Amazon, Facebook, Nestlé, Pearlfisher, Heineken, Bulletproof, PepsiCo, Shiseido, Mars Wrigley, Microsoft and Superunion, were just some of the major names unveiled on Instagram Live today as part of the 2020 Pentawards Jury.

On November 14th, the UK sign and graphics community came together to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the industry over the preceding 12 months.

The fourth edition of the packaging collection Box in Box by Leonhard Kurz has received a Red Dot Award for good design. The set of design boxes won the coveted award in the Packaging Design category in the Brands and Communication Design competition of the Red Dot Award 2019. Over a period of several days, the jury thoroughly reviewed, discussed and evaluated a total of 8,697 international competition entries in order to reward the best. The award ceremony took place on the first of November as part of the Designers' Night in ewerk Berlin. Here, the designers of the prize-winning box in box, Annie Kuschel and Julia König, were presented with their certificate.

Earlier this month, Toronto hosted the 14th annual Canadian Printing Awards (CPAs) at the Palais Royal to a sold out crowd of 250+ attendees. Choosing from a record 319 submissions in the Print Design and Printing categories (an increase of nearly 100 from last year, many of which came from first-time entrants), a panel of independent judges recognized more than 110 Gold, Silver and Bronze trophy winners. Awards celebrated innovation by Canadian printers and technology suppliers. And while congratulations are due to all award recipients, three prominent Scodix users stood front and center.

The second Antalis Interior Design Award is now open for entries. Aimed at interior designers, architects, printers, brand owners and design schools, the awards celebrate the use of customisable visual media in interior design projects around the world.

Roland DGA customers won a total of nine SGIA Golden Image Awards in a variety of categories at PRINTING United 2019 in Dallas, impressing the judging panel with the creativity and quality of their respective entries, all printed on Roland inkjets.

Fourth generation Birmingham signs makers HNS Signs are delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted for this year's ISA British Sign Awards. The awards recognise and reward outstanding work completed by UK-based sign makers over the last 12 months. Ironically, HNS have been nominated for a scheme that they created for a different organisation that is also involved in the promotion of signage and print industry! HNS provided a transformation of FESPAs atrium and other areas at their head office in Dorking.

The Minuteman Press marketing and printing franchise in Epsom has been nominated for Best New Business and Best Business for Customer Service for the Epsom & Ewell Business Awards. These awards recognise excellence for local businesses across all different industries.

Mutoh America, Inc., an industry leader in wide-format printers, was recently honored with the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association's (SGIA) Product of the Year Award for the ValueJet 2638X - 104 inch printer in the Solvent or Latex Ink Over 80" category and, the ValueJet 1638UH - 64 inch UV-LED hybrid printer in the "Flatbed/Hybrid Under $100k category this year at the Printing United show in Dallas, Texas. The competition recognizes the latest equipment and supplies currently on the market that are advancing the industry.

Leica and Ilford, two of the most renowned brands in the photographic industry, are cooperating on a special event: Ilford supports the prestigious Leica Oskar Barnack Award ceremony with two of its finest fine art media, the haptical baryta paper Ilford Gold Fibre Gloss and the cotton paper Ilford Smooth Cotton Rag.

FASTSIGNS® of Orlando was recently awarded “Best Printer” at the 2019 Fan Favorite Ovations hosted by the Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce. The contest took place in a digital voting space to select the winners of over 40 categories.

Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) is pleased to announce that judges have selected the winners in the association’s prestigious, annual Golden Image Awards competition.

The Academy of Screen and Digital Printing Technologies (ASDPT) inducted its newest members — Mark Gervais of Ningbo Shenzhou Knitting, Brian Hoag of Roseville Area High School and Beppe Quaglia of Quaglia srl/VIRUS Inks — on October 24 during PRINTING United at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.

Mimaki USA, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, was honored with the prestigious SGIA Product of the Year Award in two categories. The Mimaki JFX200-2513 EX UV-LED flatbed printer won in the UV/Latex Flatbed (under $100,000) category, and the Mimaki 3DUJ-553 full color 3D printer won in the 3D Printer category. The awards were announced by the Specialty Graphic and Imaging Association (SGIA) ahead of its annual PRINTING United show scheduled for October 23-25 in Dallas.

Avery Dennison was named winner of the 2019 Future of Sourcing Awards during the Sourcing Industry Group’s Global Executive Summit in Carlsbad, California. The Future of Sourcing Awards celebrates organizations and individuals that show innovation, leadership and transformation in categories that are critical to the sourcing industry.

Durst will be featuring some of its newest, most innovative print technology and software at Printing United 2019, October 23-25 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, TX. The P5 350, successor to the award winning P5 250 HS and the brand-new Rho 2500 will be on the show floor for demos and samples. Durst will also be demonstrating the Durst Software Ecosystem comprised of Durst Workflow Print production software, Durst Analytics monitoring tool, and Durst Smart Shop for integrating e-commerce as well as the revolutionary LiftERP, an ERP built by a printer for a printer.

The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) has chosen Durst large-format digital printers as “2019 Product of the Year” in their respective categories. The Durst Delta SPC 130 printer was selected as the industry’s best in the Single Pass technology category, and the Delta WT 250 printer received the honor in the RTR/Hybrid/Flatbed new technology or inkset category.

Agfa is proud to announce that its Jeti Mira 2732 HS LM LED printing system has been named as the winner of the 2019 Product of the Year award by the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) in the UV/Latex Flatbed ($200,000 - $500,000) category.

Ricoh’s innovative technology has again received Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab’s seal of approval. The Ricoh Pro L5160 dual CMYK large format production printer has won the 2020 Pick Award for Outstanding High Production CMYK Eco-Solvent /Latex 54”/64” Printer. The prestigious accolade was presented to Ricoh during VISCOM in Milan, Italy.

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. has announced that EFI™ Fiery® FreeForm™ Create has received the 2019 Red Hot Technology Vanguard Breakthrough Award from the Association for Print Technologies.

Roland DG Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and printer/cutters, announced that three models of its TrueVIS series wide-format inkjet printer/cutters have earned top honours in three categories of the 2020 Pick Awards from Keypoint Intelligence’s Buyers Laboratory. This marks the second year in a row that Roland DG has earned top honours. The previous TrueVIS VG series won two 2019 Pick Awards.