AUGUST 25th, 2023
At ROSEN SHINGLE CREEK ORLANDO
Printing professionals from all over the state came together to celebrate the print industry's finest work at the Florida Print Awards.
Start saving your best print samples now for next year!
THE GREATEST PRINTER WINNER BOOKLET
COMPANY AWARDS
COMPANY NAME | BEST OF CATEGORY | AWARD OF EXCELLENCE | JUDGES AWARD | TROPHY(IES) |
---|---|---|---|---|
AdGraphics | 6 | 1 | 1 | Best Self Advertising |
Anosh Gill Design | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Associated Printing Products Inc. | 10 | 6 | 6 | Best Special Treatment |
Bay Tech Label | 4 | 8 | 7 | Best Label |
CALEV | 2 | 3 | 1 | Best Creative Use of Paper |
Goldstar Printing and Marketing | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
Kessler Creative | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
MBI Direct | 8 | 1 | 0 | Best Campaign |
Patriot Line | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
PF Solutions | 5 | 9 | 10 | |
Presstige Printing | 35 | 27 | 13 | Best Digital Printing, Best Invitation, Best of Division2, Florida's Best Printer (Golden Flamingo Award) |
Purple Frog | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Roberts Printing and Mailing | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Shuffled Ink | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Southeastern Printing | 15 | 7 | 1 | Best Process Color, Best Large Format, Best of Division 3 |
Spectrum Packaging Corp | 9 | 11 | 6 | Best Packaging |
SunDance | 24 | 4 | 1 | Best Use of Color in Design, Best Book |
Taylor Brand Identity | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
Taylor Print Impressions | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
XYMOPrint | 6 | 0 | 0 | Best of Division 1 |
STUDENT AWARDS
SCHOOL NAME | BEST OF CATEGORY | AWARD OF EXCELLENCE | HONORABLE MENTION | TROPHY(IES) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tohopekaliga High School | 4 | 5 | 19 | Best of Show (High School Division) |
Valencia College | 6 | 5 | 12 | Best of Show (Post Secondary Division) |
Florida A&M University | 2 | 7 | 19 | |
McFatter Technical High School | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Robert Morgan Educational Center & Technical College | 2 | 5 | 16 |
Check out some of the incredible moments at the 2023 Florida Print Awards
126 CATEGORIES
OFFSET PRINTING
1 - Announcements & Invitations 1, 2 or 3 colors
2 - Announcements & Invitations 4 or more colors
3 - Annual Reports
4 - Art Reproduction
* Books -
A bound volume of more than 32 pages, including cover and text.
5 - Books Hardbound
6 - Books Not Hardbound
* Booklets –
Booklets are 32 pages or less, including cover and text, and may be bound in any manner.
7 - Saddle Stitched - Up to 8 1/2” x 11”
8 - Saddle Stitched - Over to 8 1/2” x 11”
9 - Perfect Bound - Up to 8 1/2” x 11”
10 - Perfect Bound - Over 8 1/2” x 11”
* Brochures & Broadsides –
Broadsides are folded (not stitched) from flat sheets large than 11” x 17”.
11 - Folded from 11”x17” or smaller
not stapled or bound.
12 - Folded from larger than 11”x17”
not stapled or bound.
13 - Web, Folded, All Sizes
14 - Business Cards
15 - Calendar Desk
16 - Calendar Wall
17 - Cards –
Includes postal, mailing, advertising, greeting cards, etc. Does not include business cards – see “Stationery” category.
18 - Catalogs Sheetfed
19 - Catalogs Web Press
20 - Catalog Sheets & Publication Inserts (Flat Sheet)
21 - Circulars & Flyers
22 - Corporate Communications
Other than annual reports & product books
23 - Covers
(Please note: If the piece has text pages, only the cover pages will be judged.)
24 - Directories & Source Books
25 - Flyers
26 - Magazines Sheetfed
27 - Magazines Web Press
28 - Menus
29 - Newsletters & Periodicals
30 - Labels & Wraps
Cut & Stack, Sheetfed, Rolled & Pressure Sensitive.
31 - Pocket Folders
32 - Point of Purchase Display
Includes any in-store promotional materials such as take-ones, counter cards, shelf displays, etc. Must include a description with entry.
33 - Posters - Up to 11” x 17”
34 - Posters - Over 11” x 17”
35 - Presentation Kits - Overall Content
36 - Printer’s Self Advertising
37 - Programs
38 - Sales Campaigns 3 or more pieces
39 - Posters / Signs
Includes art prints, wall posters, truck or window posters, car cards, calendar posters, reproductions of fine art and any printed material intended for use as promotion or decoration. (Entries must be the actual poster or print; do not send photographs or slides. If possible, please ship entries flat or rolled, not folded.)
