Judging Procedures
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
The ARC Awards Competition is unique in that each annual report is judged against itself, based on its success in communicating its company's story. Judging is based not on corporate profitability nor production, but on the values of creativity, clarity, effectiveness, and excellence as symbolized by the ARC Awards.
Some of the elements to be considered in the judging of the annual reports include: cover design, president's letter, interior design, clarity of written text, presentation of corporate information, expression of financial data, and how well the spirit of the organization is communicated.
JUDGING PROCESS
The ARC Awards are conducted as a “blind” judging.
(Nominating agency names are withheld from the judges.)
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, Bronze and Honors Award will be given in each classification; however, if no entry scores high enough, no award will be given.
THE JUDGES
Judges come from around the globe to participate on the ARC jury panels. Preliminary judging is carried out independently by panels of judges representing leaders in the fields of investor relations, writing, design and photography. Final judging is made by presidents, CEOs and other senior executives of corporations, agencies, and design firms.
THE WINNERS
Annual reports scoring in the top 30 percent will be awarded Honors, Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates of outstanding achievement. All Gold Award winners become candidates for the Best of Category - Grand Awards. An ARC Award plaque will be presented to each of the Grand Award winners. The Best of Show trophy will be presented to the one top annual report that best exemplifies the spirit of the ARC Awards.
AWARDS CEREMONY
The ARC Awards will be presented during a Gala Celebration and Exhibition in
New York City. All winning annual reports will be on display. All winners will be called to the stage to receive their awards. For this year's date, please see the ARC Awards Calendar.
DISTINGUISHED FACULTIES OF INTERNATIONAL JUDGES
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 Addison – USA AIR – USA Allan Hunter Shoemake Photography Inc. – USA An-Najah National University – PALESTINE Atrevia – PORTUGAL Atrevia – SPAIN Avila Creative – USA Bank of China – HONG KONG Baoviet Holdings – VIETNAM Beau Gardner Associates Inc. – USA Berenberg – GERMANY BrandBook LLC – USA Brands on Speed GMBH – GERMANY Bryan Mills Iradesso – CANADA Burgess Strategic Marketing Services – USA C.J. Graphics – CANADA Central China Real Estate Limited – HONG KONG CHC Enterprises – USA China Communications Services Corporation Limited – HONG KONG China Telecom – HONG KONG China Unicom Limited – HONG KONG Citizens Development Business Finance PLC – SRI LANKA City of Troy, Michigan – USA Craib Design + Communications – CANADA CRE8 (Greater China) Limited – HONG KONG Curran & Connors, Inc. – USA Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. – JAPAN Daniel Kennedy Communications Services – USA Decker Design – USA Devon Title – USA DNA Communications Group – AUSTRALIA Donnelley Financial Solutions – HONG KONG EDICO Financial Press Services – HONG KONG Eisbrenner Public Relations – USA Elefant Design – USA Engage Media Pte. Ltd. – SINGAPORE ERM – USA |
