The kiwi, New Zealand's national emblem, is a flightless bird with hair-like feathers and a slender bill. It's most active in the wilderness at night, and birdwatchers say the bird is efficient, sensible and impressive.
So are the forms that won awards from The New Zealand Business Forms Association (NZBFA), an affiliate of Printing Industries of New Zealand. NZBFA held a 6-category contest last year to honor printing companies that provide well-designed forms to end users. Marj Green, CDC, CPSS, vice president of operations at DMIA, and Dennis McGarry, CDC, vice president of manufacturing and technical programs at DMIA, completed judging in December.
Three New Zealand companies-- Wickliffe Ltd., Dunedin; Moore Gallagher, Auckland; and Chaucer Press Ltd., Christchurch--dominated the contest. Here's what they won:
Wickliffe Ltd.:
* First Place, Category 1--invoice for Professional Lighting Services
* Second Place, Category 1--invoice for Veterinary Professionals
* Second Place, Category 3--invoice for ANZ ZED Card
* First Place, Category 4--pallet note for The Yummy Fruit Company (This entry also won The Item Award, sponsored by Spicers Forms.)
* Second Place, Category 5--vehicle trading system for Toyota
* First Place, Category 6--key access card for Empower
Moore Gallagher:
* Supreme Award and First Place, Category 5--admission to discharge planner for Auckland District Health Board
* First Place, Category 3--invoice/statement for Taranaki Newspapers
* Second Place, Category 4--invoice for Stanley Tools
Chaucer Press Ltd.:
* First Place, Category 2--statement for Armstrong Prestige
* Second Place, Category 2--invoice for Canterbury Concrete
* Second Place, Category 6--membership card for Otago Chamber of Commerce
--Darin Painter
The 6 Categories
Category 1: business forms with a 1-color front (continuous or sets)
Category 2: business forms with two or more colors on the front (continuous or sets)
Category 3: cut sheet forms or letterhead, single-ply and produced on a rotary press
Category 4: business forms with any number of colors, self copy paper only
Category 5: business forms and systems solution, emphasizing value-added components
Category 6: direct marketing, promotional items or other non-conventional printing
This admission to discharge planner for Auckland District Health Board, printed by Moore Gallagher, Auckland, New Zealand, received the Supreme Award in The New Zealand Business Forms Association's 2003 forms-design competition. Judges said the form is intuitive for users to complete, maximized space and various paper and ink characteristics, and resulted in a cost-effective solution. The entry also won first place in Category 5.
