Printing Contests — Judging is Art and Science

What helps produce a truly representative winner is a diverse judging panel, according to Fogel, which collectively represents the comprehensive elements of the print production process. “Everyone comes at this from different standpoints,” he says. “I’m very respectful of my fellow jurors that bring press experience. They’ll immediately pick up on press problems. I’ll pick up on prepress, contrast and saturation. Another judge will pick up on book finishing problems. For the most part, we’re pretty consistent and what we’re arguing about are really fine points.”