Excel Communication and Perception Management – TURKEY Fast Retailing Co., Limited – JAPAN FGI Design – USA Finar Kurumsal – TURKEY First Rabbit – GERMANY G+J Corporate Editors GMBH – GERMANY GenNex Financial Media Ltd. – HONG KONG Graffiti – TURKEY h2h Consulting – USA Hetermedia Services Ltd – HONG KONG HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG – GERMANY Hong Kong Productivity Council – HONG KONG i.LINK Group Limited – HONG KONG Ideas On Purpose – USA INBRAX – CHILE Informa PLC – UNITED KINGDOM Insight Creative – NEW ZEALAND iONE Financial Press Ltd. – HONG KONG Ista International – GERMANY John Madere Photography – USA Jolly Good Films – NEW ZEALAND KD1 Designagentur – GERMANY Kerry Properties – HONG KONG Klick Communications – USA KorteMaerzWolff Kommunikation – GERMANY loved GmbH – GERMANY Luke Communications Group – USA M&M Consultancy – HONG KONG Maison de l’Orientation – LUXEMBOURG Marston Communications – CANADA Media Genesis – USA Mensalia GmbH – AUSTRIA mensemedia – GERMANY MerchantCantos – ENGLAND MetaFusion Pte Ltd – SINGAPORE Milenio 3 – MEXICO Miramar Group – HONG KONG MM Partners – KOREA Mubadala Investment Company – UAE Newport3 Communications – GERMANY Next Digital Limited – HONG KONG Nova Fusion – MALAYSIA OMV – AUSTRIA |
Paragraphs Design – USA Parcel Design – CANADA Peter Freeby, Freelance Designer – USA PetraNix AG – SWITZERLAND Phoenix Communications Ltd. – HONG KONG Pratt Institute – USA PRH Hamburg Kommunikation GmbH – GERMANY PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk – INDONESIA Publik Agentur Für Kommunikation GmbH – GERMANY q30 design inc. – CANADA REF Financial Press Ltd. – HONG KONG ringzwei – GERMANY RTL Group – LUXEMBOURG Ryerson University – CANADA S/O Project – KOREA Sampath Bank PLC – SRI LANKA Sedgwick Richardson – HONG KONG Sedgwick Richardson – SINGAPORE Shian Inc. – JAPAN Signi Design – MEXICO Silicon Plus Communications PTE Limited – SINGAPORE SinoMedia Holding Limited – CHINA Smart Media – SRI LANKA Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc. – USA Studio 210 LLC – USA Stagg & Friends GMBH – GERMANY Süden Ad Agency – GERMANY Sydinvest – DENMARK Tayburn – TURKEY The Charles NYC – USA The Reis Group Public Relations – USA Time Inc. @ The Foundry – USA Toppan Vite Limited – HONG KONG Troy Chamber of Commerce – USA Twice Graphics – HONG KONG United Therapeutics – USA VOK Dams Events & Live Marketing – GERMANY Wachovia Securities – USA Workplace Safety & Prevention Services – CANADA X_Design – MEXICO Xanadu Communications – USA Yellow Creative (HK) Limited – HONG KONG |
2020 PRELIMINARY PANELS OF JUDGES
The International ARC 2020 Awards are presented by the International Academy of Communications Arts & Sciences. The winners of the 34th anniversary competition were selected by panels of judges, totaling over 170 professionals, headed by senior members of the organizations listed below:
| A.PLUS FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Kay Pau – Art Director Evelyn Tang – Art Director Walter Yu – Head of Design AIR Rockville, MD Martha Mater – Mgr., Creative Services ARMACELL Capellen, LUXEMBOURG Tom Anen – Director Corporate Communications AVILA CREATIVE, INC. Chicago, IL John Avila – Principal BANK OF CHINA (Hong Kong) Hong Kong Angel Yip – Deputy General Manager BERENBERG Hamburg, GERMANY Karsten Wehmeier – Head of Corporate Communications BGA PUBLISHING INC. Brightwaters, NY Beau Gardner – President BURGESS STRATEGIC MARKETING SERVICES Troy, MI Sandra J. Burgess – Owner CHC ENTERPRISES Gorham, ME Charles H. Crockett – Principal CHINA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CORPORATION LTD HONG KONG Joanna Lee – Assistant to Company Secretary & Deputy CFO CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED Hong Kong Joeling Law – Manager, Investor Relations Enrica Lee – Assistant Company Secretary CITIC Hong Kong Desmond Hu – Manager COOLGREY DESIGN WORKSHOP LIMITED Hong Kong Kelvin Chung – Creative Director King Wong – Creative Director DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. Osaka, JAPAN Keisuke Izumoto – Executive Officer, Advertising Dept. Kazutaka Morimoto – Manager, Advertising Dept. DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS HONG KONG Fan Fung – Senior Designer Ling Ma – Senior Designer Ying Tsui – Designer DNA KOMUNIKA Jakarta, Indonesia Meta Magdalena – CEO Faisal Bayhakih Umar – Creative Director/Founder DOTPLUS COMMUNICATIONS SDN. BHD Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lin Young – Creative Director EDICO FINANCIAL PRESS SERVICES LIMITED HONG KONG Amy Donati – Chief Executive Officer Vicky Lee – Director – Corporate Sales & Service Department Ricky Tse – Director, Print Bind/Logistics Dept. |
