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 |
2018 PRELIMINARY PANELS OF JUDGES
The International ARC 2018 Awards are presented by the International Academy of Communications Arts & Sciences. The winners of the 32nd 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 Sheung Wan, HONG KONG Carson Chan – Asst. Art Director Evelyn Tang – Asst. Art Director Walter Yu – Head of Design ADDISON New York, NY Eliott Saltzman – Chief Client Services & Development Officer AN-NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Nablus, PALESTINE Dr. Ekrema Shehab – Head of the English Dept. ARMACELL Capellen, LUXEMBOURG Tom Anen – Director Corporate Communications Norman R. Rafael – Chief Corporate Development & Investor Relations Officer AVILA CREATIVE, INC. Chicago, IL John Avila – Principal BERENBERG Hamburg, GERMANY Karsten Wehmeier – Head of Corporate Communications BRANDBOOK LLC Atlanta, GA David Calvin Laufer – Managing Partner BURGESS STRATEGIC MARKETING SERVICES Troy, MI Sandra J. Burgess – Owner CD CORPORATE REPORTS SDN BHD Petaling Jaya, MALAYSIA Noor Azmi Abdul Aziz – Executive Creative Director Mohd Hafiz Bukhari – Creative Director Mohamad Sharafuddin Salim – Creative Director CHC ENTERPRISES Gorham, ME Charles H. Crockett – Principal CHINA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CORPORATION LIMITED Wanchai, HONG KONG Joanna Lee – Assistant to Company Secretary & Deputy CFO CHINA UNICOM LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Michelle Lam – Assistant Company Secretarial Manager Enrica Lee – Assistant Company Secretary CITIZENS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS FINANCE PLC Colombo, SRI LANKA Damith Tennakoon – Director/ Chief Financial Officer CRAIB DESIGN & COMMUNICATIONS Toronto, Ontario CANADA Andrew Perro – RGD Design Director CRE8 (GREATER CHINA) LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Wayne Cheung – Senior Art Director Alford Cho – Managing Director Kit Ng – I.T. Executive Ryan Wong – Creative Director CURRAN & CONNORS, INC. Hauppauge, NY John Lantz – Designer Megan Lukas – Senior Designer Mike McMurray – Creative Director DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. Osaka, JAPAN Keisuke Izumoto – General Manager Kazutaka Morimoto – Manager DANIEL KENNEDY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES New York, NY Daniel Kennedy – President DEVON TITLE Troy, MI Dan Baron – Marketing Director DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS Central, HONG KONG Koobe Chow – Designer Ma Ling – Designer Jason Tai – Senior Designer DORIS GSTATTER, IR & MEHR Vienna, AUSTRIA Doris Gstatter – Owner & Managing Director EDICO FINANCIAL PRESS SERVICES LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Amy Donati – Chief Executive Officer Stella Kwok – Director/Trainer, C & G Dept. Ricky Tse – Diretor, Print Bind/Logistics Dept. |
FAST RETAILING CO., LIMITED Tokyo, JAPAN En Imai – Manager FGI DESIGN New York, NY Trevor Paccione – Creative Director Susan Weiss – Senior Vice President FIRST RABBIT GMBH Cologne, GERMANY Brigitte Lapper-Rohrich – Creative Director HETERMEDIA SERVICES LTD. HONG KONG Charles Ho – Design Manager Orling Or – Business Development Director Vanessa Yeung – Business Development Director HGB HAMBURGER GESCHÄFTSBERICHTE GMBH & CO. KG Hamburg, GERMANY Christa Eickmeyer – Senior Managing Partner Peter Poppe – Senior Managing Partner HONG KONG BROADBAND NETWORK, LTD HONG KONG Gladys Cheng – Corporate Communications Associate Director Ryo Yeung – Editorial Manager HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL Kowloon, HONG KONG Cynthia Lau – Manager, Corporate Communication David Pun – Senior Manager, Corporate Communication i.LINK GROUP LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Hidy Shum – Assistant General Manager IDEAS ON PURPOSE New York, NY Darren Namaye – Principal & Creative Director Anna Tan – Design Director INBRAX Santiago, CHILE Tomas Clemente – Art Director Jorge Fadarou – Art Director Rodrigo Gallardo – Art Director INC DESIGN New York, NY Dalia Albarran Palma – Designer Erin Ventura – Senior Art Director INSIGHT CREATIVE LIMITED Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Mike Tisdall – Founding Director and Strategic Planner iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Man Chan – Art Director Ricky Chan – Art Director Daniel Fok – Art Director Dennis Ho – Sales Director Axel Kiang – Creative Director Terry Lai – Art Director KERRY PROPERTIES LIMITED Quarry Bay, HONG KONG Michelle Lam – Director, Corporate & Marketing Communication KORTEMAERZWOLFF KOMMUNIKATION Hamburg, GERMANY