The 2008 ACT Page Awards were held recently with 14 winners in all taking away Canberra's highest creative industry awards.
A number of outstanding individuals were honoured in addition to the excellence award winners. Jamie Wilson, managing director of Coordinate, won the Young Achiever Award for his business success and community involvement having left university only in 2006.
The Service to Industry Award went to Mel Dalgleis, managing director of Paragon Printers. His career began as an apprentice lithographic printer and went on to print teaching and a return to print business ownership with Paragon Printers. His company also won the Innovation excellence (Specialised processes) Award, Environmental excellence (Project) Award and the Excellence in the production of other printed material (offset over $5,000) award.
This year the judges were impressed with the high quality and number of entries submitted. The judges selections were based on an holistic evaluation of all of the products submitted, according to Printing Industries.
Winners included:
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
