Print
Solutions September 2005
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2005
Print Excellence And Knowledge
Awards
The
Print Excellence And Knowledge
(PEAK) Awards program recognizes
excellence in the design and production
of printed products that add value
by solving client problems or
improving a client’s business.
PEAK Award winners are actual
“print solutions.”
While overall printing craftsmanship
is an important part of the judging
process, PEAK Awards focus more
on the value-added features and
benefits received by end users.
This
year’s competition drew
more than 200 entries from North
America and Europe. Winners in
the 29 categories reflect virtually
the entire spectrum of printing,
from labels, direct mail and packaging
to variable data digital printing
and web-based print systems. There
are several categories of traditional
commercial printing, plus “Self
Promotion”— projects
printing companies create to promote
themselves—as well as special
categories such as “Time
Saver” and “Money
Maker.”
Listed
directly under the boldface category
headings are Grand Award winners,
who will receive a special plaque
and also will be featured at the
Print Solutions Conference &
Expo, Oct. 18-20 in Orlando, Fla.
Each Grand Award winner appears
with a judges’ comment.
Award of Excellence winners, who
receive certificates, are listed
below the Grand Award winners.
In some categories, the judges
identified Award of Excellence
winners deserving “special
recognition.” These are
listed separately under Grand
Award winners.
Judges
This
year the PEAK Awards were judged
by (below, from left):
•
Joe Schwan, who held top
executive positions at Wallace
Computer Services and Standard
Register until his retirement
in 2001
•
John Leininger, professor
in the Department of Graphic Communications
at Clemson University
•
Ivars Sarkans, a noted
printing industry consultant and
a member of the Board of Directors
of the Print Education and Research
Foundation
