The “Best in Print Asia Awards” is the annual print quality competition organised by WAN-IFRA to recognise newspapers and magazines in Asia who print their publication as per ISO 12647-3 and WAN-IFRA standards. The competition is aimed to showcase the quality of print reproduction while fostering competitiveness in the newspaper printing industry.

The competition has two categories:

  • For newspapers / magazines with less than 100,000 copies and
  • For newspapers / magazines with more than 100,000 copies.

The competition evaluates key technical process parameters, including dot gain at 40% and 70%, mid-tone spread, grey balance, color space in percentage, color conformity, color register, and visual general printing quality (GPQ).

 

 

 

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE

Any Newspaper or magazine publishers or publications who are from Asia and Middle East countries and who exist in print format, are eligible to participate in this print quality contest.

 

HOW TO REGISTER :

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AWARDS CEREMONY : 

WAN-IFRA would recognize the winners at the annual conference “INDIAN PRINTERS SUMMIT 2023” on 14 – 15 September 2023 at Cochin.

  1. The top three winners in each of the categories will be awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze trophies.
  2. Participants who qualify with a quality score of 150 points or above will receive a certificate of merits at IPS 2023 event.
  3.  Participants will get a complete report that gives greater insights into the technical capabilities of their own process and standardization adherence.

 

HALL OF FAME 

The video presentations and pictures of all  the historical “Best in Print Asia awards” ceremony can be accessed from the link below