JUDGING PROCEDURE
The GALAXY Awards are sponsored by MerComm, Inc. an independent organization founded with the exclusive purpose of evaluating, measuring and recognizing the standards of excellence. As such, entrants are assured that their work is judged objectively and fairly. The GALAXY program is the only competition that is judged by peers in the profession rather than by editors and advertisers. Further, the GALAXY Awards Competition 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 playing field at winning. Judging is based not on budget, but on the values of creativity, effectiveness, performance and success, as symbolized by the GALAXY 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 individual entry. A certain minimum score must be achieved to qualify for an award. Awards are given to the top third of the entries. Only one Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honors Award will be given in each classification; however, if no entry scores high enough, no award will be given.
All Gold Award Winners become candidates for the Grand Awards. In addition, one BEST OF SHOW Award will be presented to the one entry that best exemplifies the spirit of the GALAXY Awards.
The International Academy of Communications Arts and Sciences (IACAS) was founded by MerComm to set high standards for various communication specialties and to give professionals in the fields higher status by establishing the definition of excellence. Membership in the Academy is considered an international Who’s Who in the communication industry.
The International Academy of Communications Arts and Sciences recognizes the art of communications in a global economy and the science of the new technologies which enable the worldwide 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 Abbott Laboratories Addison AIR Health Alex Schkrutz Consultancy AND Partners Aquarius Vietnam Co Ltd - VIETNAM Asia Public Relations - HONG KONG Avila Creative, Inc. Bank of China - HONG KONG Baoviet Holdings - VIETNAM Basso Design Group Baxter International BCN Communications BCube - ITALY Beau Gardner Associates Inc. Bertz Design Group Booz Allen Hamilton Bryan Mills Iradesso - CANADA Burgess Strategic Marketing Services Burson - Marsteller Carlow University Charles Schwab CHC Enterprises Ciel Design Partners C.J. Graphics - CANADA CLP Holdings Ltd. - HONG KONG Coal Creative Consultants - SINGAPORE Comfortdelgro Corporation Ltd. - SINGAPORE Coyne Public Relations Cre8 Corporation - HONG KONG Creative Fire - CANADA Curran & Connors, Inc. Curtis Group Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. - JAPAN Daniel Kennedy Communications Services Decker Design Edelman EDICO Financial Press Services Ltd. - HONG KONG Eisenman Associates Equity Financial Press Ltd. - HONG KONG Euroclear - BELGIUM FGI Design |
Finar Kurumsal - TURKEY First Rabbit GmbH - GERMANY Foundry Communications - CANADA G+J Corporate Editors - GERMANY Grand River Printing & Imaging Greater Toronto Airports Authority - CANADA Greg Kinch Photography HOFFMAN UND CAMPE Corporate Publishing - GERMANY Horizon Film & Video Ideas on Purpose i.LINK Group Limited - HONG KONG Image Boutique Productions Ltd. - HONG KONG Inbrax -CHILE Inca Communications - KOREA INC Design In-Design - HONG KONG Insight Creative - NEW ZEALAND Intonation/Honey Communications - SOUTH KOREA iONE Financial Press - HONG KONG Jim Barber Studio John Giammatteo Photographs John Madere Photography Kerry Properties - HONG KONG Ketchum Pleon GmbH - GERMANY Kitty Hawk Studios KRS Consulting KuKa AG - GERMANY Lambs Farm Lockheed Martin Corporation loved GmbH - GERMANY M&M Consultancy - HONG KONG MacDonald Design - CANADA Mark Joseph Photography, Inc. Marsteller MEDIA GENESIS Mensalia GmbH - AUSTRIA Mike Klodnicki & Associates mind(21)factory - GERMANY MWW Group O’Connor & Partners Ove Design + Communications Ltd. - CANADA Paragraphs Perlgut Group |
