Judging Procedures
The QUESTAR Awards is unique in that each entry is judged against itself, to the degree that the individual entry achieves its intended purpose. Entries from large or small organizations have an equal chance at winning; judging is based not on budget, but on the values of creativity, craft, and skill, as symbolized by the QUESTAR Awards.
Each entry is evaluated three separate times during the preliminary rounds. The three sets of scores are then averaged into a single score for the individual entry. A certain minimum score must be achieved to qualify for an award. Only one Gold, Silver and Honors Award will be given in each classification; however, if no entry scores high enough, no award will be given.
The Gold Award Winners become candidates for a Grand Award. In addition, one Best of Show Award will be presented to the one entry that best exemplifies the spirit of the QUESTAR Awards.
The distinguished panels of judges recognize the art of communications in a global economy and the science of the new technologies which enable the world-wide exchange of ideas and information. Members of the judging faculty will evaluate the entries based on the standards of international excellence through the measures of creativity and craft.
| 33 Visual – MEXICO A. Plus Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Above The Line Company Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC AIR – USA Airport Authority – HONG KONG SAR PRC Akademie Deutscher Genossenschaften E.V. – GERMANY ANTA Sports Products Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC Avila Creative, Inc. – USA Bank of China – HONG KONG SAR PRC Beijing Pengtu Culture & Art Communication Co., Ltd. – PRC BESO by LLYC – SPAIN BGA Publishing – USA Brainds Marken und Design GmbH – AUSTRIA Bright Visuals – SLOVENIA Burgess Strategic Marketing Services – USA California Water Services Group – USA CD Communications Group SDN BHD – MALAYSIA China Communications Services Corporation Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC China Telecom Corporation Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC China Unicom – HONG KONG SAR PRC CODE Red – GERMANY concept c media GmbH – GERMANY COPE Content Performance Group GmbH – AUSTRIA Cre8 (Greater China) Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Creative Creature Company Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Curran & Connors, Inc. – USA Daniel Kennedy Communications Services – USA Design Kommune – GERMANY DNA KOMUNIKA – INDONESIA EDICO Financial Press Services Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC Elegance Financial Communications Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC |
Equity Financial Press Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC Far East Consortium International Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC Fast Retailing Co., Limited – JAPAN FGI Design – USA Finar Kurumsal – TÜRKIYE Fulkrum Studio – USA Genesis Energy – NEW ZEALAND GENNEX Financial Media Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Global Reporting Services – AUSTRALIA Granato Creative Group – USA Great Thinks GmbH – GERMANY HeterMedia Services Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG – GERMANY HNB Assurance – SRI LANKA Hong Kong Metropolitan University – HONG KONG SAR PRC Hong Kong Police Force – HONG KONG SAR PRC Hong Kong Tourism Board – HONG KONG SAR PRC Hyphen Group – SOUTH KOREA Hyundai Motor Group – SOUTH KOREA i.LINK Group Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Inbrax – CHILE Insight Creative – NEW ZEALAND iONE Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Jessica Qian – USA Journal International The Home of Content GmbH – GERMANY JUJU Studio – USA Jungheinrich – GERMANY Kanro Inc. – JAPAN KD1 Designagentur – GERMANY Kerry Properties – HONG KONG SAR PRC Killing Mario – SOUTH KOREA KMW – GERMANY KPR – SOUTH KOREA KW Communications – GERMANY Lin Young – MALAYSIA LLYC – SPAIN Lorraine Gregory Communications – USA M-1 Studios – USA M&M Consulting Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC |
Mag & Me – GERMANY M Digital Partners Company Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Media Genesis – USA Mensalia GmbH – AUSTRIA Meta Fusion Pte. Ltd. – SINGAPORE Milenio 3 – MEXICO MM Partners – SOUTH KOREA Ngong Ping 360 – HONG KONG SAR PRC Nova Fusion – MALAYSIA NZ Post – NEW ZEALAND Ocean Park Corporation – HONG KONG SAR PRC Orange Financial Printing Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC PepperClub – GERMANY Profilwerkstatt – GERMANY PRATT Institute – USA Quaker Houghton – USA RBK Advertising & Design – USA REF Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Reginald Pauffley – UNITED KINGDOM RE:think – MALAYSIA ringzwei – GERMANY Sakaguchi Corp. – JAPAN Sequel – USA Shian Inc. – JAPAN Six Group Services AG – SWITZERLAND Smart Media – SRI LANKA Solomon Financial Press – HONG KONG SAR PRC SS Digital Media – USA Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc. – USA Studio 210, LLC – USA Symrise – GERMANY Tayburn – TÜRKIYE Territory – GERMANY The Hong Kong Society for the Aged – HONG KONG SAR PRC Toppan Nexus Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC United Therapeutics – USA Walker Publicity Consulting – USA Wynk Design, Inc. – USA X_Design – MEXICO Yellow Creative (HK) Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Zeev Zamir – USA |
| BURGESS STRATEGIC MARKETING SERVICES Troy, MI Sandra J. Burgess – Owner CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED Hong Kong SAR Michelle Lam – Senior Manager, Company Secretary Department Enrica Lee – Assistant Company Secretary FULKRUM Auburn Hills, MI Dan Baron – Project Manager HONG KONG METROPOLITIAN UNIVERSTIY Hong Kong SAR Dan Ip Hiu Tan – Senior Lecturer |
HONG KONG POLICE FORCE Hong Kong SAR Rachel Lam – Sr. Superintendent of Police, Service Standards Bureau, Service Quality Wing K0 Ka-lok – Chief Inspector of Police, Service Standards Bureau, Service Quality Wing INDEPENDENT Los Angeles, CA Jessica Qian – Art Director KPR & ASSOCIATES Seoul, South Korea Eunkyeong Chang – Account Manager M-1 STUDIOS Troy, MI Matthew Peach – President/Producer |
NGONG PING 360 Hong Kong SAR Garrick Lam – Marketing Manger Sharon Law – Senior Manager – Marketing & Corporate Communications PEPPER-CLUB Germany Sven Ruhs – Creative Director STAN GELLMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN St. Louis, MO Mary Muehlemann – Designer Teresa Thompson – President Bryan Wakeland – Senior Designer TOPPAN NEXUS LIMITED Hong Kong SAR Ives Lau – Senior Designer Amy Leung – Senior Designer Derek Ma – Creative Director |