Matthias Wolff – Creative Director LUKE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP Pine Plains, NY Sarah Luke – President M&M CONSULTANCY Shatin, HONG KONG Mike Moulders – Brand Design Consultant MAISON DE L’ORIENTATION LUXEMBOURG Janine Neves – Head Coordinator MENSALIA GMBH Vienna, AUSTRIA Claudia Baumgarten – Senior Consultant Sandra Degen – Art Director Christophe Gilet – Senior Consultant META FUSION PTE LTDTATION Singapore, SINGAPORE Ian Toh – General Manager MIRAMAR GROUP Kowloon, HONG KONG Dickson Lai – Director of Group Finance 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 PARAGRAPHS LLC Chicago, IL Rachel Radtke – President-Owner Dora Rodriguez – Senior Designer PEOPLE’S LEASING & FINANCE PLC Colombo, SRI LANKA Omal Sumanasiri – Chief Manager - Finance PETRANIX Adliswil-Zürich, SWITZERLAND Susanne Erdt – Consultant Doriane Laithier – Art Director Beat A. Schweizer – Consultant PRATT INSTITUTE New York, NY Alisa Zamir – Professor, Graduate Communications Design Department REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Shing Chan – Associate Creative Director Alex Choi – Associate Creative Director Natasha Fung – Sales Executive Jerry Lam – Associate Creative Director Bryan Yuen – Sales Manager RINGZWEI Hamburg, GERMANY Dirk Linke – Creative Director Juliane Van Treek – Art Director SHIAN INC. Tokyo, JAPAN Design & Editorial Staff SMART MEDIA – THE ANNUAL REPORT COMPANY Colombo, SRI LANKA Ananda Jagoda – Chief Creative Officer Kapila Juwanabadu – Chief Officer, Production Kalum Nupehewa – Senior Interactive Engineer Fleur Ockersz – Manager Corporate Communications Vajira Pathirana – Art Director Prashani Rambukwella – Director - Corporate Communications Amal Siriwardena – Senior Writer Randika Sulochana – Art Director Naleen Wijesinghe – Creative Director Saman Wijesooriya – Creative Director SOLOMON FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Kelvin Chung – Executive Creative Director SS DIGITAL MEDIA Troy, MI Laura Oliveto – VP - Business Development STAN GELLMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN St. Louis, MO Laura Shoemaker – Designer Teresa Thompson – Owner/Designer Bryan Wakeland – Designer TAYBURN Istanbul, TURKEY Ronaldo Manosa – CEO Ediz Usman – Client Relations Director Özden Gökaen – Art Director TOPPAN MERRILL Central, HONG KONG Wilson Kwan – Senior Creative Director Gary Li – Assistant Creative Director Peter Yeo – Assistant General Manager WACHOVIA SECURITIES New York, NY Zeev Zamir – Financial Advisor (Retired) WYNK DESIGN INC. Huntington, NY Kim Ann Piccora – Creative Principal/Owner X_DESIGN, MEXICO Mexico City D.F., MEXICO Pilar Muñoz – CEO YELLOW CREATIVE (HK) LTD. North Point, HONG KONG Wong Chun Hong – Executive Creative Director Ellen Zee – Managing Partner |
2018 FINAL AWARD JUDGES
The highest scoring of the Gold Award Winners were reviewed to determine the Grand Award Winners.
| Kin Yuen Design Director ADDISON New York, NY Norman R. Rafael Chief Corporate Development & Investor Relations Officer ARMACELL Capellen, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg David Laufer Managing Partner BRANDBOOK LLC Atlanta, GA Daniel Kennedy President DANIEL KENNEDY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES New York, NY Karin Kennedy DANIEL KENNEDY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES New York, NY Trevor Paccione Creative Director FGI DESIGN New York, NY Susan Weiss Senior Vice President FGI DESIGN New York, NY Corrin Chan CEO & Executive Director GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED Hong Kong Maxx Wong Senior Art Director GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED Hong Kong Darren Namaye Principal IDEAS ON PURPOSE New York, NY |
Anna Tan Design Director IDEAS ON PURPOSE New York, NY Dalia Albarran Palma Designer INC. DESIGN New York, NY Axel Kiang Creative Director iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong Terence Lau Managing Director iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong Johnny Law Asia Region Representative MS-OPTICAL, R&D Tokyo, Japan J. Cornelius Founder & President NINE LABS Atlanta, GA Tang Lien Managing Director NOVA FUSION SDN BHD Selangor, Malaysia Tan Sook San Account Executive NOVA FUSION SDN BHD Selangor, Malaysia Alisa Zamir Professor PRATT INSTITUTE New York, NY Shing Chan Associate Creative Director REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong |
