Printing Contests — Judging is Art and Science

The effectiveness of a piece and the printer’s ability to execute the expectations of the designer and client can enable a small-budget piece to tower over a multi-million dollar effort, Ingram stresses.

When the competition is whittled down to a small core of finalists in a given category, what are the subtle differences that can nudge the winner ahead of the rest of the pack? For Captain, the degree of difficulty in executing the final product is a telling sign, especially in a category such as fine art books.