Tasmania's new Diemen Awards – (formerly PICAs) featured the presentation of more than 50 awards combined with individual awards for Print Apprentice of the Year, Digital Student of the Year and Design Student of the Year.
About 150 people attended the event at the Hobart Function Centre which featured entries from three sectors – Print, Design and the first time sector Digital (web and app developers).
More than 300 entries were received in a competition that saw multiple Dieman Awards (formerly Gold) awarded in a number of categories due to the high standards being achieved.
Special guests including Printing Industries national president, David Leach, Printing Industries CEO Bill Healey, major sponsors Colleen Sells from Media Super and Paul Fallon from Fuji Xerox Tasmania.
The individual awards were won by:
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Print Apprentice of the Year – Jeremy Scott – Impress Print
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Digital Student of the Year – Kira Atto – Tas TAFE
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Design Student of the Year – Anthony Klimeck – Tas TAFE
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Young Leader Award – Jeremy Scott – Impress Print
The Diemen (formerly Gold) winners are:
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Flying Colours – student, printing (Festivale Invitation); one, two or three colours (Lavender Collection); leaflet, offset (Events Galore in Tasmania); postcard and greeting cards (Network Gaming Awards); packaging (Pannacotta); digital printing, inkjet or non inkjet (Chess Handbook); digital printing, wide format (Ashgrove Cheese); envelopes (Festivale); self promotion (Flying Colours Calendar); wild card for innovative use of machinery, processes stock or mechanics (Aussie Homeloans); multi piece productions and campaigns (Palazzo Versace); stationery design (Blue Water Marine & Diesel).
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Focal Printing – commercial items, offset (The Mountain); leaflet, offset (Thalia); presentation folders, offset (Tarramah); booklets, catalogues and magazines, offset (TCotA); stationery (Finney); book printing (The Wall); newsletters, offset (Issue 15 and 17 TRP); small printing business award (The Wall / Path of Duty / The Mountain / Limited Edition Golden Years / Tote); Grand Diemen for printing (The Wall)
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Monotone – booklets, catalogues and magazines, offset (The Skullbone Experiment Booklet)
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Mercury Walch – annual reports or prospectus (Cruise Downunder, digital ink); calendars (Wild Tasmania 2015, Rob Blakers)
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Abel Labels – labels, not offset (Iron Pot Bay)
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UniPrint– digital printing, wide format (DSS Banner)
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Redjelly– typography (Dan Murphy’s Whisky and Spirit Guides); corporate, service, event or publishing communications (Dan Murphy’s Whisky Guide); campaign, digital design(Tasmanian Whisky Tour); moving experience (Tasmanian Whisky Trail); Grand Diemen for digital design (Tasmanian Whisky Trail).
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Digital Ink – corporate, service, event or publishing communications (Hydro Tasmania Annual Report); wild card design (Gumnuts to Buttons).
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Clemenger– promotional items (Betta Milk – Frank t-shirt); newspaper and magazine media (Ten Days – Spiegeltent sealed section insert).
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Walker Design – brand identity design (Hawley Beach Estate); student, digital design (Pepper Marketing); websites (B&E Banking website).
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Grafik– brand identity design (Little Rivers Brewing Co).
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Futago– brand identity design (Whisky Tours); information design and signage (The Apple Shed); Grand Diemen for design (The Apple Shed).
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Pure Bride – newspaper and magazine media (Pure Bride Magazine).
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Jack Robert, Tissot Photography – photographic (Cupid et Psyche).
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Ionata– mobile application (Redmap iOs app).