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 Aimclear – USA AIR – USA Airport Authority – HONG KONG SAR ANTA Sports Products Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR Avila Creative, Inc. – USA Bank of China – HONG KONG SAR Beijing Pengtu Culture & Art Communication Co., Ltd. – PRC BGA Publishing – USA Brooke Boen – USA Burgess Strategic Marketing Services – USA By J Design Group – SOUTH KOREA California Water Services Group – USA Catalyst Media Factory – USA Centerline Digital – USA China Communications Services Corporation Limited – HONG KONG SAR China Unicom – HONG KONG SAR COPE Content Performance Group GmbH – AUSTRIA Cre8 (Greater China) Limited – HONG KONG SAR Curran & Connors, Inc. – USA Daniel Kennedy Communications Services – USA Design Kommune – GERMANY DNA KOMUNIKA – INDONESIA EDICO Financial Press Services Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR Elegance Financial Communications Limited – HONG KONG SAR Emagewise (Pvt) Ltd – SRI LANKA Equity Financial Press Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR Fanda – UAE Fast Retailing Co., Limited – JAPAN FGI Design – USA Finar Kurumsal – TÜRKIYE Fulkrum Studio – USA |
Genesis Energy – NEW ZEALAND GenNex Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR Granato Creative Group – USA Great Thinks GmbH – GERMANY HeterMedia Services Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG – GERMANY HNB Assurance – SRI LANKA Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR Hong Kong Metropolitan University – HONG KONG SAR Hong Kong Police Force – HONG KONG SAR Hong Kong Tourism Board – HONG KONG SAR Hyphen Group – SOUTH KOREA Inbrax – CHILE Insight Creative – NEW ZEALAND iONE Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR Jessica Qian – USA Jungheinrich – GERMANY Kanro Inc. – JAPAN Kerry Properties – HONG KONG SAR Killing Mario – SOUTH KOREA KMW – GERMANY KPR – SOUTH KOREA Kreatif Fabrika – TÜRKIYE Lin Young – MALAYSIA Lorraine Gregory Communications – USA M-1 Studios – USA M&M Consulting Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR Mark Joseph Photography – USA Media Genesis – USA Meta Fusion Pte. Ltd. – SINGAPORE Milenio 3 – MEXICO Miracle Digital Transformation Agency Limited – HONG KONG SAR Mitragrafia (PT Mitra Gagasemha Kreasi) – INDONESIA |
MM Partners – SOUTH KOREA Nakama Media Publishing – GERMANY Nancy Burgess Strategic Marketing, Inc. – USA National and University Library – SLOVENIA Ngong Ping 360 – HONG KONG SAR Nova Fusion – MALAYSIA NZ Post – NEW ZEALAND Orange Financial Printing Limited – HONG KONG SAR PepperClub – GERMANY Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad – MALAYSIA Quaker Houghton – USA RBK Advertising & Design – USA REF Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR RE:think – MALAYSIA Sakaguchi Corp. – JAPAN Sequel – USA Shian Inc. – JAPAN SiliconPlus Communications Pte Ltd – SINGAPORE Six Group Services AG – SWITZERLAND Smart Media – SRI LANKA Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc. – USA Studio 210, LLC – USA Sydinvest – DENMARK Symrise – GERMANY Tayburn – TÜRKIYE Territory – GERMANY The Hong Kong Society for the Aged – HONG KONG SAR Toppan Nexus Limited – HONG KONG SAR Ulled Asociados – SPAIN United Therapeutics – USA Virtus Asia – HONG KONG SAR Wynk Design, Inc. – USA X_Design – MEXICO Yellow Creative (HK) Limited – HONG KONG SAR Zeev Zamir – USA |
| AIMCLEAR Detroit, MI Laura Oliveto – Detroit Community Ambassador BURGESS STRATEGIC MARKETING SERVICES Troy, MI Sandra J. Burgess – Owner CENTERLINE DIGITAL Detroit, MI Jesse Younce – Creative Director CURRAN & CONNORS Holbrook, NY Jeff Brandi – Chief Creative Officer EDICO FINANCIAL PRESS SERVICES LIMITED Hong Kong SAR Ms. Amy Donati – Chief Executive Officer Ms. Vicky Lee – Director of Corporate Sales & Services Department Ms. Queenie Shek – Director of Creative & Graphic Department |
HONG KONG METROPOLITIAN UNIVERSTIY Hong Kong SAR Dan Ip Hiu Tan – Senior Lecturer INDEPENDENT Los Angeles, CA Jessica Qian – Art Director MM PARTNERS Seoul, South Korea Yi, Jongkook – CEO & Chief Director NGONG PING 360 Hong Kong SAR Garrick Lam – Marketing Manger Sharon Law – Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications |
PEPPER-CLUB Stuttgart, Germany Sven Ruhs – Creative Director STAN GELLMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN St. Louis, MO Mary Muehlemann – Designer Teresa Thompson – President Bryan Wakeland – Senior Designer TAYBURN Istanbul, Turkey Ronaldo Manosa – CEO TOPPAN NEXUS LIMITED Hong Kong SAR Amy Leung – Senior Designer Derek Ma – Creative Director Donald Tang – Senior Designer |