FGI DESIGN New York, NY Trevor Paccione – Creative Director Susan Weiss – Senior Vice President FIDUCIA GAD Hamburg, Germany Maika-Alexander Stangenberg – SVP Marketing & Corporate Communications GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED HONG KONG Jeff Lau Shu Fung – Creative Director Maxx Wong Ka Kit – Associate Creative Director Laetitia Wong Yuk Sin – Project Administrative Manager GREAT THINKS GMBH Cologne, Germany Brigitte Laepper-Rohricht – Creative Director HETERMEDIA SERVICES LTD. HONG KONG Charles Ho – Design Manager Orling Or – Business Development Director Vanessa Yeung – Senior Business Development Manager HGB HAMBURGER GESCHÄFTSBERICHTE GMBH & CO. KG Hamburg, GERMANY Christa Eickmeyer – Senior Managing Partner Boris Fisher – Director Consulting and Processes Katharina Marx – Senior Art Director Peter Poppe – Senior Managing Partner HOUSE OF COMMUNICATIONS Troy, MI Darlene L. House – Owner and Chief Communications Specialist I.LINK GROUP LIMITED HONG KONG Adrianne Chan – Creative Director Hidy Shum – Assistant General Manager IFC Washington D.C. Robert P. Wright – Branding & Publications Team INBRAX Santiago, CHILE Cristian Chavez – Creative Director Rodrigo Gallardo – Art Director Renato Galecio – Art Director INSIGHT CREATIVE LIMITED Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Mike Tisdall – Founding Director iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Ricky Chan – Art Director Daniel Fok – Assistant Creative Director Axel Kiang – Creative Director KERRY PROPERTIES LIMITED HONG KONG Michelle Lam – Senior Director, Corporate & Marketing Communication M&M CONSULTANCY HONG KONG Mike Moulders – Principal, Brand Design Consultant MENSALIA GMBH Vienna, AUSTRIA Larissa Alterdinger – Consultant Sandra Degen – Art Director Christophe Gilet – Managing Partner MENSE LUXEMBOURG Janine Neves – Head Internal Communications MIRAMAR GROUP HONG KONG Lafina Chan – Creative Director |
MM PARTNERS Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Young–il Kim – Senior Director Sang–Hyeon Lee – Art Director Jan–Kook Yi – Chief Director MS OPTICS RD Tokyo, JAPAN Johnny Law – Asia Region Representative NOVA FUSION Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA Tang Lien – Managing Director PRATT INSTITUTE New York, NY Alisa Zamir – Professor, Graduate Communications/Packaging Design Department REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Shing Chan – Associate Creative Director Alex Choi – Creative Director Nick Li – Associate Creative Director RETHINK Selangor, Malaysia Audrey Soon Chia Ai – Operations Director S. Indran A/L M Subramaniam – Chief Executive Officer RINGZWEI Hamburg, GERMANY Dirk Linke – Creative Director SMART MEDIA – THE ANNUAL REPORT COMPANY Colombo, SRI LANKA Vijith Kannangara – Chairman Kalum Nupehewa – Senior Software Engineer Vajira Pathirana – Art Director Naleen Wijesinghe – Creative Director SOLOMON FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Jemmie Chiu – Chief Art Director Patt Yuen – Business Development Director SSDM Troy, MI Laura Oliveto – VP Marketing & Public Relations Stan Gellman Graphic Design St. Louis, MO Mary Muehlemann – Designer Teresa Thompson – President Bryan Wakeland – Senior Designer TAYBURN Istanbul, Turkey Ronaldo Manosa – CEO Nilgun Yilmazcan – Client Relations Director TOPPAN MERRILL LIMITED HONG KONG Ken Lam – Senior Designer Derek Ma – Senior Art Director Iris Wong – Senior Art Director TOYOKO INN NAGANO Tokyo, JAPAN Kiichiro Sakaguchi – Owner UNITED THERAPEUTICS/LAB 4 Silver Spring, MD Bill Rock – Executive Creative Director WACHOVIA SECURITIES New York, NY Zeev Zamir – Financial Advisor (Retired) YELLOW CREATIVE (HK) LTD. HONG KONG Wong Chun Hong – Executive Creative Director Rebecca So – Managing Partner Ellen Zee – Managing Partner YESTOGETHER Tehran, Iran Houman Yegani – Brand Communications Strategist |
