Astragraphia Principal, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific Congratulates the 31 Winners of the 2024 Global Innovation Print Awards (GIPA 2024)

Singapore, 23 May 2024 – Astragraphia, as principal of FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific, is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Global Innovation Print Awards (GIPA). This prestigious award was given to 31 winners from eight countries for their extraordinary works in the world. printing. This year, the Innovation Print Awards (IPA) spread its wings by accepting submissions from all over the world. FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific received 179 creative application works originating from 16 countries, including countries in the Asia Pacific region, Germany, India, Sweden, England and the Netherlands. Even more special, the Global Innovation Print Awards are the newest special recognition category given at the 2024 Drupa printing exhibition. An extraordinary achievement to be proud of!

This year's design entry brings something different. The clever mix of apps, technologies and colors, especially the use of custom colors, is a highlight. The extra cost and effort typically associated with custom colors often becomes a barrier to design decisions. However, advances in production technology have opened new gates. Today, these unique colors have become an integral part of design, especially for digital printing. Ease of use and wide availability of custom colors allow designers to explore their creativity without limitations.

“The print landscape is undergoing transformative change, with digital printing emerging as a hub of innovation,” said Paul Callaghan*1, Independent Judge, Global Print Innovation Awards 2024. “The Global Print Innovation Awards (GIPA) are witnessing the rise of digital printing, where the limitations of old feelings have been eliminated and new frontiers in creativity have opened." From stunning custom colors to stunning designs and applications, digital printing has not only matched conventional methods, but has also emerged as a pioneer in the world of printing.

Hiroshi Kida, Corporate Vice President, Executive General Manager, Graphic Communications Division, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., expressed his enthusiasm for the increasingly widespread adoption of progressive technologies by customers and the market. "It's incredible to see how our customers and the market as a whole are increasingly adopting progressive technologies into their applications, enabling a win-win situation for our customers and ultimately their end customers," he said. As a leader in the toner and inkjet industry, FUJIFILM is committed to creating an integrated approach for its customers those results in a printing experience tailored to market needs. For example, through continuous research and development, FUJIFILM can now offer unique colors to customers easily and practically. "Making custom colors accessible to everyone," says Kida. "This enables next-level deployments to no longer be a luxury, but a prerequisite for growth."

WEGNER GmbH, winner of the “Best Innovation Award 2024 Global”, has impressed the judges with their extraordinary TWE Design Book. This work utilizes the perfect combination of Fujifilm technologies, including the Revoria Press PC1120, Jet Press 750S, and Acuity Select 48, to produce a stunning masterpiece. As the first winner of this prestigious award, WEGNER has demonstrated extraordinary avant-garde design creativity. They made clever use of Fujifilm's technological advantages, including the use of special colors and different paper media. This combination of technology and creativity produces extraordinary works of art that truly reflect the spirit of the Global Innovation Print Awards.

[1]: Judges serving on the panel include Paul Callaghan who is chair of the Regional Asia Packaging Conference and Asia Print Awards committee, and publisher of Print+Packaging Innovation Asia magazine, the region's only print industry magazine.

• Jet Press 750S produces vivid and realistic photo images.

• Revoria Press PC1120 uses white for reverse printing on transparent media, creating a unique and interesting visual effect.

• Acuity Select 48 is printed on metallic silver foil, lending a touch of luxury and prestige to the TWE Design Book.

Astragraphia expressed high appreciation and congratulated the 5 participants from Indonesia as winners of the 2024 Global Innovation Print Awards (IPA).