40 - Die Cutting - Special Treatment
41 - Embossing - Special Treatment
42 - Debossing - Special Treatment
43 - Foil Stamping - Special Treatment
44 - Spot UV - Special Treatment
45 - Thermography - Special Treatment
46 - Specialty inks or coatings, fragrances or “invisible” printing inks - Special Treatment
47 - Other - Special Treatment
48 - Combinations of Categories - Special Treatment
49 - Stationery -
Individual or matched sets: letterheads, envelopes, business cards, etc.
50 - Stationery - Business Cards
51 - Stationery - Envelopes (3 colors or less) Non-Converted
52 - Stationery - Envelopes (4 colors or more) Non-Converted
53 - Stationery - Envelopes Converted
54 - Coated paper - Direct Mail Web / Magazine Web
55 - Uncoated paper - Direct Mail Web / Magazine Web
DIGITAL PRINTING
*On-Demand –
Print run is static; there is no variable imaging or personalization; all pieces in the print run are the same. Includes short-run – 1,000 pieces or less.
56 - Announcements & Invitations
57 - Annual Reports
58 - Art Reproduction
59 - Posters
60 - Booklets (32 pages or less)
61 - Books (Over 32 pages)
62 - Books Hard Bound
63 - Books - Paper cover
(Perfect / Lay Flat)
64 - Catalogs
65 - Brochures
66 - Calendars
67 - Cards
68 - Flyers
69 - Menus
70 - Newsletters
71 - Presentation Folders
72 - Business Cards
73 - Stationery
74 - Offset / Digital Hybrid
75 - Campaign
(3 or more pieces that promote a product or event)
76 - Mailing piece
77 - Customized / Personalized / Variable Data Digital Printing
– Personalized or customized. Piece may be a “shell,” produced in quantity using offset litho or other printing process. (Must include at least 3 different pieces from the run and a brief description – a sentence or two – about the project, the system and technique used to produce the entry.)
PACKAGING
(B) Cosmetics
78 - Folding Carton
(A) Food
(B) Cosmetics
(C) Pharma
(D) Other
79 - Chip Board
80 - Corrugated
81 - Plastic
(B) Cosmetics
82 - Soft/Flexible Packaging
(A) Food
(B) Cosmetics
(C) Pharma
(D) Other
83 - Shrink sleeves
84 - Flexo Cartons & Containers -
Single unit or integrated series
85 - Flexo Film
(A) Food
86 - Flexo Labels and Wraps, Rolled Products / Pressure Sensitive
- Includes single labels and wraps or an integrated series. (We highly recommend submitting the entry adhered to the actual product.)
(A) Food
(D) Other
(B) Cosmetics
(C) Pharma
(D) Other
87 - Flexo Tags & Labels
88 - Flexo Other
89 - Packaging Sets
LARGE FORMAT
90 –Art Reproduction
91 – Point of Purchase Displays
92 – Trade Show Graphics
93 – Vehicle Wrap
This includes Fleet or Private this includes: automobiles, boats, motorcycles, aircraft, etc.
94 – Banners
Flexible substrates that generally conveys a promotional message
95 - Signage
This could be on any substrate including wood, plastic, glass
96 – Building Graphics
This could be exterior or interior graphics like wallpaper, murals, or full wraps of exterior
97 - Textiles Dye Sublimation
98 - Floor Graphics
99 — Backlit Displays
100 – Other
101 – Most Difficult install
OTHER
102 - Binding -
Perfect bound, plastic-coil, spiral binding, wire-o binding, etc.
103 - Folding
104 - Substrates
Printing on Glass, Ceramic, Metal and Wood Products.
105 - Printed Garments
Screen printing, direct to garment printing, transfers, dye sublimation printing on pre-made garments.
106 - Specialty Item/Promotional Products
Direct Printing on Three Dimensional Products
107 - Screen Printing / Pressure Sensitive Products
108 - Our Favorite “Impossible Job”
Entries judged on overcoming limitations and exceeding expectations for a tough job. Include a copy of the finished piece, its press sheet and a statement detailing challenges and how they were overcome. Entries and statements should be placed into an envelope. Entries submitted without statement will be disqualified.
109 - Environmentally Sound Materials
Must use at least 3 of the following: recycled paper, soy or vegetable-based inks, direct-to-plate, aqueous coating, energy curable inks, and coatings, or other environmentally sound product. Include a description of the materials and processes used. Entries submitted without statement will be disqualified.
JOB ENGINEERING
(B) Print Digital
110 - Job Engineering
(A) Print Offset
(B) Print Digital
(E) Other
(C) Packaging
(D) Large Format
(E) Other
DESIGN
111 - Annual Reports
112 - Brochures / Catalogs / Flyers
113 - Cards
114 - Illustration / Photography
115 - Invitations / Announcements
116 - Letterhead / Logo
117 - Posters
118 - Advertising (Print)
119 - Editorial
120 - Self- Promotions
121 - Wearables
122 - Wide Format
123 - Packaging
124 - Label
125 - Website
126 - Miscellaneous