2020 Final “Virtual” Judge Session
| Martha Mater Manager, Creative Services AIR Rockville, MD Chuck Crocket Principal CHC ENTERPRISES Gorham, ME Michelle Lam Asst. Company Secretarial Manager CHINA UNICOM Hong Kong Enrica Lee Asst. Company Secretary CHINA UNICOM Hong Kong Kelvin Chung Creative Director COOLGREY DESIGN WORKSHOP LTD Hong Kong King Wong Creative Director COOLGREY DESIGN WORKSHOP LTD Hong Kong Davy Li Managing Director & Head of Sales CRE8 (Greater China) LTD Hong Kong Meta Magdalena CEO DNAKOMUNIKA Indonesia Faisal Bayhakih Umar Creative Director/Founder DNAKOMUNIKA Indonesia Lin Yong Creative Director DOTPLUS COMMUNICATIONS SDN BHD Malaysia Trevor Paccione Creative Director FGI DESIGN New York, NY Susan Weiss Senior Vice President FGI DESIGN New York, NY Cansu Corak Project Executive FINAR KURUMSAL Turkey Corrin Chan CEO & Executive Director GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED Hong Kong Maxx Wong Associate Creative Director GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED Hong Kong Brigitte Lapper Rohricht Creative Director GREAT THINKS GMBH Germany |
Orling Or Business Development Director HETERMEDIA SERVICES LIMITED Hong Kong Team 1 Boris Fister & Peter Poppe Consultant Director, Managing Partner HGB HAMBURGER GESCHÄFTSBERICHTE GMBH & CO. KG Germany Team 2 Dagmar Hermannsen & Maja Janders Senior Consultant, Senior Art Director HGB HAMBURGER GESCHÄFTSBERICHTE GMBH & CO. KG Germany Hidy Shum Assistant General Manager I.LINK GROUP LIMITED Hong Kong Darren Namaye Founding Principal/Creative Director IDEAS ON PURPOSE New York, NY Pancho Gonzalez CCO INBRAX Chile Axel Kiang Head of Design/Creative Director iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong Terence Lau Managing Director iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong Doris Gstatter Executive Director IR & MEHR Austria Michelle Lam Senior Director – Corporate & Marketing Communications KERRY PROPERTIES LIMITED Hong Kong Mike Moulders Brand Design Consultant M&M CONSULTANCY Hong Kong Antoine Debeauclard President MEDIA GENESIS Troy, MI Janine Neves Head of Internal Communications MENSE Luxembourg Lafina Chan Creative Director MIRAMAR Hong Kong Johnny Law Asia Region Representative MS OPTICS R&D Tokyo, Japan Tang Lien Managing Director NOVA FUSION SDN BHD Malaysia |
Reg Pauffley Founder/Consultant PAUFFLEY & COMPANY United Kingdom Alisa Zamir Professor, Graduate Communications/Packaging Design Department PRATT INSTITUTE New York, NY Audrey Soon Head of Operations & Client Servicing RE:THINK SDN BHD Malaysia Alex Choi Creative Director REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong Natasha Fung Marketing Executive REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong Dirk Linke Creative Director RINGZWEI Germany Shian Inc. SHIAN Japan Vijith Kannangara Chairman SMART MEDIA THE ANNUAL REPORT COMPANY Sri Lanka Jemmie Chiu Art Director SOLOMON FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong Patt Yuen Business Development Director SOLOMON FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong Ronaldo Manosa CEO, CSO& Managing Director TAYBURN Turkey Peter Yeo Assistant General Manager TOPPAN MERRILL LIMITED Hong Kong Wilson Kwan Creative Director TOPPAN MERRILL LIMITED Hong Kong Kiicchiro Sakaguchi Owner TOYOKO INN NAGANO Japan Zeev Zamir Financial Advisor (Retired) WACHOVIA SECURITIES New York, NY Houman Yegani Brand Communications Strategist YESTOGETHER Iran |