PETRANIX - SWITZERLAND Phoenix Communications Ltd. - HONG KONG Pratt Institute PVF Investor Relations - GERMANY q30 design, Inc. - CANADA Q&E Advertising - SRI LANKA REF Financial Press Ltd. - HONG KONG ringzwei - GERMANY Robert Wood Johnson Foundation RR Donnelley Roman Financial Ltd. - HONG KONG RTL Group - LUXEMBOURG RUTH/EDELMAN Integrated Marketing Sedgwick Richardson - HONG KONG Sedgwick Richardson - SINGAPORE Shian Inc. - JAPAN Shoemake Photography Inc. Signi Design - MEXICO Skaggs Advertising & Design Smart Media - SRI LANKA Soapbox Design Communications - CANADA S/O Project - KOREA Southern Company Speedy Design - HONG KONG SRP Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc. Strategic Alliance International Studio 210 Tayburn - TURKEY Tayburn - UNITED KINGDOM The Design Associates Ltd. - HONG KONG The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. - HONG KONG The Hong Kong Institute of Education - HONG KONG Thema Communications - GERMANY The Third Age - SOUTH KOREA Thiel Design Time, Inc. Content Solutions Toppan Vite Limited - HONG KONG Twice Graphics - HONG KONG VWA/see see eye Weber Shandwick Worldwide Yellow Creative (HK) Limited - HONG KONG |
2012 GALAXY FACULTY OF DISTINGUISHED JUDGES
| AIR HEALTH Silver Spring, MD Gwen Brown - Assistant to Managing Director Martha Mater - Manager, Creative Services Jim Stapp - Graphic Designer BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Angel Yip - Chief Corporate Communications Manager BASSO DESIGN GROUP Troy, MI Dan Baron - V.P. Client Relations BURGESS STRATEGIC MARKETING SERVICES Troy, MI Sandra J. Burgess - Owner C.J. GRAPHICS Toronto, Ontario CANADA Bob Henderson - Sales Manager Vince Karpacz - Account Representative Gino Rende - Account Representative DANIEL KENNEDY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES New York, NY Daniel Kennedy - Managing Director DECKER DESIGN New York, NY Lynda Decker - President Kevin Lamb - Senior Designer I.LINK GROUP LTD. Central, HONG KONG Ricky Chung - Art Director Hidy Shum - Sales Director INBRAX Santiago, CHILE Poncho Gonzalez - Executive Creative Director Christian Toffolo - Creative Director Eduardo “Chicano” Pérez - Creative Director |
INCA COMMUNICATION Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA Jeong eun Kim - Director Ran Yeong Kim - Senior Director Young il Kim - Director Jong Kook Yi - Chief Director IN DESIGN HK LIMITED Chai Wan, HONG KONG Johnny Law - Executive Director Ivan Ng - Art Director Jose Wong - Senior Account Manager iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Cyrus Chan - Assistant Sales Manager Man Chan - Art Director Daniel Fok - Senior Designer Dennis Ho - Sales Director Axel Kiang - Creative Director Epo Lai - Sales Director Terence Lau - Managing Director Jay Lee - Sales Support Manager Davy Li - Sales Director INVISION DESIGN, INC. Madison Heights, MI Victor Ramirez - Owner JIM BARBER STUDIO Newtown, CT Jim Barber - President MEDIA GENESIS Troy, MI Antoine Dubeauclard - President Heather Joy - Designer MENSALIA GMBH Vienna, AUSTRIA Christophe Gilet - Managing Director Astrid Focke - Production Director Sigrid Pratsch - Production Director PARAGRAPHS DESIGN Chicago, IL Julie Beard - Senior Designer Rachel Radtke - Senior Vice President Dora Rodrigues - Senior Designer REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Alex Choi - Associate Creative Director Jerry Lam - Senior Designer Vivianne Leung - Sales Coordinator |
RR DONNELLEY ROMAN FINANCIAL LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Yan Wai Kei - Creative Director RTL GROUP LUXEMBOURG Oliver Fahlbusch - SVP Corporate Communications & Marketing Janine Neves - Communications Officer SPEEDY DESIGN Wanchai, HONG KONG Joyce Ngan - Managing Director STAN GELLMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN INC. St. Louis, MO Amber Branson - Designer Teresa Thompson - President Bryan Wakeland - Designer STUDIO 210 Norwalk, CT Karen Krieger - Chief Creative Officer James Mouro - Production Director Jenn Tiganella - Designer TAYBURN – TURKEY Istanbul, TURKEY Ronaldo Manosa - CEO Emre Sarikus - Copy Writer Nilgun Yilmazcan - Director THE DESIGN ASSOCIATES LTD. Chaiwan, HONG KONG Eunice Chan - Account Executive Fritz Lam - Account Director Kimmy Ng - Senior Art Director TOPPAN VITE LIMITED Kowloon, HONG KONG Wilson Kwan - Senior Art Director Derek Ma - Assistant Art Director Ian Yap - Creative Director YELLOW CREATIVE (HK) LIMITED North Point, HONG KONG Wong Chun Hong - Executive Design Director Zee Ellen - Executive Director Ellen Zee - Director |