Alex Choi Creative Director REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong Kiichiro Sakaguchi President SAKAGUCHI CORPORATION Tokyo, Japan Kelvin Chung Executive Creative Director SOLOMON PRESS Hong Kong Jacky Din Business Development Assistant SOLOMON PRESS Hong Kong Gary Li Assistant Art Director TOPPAN VITE LIMITED Hong Kong Peter Yeo Assistant General Manager TOPPAN VITE LIMITED Hong Kong Peter Freeby Freelance Designer WWW.PETERFREEBY.COM New York Zeev Zamir Financial Advisor (Retired) WACHOVIA SECURITIES New York, NY Pilar Munoz Padilla CEO X_DESIGN Mexico Silvia Rodriguez Art Director X_DESIGN Mexico |
2018 FINAL AWARD JUDGES – Best of Online Annual Reports
| Eliott Saltzman Chief client Services & Development Officer ADDISON New York, NY Walter Yu Head of Design A.PLUS FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Sheung Wan, HONG KONG Norman R. Rafael Chief Corporate Development & Investor Relations Officer ARMACELL INTERNATIONAL S.A. Capellen, LUXEMBORUG David Laufer Managing Partner BRANDBOOK LLC Atlanta, GA Rozy Shariff Group Managing, Director’s Office CD CORPORATE REPORTS SDN BHD Selangor, MALAYSIA Charles Crockett Principal CHC ENTERPRISES Gorham, ME Elise So Administrative Executive CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION LIMITED Wanchai, HONG KONG Joanna Lee Assistant to Company Secretary & Deputy CEO CHINA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CORPORATION LIMITED Wanchai, HONG KONG Enrica Lee Assistant Company Secretary CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED Wanchai, HONG KONG Andrew Perro Creative Director CRAIB DESIGN & COMMUNICATIONS Ontario, CANADA Jeff Brandi VP of Interactive Operations & Creative Business Development CURRAN & CONNORS INC. New York, NY Mike McMurray Senior Art Director CURRAN & CONNORS INC. New York, NY Rachel Choi Creative Director DONNELEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS Central, HONG KONG Joey Li Supervisor EDICO FINANCIAL PRESS SERVICES LIMITED Central, Hong Kong Trevor Paccione Creative Director FGI DESIGN New York, NY Corrin Chan CEO, Executive Director & Head of Business Development GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED Central, HONG KONG |
Maxx Wong Associate Creative Director GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Peter Poppe Owner HGB HAMBURGER GESCHÄFTSBERICHTE GMBH Hamburg, Germany David Phan Senior Manager HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL Kowloon, HONG KONG Dalia Albarran Palma Designer INC DESIGN New York, NY Erin Ventura Senior Art Director INC DESIGN New York, NY Axel Kiang Creative Director IONE FIANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Mike Tisdall Managing Director INSIGHT CREATIVE LIMITED Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Matthias Wolff Creative Director KORTEMAERZWOLFF KOMMUNIKATION Hamburg, GERMANY Janine Neves Head Coordinator MAISON DE L’ORIENTATION Luxembourg Antione Dubeauclard President MEDIA GENESIS Troy, MI Nina Eisenman Director, Client Services MERCHANTCANTOS New York, NY Courtney Fairclough Senior Digital Account Manager MERCHANTCANTOS New York, NY Luis Garay Digital Account Manager MERCHANTCANTOS New York, NY Francis Chua CEO METAFUSION PTE LIMITED Singapore, SINGAPORE Ian Toh General Manager METAFUSION PTE LIMITED Singapore, SINGAPORE Young-il Kim Senior Director MM PARTNERS Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Sang-Hyeon Lee Art Director & Designer MM PARTNERS Seoul, SOUTH KOREA |
Jong-kook YI CEO & Planner MM PARTNERS Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Tang Lien Managing Director NOVA FUSION SDN BHD Selangor, MALAYSIA Reginald Pauffley Owner PAUFFLEY & COMPANY Reading Berks, UNITED KINGDOM Shing Chan Associate Creative Director REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Alex Choi Creative Director REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Gareth Richardson Group CEO SEDGWICK RICHARDSON Hong Kong, HONG KONG David Phan Creative Director SEQUEL New York, NY Jeffrey Canaday Senior Manager/Editor/Writer SHIAN INC Tokyo, JAPAN Rebecca Kobayashi Editor/Writer SHIAN INC Tokyo, JAPAN Kelvin Chung Executive Creative Director SOLOMON FINACIAL PRESS LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Jacky Din Personal Assistant to CEO & Business Development Assistant SOLOMON FINACIAL PRESS LIMITED Central, HONG KONG Ananda Jagoda Chief Creative Officer SMART MEDIA – THE ANNUAL REPORT COMPANY Colombo, SRI LANKA Teresa Thompson President STAN GELLMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN St. Louis, MO Pilar Muñoz CEO X_DESIGN, MEXICO Mexico City D.F., MEXICO Rebecca So Managing Partner YELLOW CREATIVE (HK) LIMITED North Point, HONG KONG Jody Che Administrative Manager YELLOW CREATIVE (HK) LIMITED North Point, HONG KONG |