Swell Design
Printer: Paragon Printers

Environmental excellence (Business)
Winner - New Millennium Print

Environmental excellence (Project)
Winner - Paragon Printers
Client: Paragon Printers
Designer: Fivefold Creative
Printer: Paragon Printers

Innovation excellence (Client satisfaction)
Winner - Lovedesign Group
Client: Canberra Cancerian Committee
Designer: Lovedesign Group
Printer: BlueStar Print

Young achiever award
Winner - Jamie Wilson
Service to industry award
Winner - Mel Dalgleish