Imagination Graphics, based at Marrickville in Sydney, has taken the top prize in this year's Konica Minolta Specialised Print Awards (NSPAs) for its pop-up book The Hamptons. Owner Emmanuel Buhagiar will enjoy a trip to Tokyo to visit Konica Minolta’s headquarters and R&D facilities.
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| (l-r) Sue Threlfo, GM Production Print and Industrial Print, Konica Minolta Australia; Emmanuel Buhagiar, owner, Imagination Graphics; and Dr David Cooke, MD Konica Minolta Australia. |
“The winning entry from Imagination Graphics, The Hamptons, is a beautifully saddle stitched booklet combining a number of creative elements in the design concept, including superb imagery and a combination of die cut and hand-crafted components,” said the judges.“Produced on an AccurioPress C6100 with IQ-501 and Splendorgel media, including a long sheet for the cover, the quality of the colour and registration was impeccable.”
The NSPAs celebrate craftsmanship in digital printing produced on a Konica Minolta digital press system, and following the event’s success in 2016 and 2017, this year’s categories were extended to acknowledge a wider range of digital print and imaging work.
“This year we received a record 245 entries from 57 print companies across Australia,” said KM. “The finalists, and overall winner, were judged on quality, design concept, typography, and colour reproduction, and the quality of work was very impressive across the country.”
This year's awards were celebrated at the Park Hyatt, Sydney, overlooking the Opera House, and were hosted by GM Production Print and Industrial Print, Sue Threlfo. Those on hand included all the state finalists, many Sydney customers, industry VIPs, trade media, Konica Minolta managing director, Dr David Cooke, directors Shane Blandford and David Procter, as well as many KM sales managers, account managers and other support staff.
The state finalists were:
NSW - Imagination Graphics, The Hamptons
VIC - Revolution Print, XTM Performance Wire Bound Catalogue
QLD - Tennyson Group, TAS perfect Bound book
SA - Whoyou Creative, Presentation Pack
WA - Tako Print Solutions, Success Board 2019
ACT - Elect Printing, Via Lusso Booklet.
The group of expert judges included: Anthony Parnemann, manager, South East Asia, EFI; Kellie Northwood, executive director, Two Sides Australia; Kenneth Beck, director, Carbon8; and Darrell John, technical sales specialist, Konica Minolta.
