Print Week Awards 2011

Judges will be looking for excellence in the use of retouching, masking and colour correction. But more than being beautiful examples of the repro house's work, we need to know why the jobs submitted are special. Any evidence to support the transformation of a job (original images for example) will greatly help the judges in their decision.

Judges will be looking for consistent repro quality. Work produced for anything from publications or catalogues to packaging or advertising may be entered. All entries need to include a single copy example of four different creative repro jobs (so each entry will consist of an entry form, four different examples and 250-word production summary for each sample), produced since 1 July 2010, in order to demonstrate consistent production excellence. If any part of the job was produced by a different supplier, remember to credit the company that undertook it.

1 Entries must be commercial production runs and must have been printed or produced since 1 July 2010.

2 Please submit your 250-word summary for each of the four samples submitted on a separate sheet of paper. Please do not supply on letterheaded paper. Note: Entries without this summary may be marked down accordingly.

3 Any entry that does not comply with category criteria may be disqualified. Please supply only the number of samples requested.

4 You may enter as many different categories as you wish, however, you may only enter the same category once.

5 All material should be clearly labelled. If you enter the same jobs in more than one category, we will need a full set of examples and supporting material for each category entered.

6 The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

7 Confidentiality: all material will remain confidential to the judges, but winning case studies may be written up and published in PrintWeek based on the material provided. If the work entered is under embargo, the embargo must expire before 17 October 2011 (unless special dispensation is agreed prior to entry – contact event manager Kate Collins for more information - 020 8267 8188/kate.collins@haymarket.com).

8 All entrants must be registered companies in the UK and all work entered must have been produced in the UK.

9 The entrant must have been consistently trading solvently since 1 July 2009.

Please note

Whilst every care is taken with entries, PrintWeek and Haymarket Media Group cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage, whatever the cause. Please pack your entries carefully so they arrive in good condition.

Entries will not be returned. They will be held until 4 November 2011 for you to arrange collection. Contact the Awards team on 020 8267 4312 to arrange. Please make sure you indicate on your entry form if you wish to collect your entries.

Remember to enter the best examples of each of the four different creative repro jobs – this award focuses on production excellence after all.

Use your 250-word production summary for each of the four jobs to not only detail the equipment used to produce each stage of the job, but also highlight any challenges you faced to produce it, for example tight turnaround times, working closely with external suppliers or difficult colour management.

While an end user will rarely appreciate the time and effort that has gone into the repro of a job, other than perhaps recognising the fact that the imagery is beautiful, our judges will, so as well as the final work please include examples of the raw images or samples as a form of 'before and after'.

All of the categories are judged by a team of specialist judges, so as well examples of the final application you should also considering entering any relevant proofs. We do accept digital proofs on CD or USB sticks, but they will be viewed on standard laptop with no colour control, so hard-copy proofs are advised.

Client testimonials are always helpful.

• Three copies of the completed entry form
• Four different creative repro jobs
• Three copies of each of your four 250-word summaries