Digital Print Awards

The PrintWeek Digital Print Awards is a dedicated platform created by PrintWeek to recognise excellence in digital printing applications across India.

As digital printing continues to transform the print industry through agility, personalisation, short-run efficiency and workflow automation, these awards celebrate the printers who are using digital technology to deliver outstanding results.

Unlike traditional print awards, the PrintWeek Digital Print Awards focus purely on digital printing — recognising innovation, execution quality, workflow intelligence and real business outcomes.

The awards aim to shine a spotlight on small and medium digital printers across India who are pushing boundaries and creating impactful work.

Best Book Finishing

Recognises exceptional finishing in digitally printed books, including binding, lamination, coating and other techniques that enhance the final product.

Best Embellishment

Celebrates innovative use of digital embellishment such as foil, spot UV, texture effects or other enhancements that add visual and tactile impact.

Best VDP (Variable Data Printing)

Honours effective use of variable data printing to create personalised or data-driven print communication.

Best Inkjet Print Job

Recognises outstanding print work produced using digital inkjet technology, showcasing superior quality and consistency.

Best Photobook

Celebrates high-quality digitally printed photobooks with excellent image reproduction, design and finishing.

Best Label

Recognises digitally printed labels demonstrating strong print quality, colour accuracy and finishing.

Best Label (Hybrid)

Honours label production that combines digital printing with conventional processes to achieve enhanced results.

Best POD Book (Print-on-Demand)

Recognises books produced using digital print-on-demand technology with efficient workflows and consistent quality.

Best Self Promotion & Marketing Collateral

Celebrates the best self-promotional print or marketing collateral created by a print company to showcase its capabilities.

Best Personalisation

Recognises innovative use of personalisation in digital printing to create customised and engaging print experiences.

Best Security Print

Honours digital print applications designed for security, authentication or anti-counterfeiting purposes.

Best Innovation

Recognises the most innovative digital print application demonstrating new ideas, technologies or creative approaches.

The PrintWeek Digital Print Awards is a PrintWeek-owned, digital print–only awards initiative designed to recognise the best digital printing work produced in India.

The awards celebrate printers who are successfully leveraging digital technology to deliver:

High-quality print output
Innovative applications
Efficient workflows
Personalised communication
New revenue opportunities

The emphasis is not on scale or company size, but on the quality of execution and the impact of digital printing.

1. What are the PrintWeek Digital Print Awards?

The PrintWeek Digital Print Awards recognise excellence in digital printing across India. The awards celebrate outstanding digital print applications, innovation in production and high-quality execution across multiple segments of the industry.

2. Who can enter the awards?

The awards are open to:

Digital print service providers
Commercial printers with digital printing capabilities
Photo printing companies
Label printers using digital technology
Print businesses offering web-to-print services

Entries must represent digitally printed work produced in India.

3. Is there an entry fee?

No. There is no entry fee for the PrintWeek Digital Print Awards.

The initiative aims to encourage participation from small and medium digital printers across India.

4. How many entries can a company submit?

A company may submit multiple entries across different categories.

The same project can also be submitted in more than one category, if it fits the criteria.

5. What categories are included in the awards?

The awards cover eleven digital print segments including:

Cross Media
Finishing
Variable Printing
Photobooks
Labels
Books (Print-on-Demand)
Wide Format & Super Wide Format
Marketing Collaterals
Personalisation
Industrial Digital Usage
Web-to-Print

6. Do we need to send a physical sample?

Yes. Sending a physical sample is mandatory.

Participants must courier a sample of the printed work to the PrintWeek office so that the jury can evaluate:

Print quality
Colour consistency
Finishing
Production standards

7. Will the samples be returned?

No. Samples submitted for judging will not be returned.

8. What information is required in the entry?

Participants will need to submit:

Company details
Project title
Category selected
A short description of the project
Images of the printed work

A physical sample must also be couriered to the PrintWeek office.

9. What is the eligibility period for entries?

The work submitted must have been produced within the last 12 months.

10. How will the entries be judged?

Entries will be evaluated by an independent jury panel consisting of print industry experts.

Judging will be based on:

Print quality
Innovation in digital printing
Execution and finishing
Effective use of digital technology
Business or communication impact

12. Who organises the awards?

The PrintWeek Digital Print Awards are organised by PrintWeek India, one of the country’s leading print industry publications covering technology, business and innovation in the print sector.

PrintWeek Digital Print Awards

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