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 ACE Design – SOUTH KOREA Ad Fortune Communications Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC AIR – USA Airport Authority – HONG KONG SAR PRC Akademie Deutscher Genossenschaften E.V. – GERMANY ANTA Sports Product Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC Armacell International S.A. – LUXEMBOURG Atrevia – PORTUGAL Atrevia – SPAIN Atruvia – GERMANY Autlan – MEXICO Avila Creative, Inc. – USA Bank of China – HONG KONG SAR PRC Berenberg – GERMANY BESO by LLYC – SPAIN BGA Publishing – USA BP Content – GERMANY Brainds Marken und Design GmbH – AUSTRIA BrandsOnSpeed GmbH – GERMANY Burgess Strategic Marketing Services – USA California Water Services Group – USA CD Communications Group SDN BHD – MALAYSIA CHC Enterprises – USA China Communications Services Corporation Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC China Telecom Corporation Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC China Unicom – HONG KONG SAR PRC Christian Rahofer GmbH – AUSTRIA CITIC – HONG KONG SAR PRC Citizens Development Business Finance PLC – SRI LANKA CODE Red – GERMANY ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited – SINGAPORE 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 Daimler – GERMANY Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. – JAPAN Design Kommune – GERMANY Devon Title – USA DNA KOMUNIKA – INDONESIA Donnelley Financial Solutions – HONG KONG SAR PRC Doosan Infracore Ltd. – SOUTH KOREA |
Dotplus Communications SDN. BHD – MALAYSIA 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 Genesis Energy – NEW ZEALAND GENNEX Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Gimmick Box Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Global Reporting Services – AUSTRALIA Granato Creative Group – USA Great Thinks GmbH – GERMANY h2h Consulting – USA HeterMedia Services Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG – GERMANY Hong Kong Broadband Network, Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC Hong Kong Metropolitan University – HONG KONG SAR PRC Hong Kong Tourism Board – HONG KONG SAR PRC Hyundai Motor Group – SOUTH KOREA i.LINK Group Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Ideas On Purpose – USA Inbrax – CHILE Insight Creative – NEW ZEALAND iONE Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC IR & Mehr – AUSTRIA Jungheinrich – GERMANY Kanro Inc. – JAPAN Karin Und Walter Gedächtnisstiftung – GERMANY Kerry Properties – HONG KONG SAR PRC Killing Mario – SOUTH KOREA KPR – SOUTH KOREA KW Communications – GERMANY Lin Young – MALAYSIA Lorraine Gregory Communications – USA loved GmbH – GERMANY Luke Communications Group – USA M-1 Studios – USA M&M Consulting Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC M Digital Partners Company Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Media Genesis – USA Mens Creation Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Mensalia GmbH – AUSTRIA Mercedes–Benz AG – GERMANY MetaFusion Pte. Ltd. – SINGAPORE Milenio 3 – MEXICO |
Miramar Group – HONG KONG SAR PRC MM Partners – SOUTH KOREA MSI – LUXEMBOURG Newport3 Communications – GERMANY Ngong Ping 360 – HONG KONG SAR PRC Noon Creative – USA Nova Fusion – MALAYSIA Ocean Park Corporation – HONG KONG SAR PRC OHHH! Organisation for Human Health & Happiness Foundation – GERMANY Orange Financial Printing Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Pan American Energy – ARGENTINA Paradise Group – SOUTH KOREA Paragraphs – USA PepperClub – GERMANY Profilwerkstatt – GERMANY PRATT Institute – USA Protop Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Quaker Houghton – USA Red Caffeine – USA REF Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Reginald Pauffley – UNITED KINGDOM Rethink – MALAYSIA ringzwei – GERMANY Sakaguchi Corp. – JAPAN Sequel – USA Shian Inc. – JAPAN Shoemake Photography – USA Six Group Services AG – SWITZERLAND Smart Media – SRI LANKA Solomon Financial Press – HONG KONG SAR PRC SSDM – USA Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc. – USA Studio 210, LLC – USA süden ad agency – GERMANY Sydinvest – DENMARK Symrise – GERMANY Tayburn – TÜRKIYE The Boeing Company – USA The Charles NYC – USA The Hong Kong Society for the Aged – HONG KONG SAR PRC Toppan Merrill Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Triglav Insurance Company – SLOVENIA Tronncom KG – AUSTRIA Troy Chamber of Commerce – USA Ulled Asociados – SPAIN USA Writing Services – USA United Therapeutics – USA Walker Publicity Consulting – USA Wynk Design, Inc. – USA X_Design – MEXICO Xanadu Communications – USA Yellow Creative (HK) Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Zeev Zamir – USA |
| AIR Rockville, MD Luis Martinez – Graphic Design Matt Mowczko – Graphic Design Lesa Rowe – Art Direction BURGESS STRATEGIC MARKETING SERVICES Troy, MI Sandra J. Burgess – Owner CODE RED Dusseldorf, Germany Stefan Heinzel – Key Account Manager CURRAN & CONNORS, INC. Ronkonkoma, NY Jeff Brandi – Chief Creative Officer |
HONG KONG METROPOLITIAN UNIVERSTIY Hong Kong SAR PRC Dan Ip Hiu Tan – Senior Lecturer Dr. Eva YM Tsang – Director, Office for Advancement of Learning & Teaching (ALTO) KMW Hamburg, Germany Matthias Wolff – Creative Director M-1 STUDIOS Troy, MI Matthew Peach – President/Producer MEDIA GENESIS, INC Troy, MI Antoine Dubeauclard – President |
MM PARTNERS Seoul, KOREA Jong Kook Yi – CEO & Chief Director SSDM Troy, MI Laura Oliveto – Communications Manager STAN GELLMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN St. Louis, MO Mary Muehlemann – Designer Teresa Thompson – President Bryan Wakeland – Senior Designer |