Judging Procedures
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.
Judges
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 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 |
2023 GALAXY FACULTY OF DISTINGUISHED JUDGES
AIR Rockville, MD Luis Martinez – Graphic Designer Matt Mowczko – Graphic Designer Lese Rowe – Art Direction AIRPORT AUTHORITY HONG KONG Hong Kong SAR PRC Vivian Yan – Manager, Corporate Branding & Marketing AVILA CREATIVE Chicago, IL John Avila – Principal BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) HONG KONG SAR PRC Angel Yip – Deputy General Manager CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION LTD Hong Kong SAR PRC Lisa Lai – Director of Investor Relations CHINA UNICOM (HONG KONG) LIMITED Hong Kong SAR PRC Michelle Lam – Senior Manager, Company Secretary Department Enrica Lee – Assistant Company Secretary CRE8 (GREATER CHINA) LIMITED Hong Kong SAR PRC Mr. Wayne Cheung – Creative Director Mr. Jefferson Chiu – Senior Art Director Ms. Iris Lam – Art Director Mr. Davy Li – Managing Director EDICO FINANCIAL PRESS SERVICES LIMITED Hong Kong SAR PAC Amy Donati – Chief Executive Officer Queenie Shek – Director Creative & Graphics Department Ricky Tse – Director Print Bind/Logistics Department ELEGANCE FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED Hong Kong SAR PRC Lam Chun Wah, Ken – Art Director Ho Hoi Ying, Aman – Assistant Art Director FGI DESIGN New York, NY Trevor Paccione – Creative Director Susan Weiss – Senior Vice President |
FINAR Istanbul, TURKEY Nihan Yasa Sonmez – Project Director GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED Hong Kong SAR PRC Corrin Chan – CEO, Managing Director Laetitia Wong – Associate Creative Director Maxx Wong – Associate Creative Director INBRAX CHILE Santiago, Chile Cristian Chavez – Creative Director Rodrigo Gallardo – Art Director JUJU STUDIO Queens, NY Jing Ju – Design Director KERRY PROPERTIES LIMITED Hong Kong SAR PRC Michelle Lam – Senior Director, Sustainability Communications M&M HONG KONG SAR PRC Mike Moulders – Principal Brand Design Consultant MEDIA GENESIS Troy, MI Antoine Dubeauclard – President MENSALIA UNTERNEHMENSBERATUNGS GMBH Vienna, AUSTRIA Larissa Alterdinger – Consultant Sandra Degen – Art Director Christophe Gilet – Managing Partner MM PARTNERS Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Yi, Jong-Kook – CEO NGONG PING 360 Hong Kong SAR PRC Mr. Garrick Lam – Marketing Manager Ms. Sharon Law – Senior Marketing, Manager & Corporate Communications SEQUEL New York, NY David Phan – Creative Director |
SHIAN INC. Tokyo, JAPAN Design and Editing Team STAN GELLMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN St. Louis, MO Mary Muehlemann – Designer Teresa Thompson – President Bryan Wakeland – Senior Designer STUDIO 210, LLC Norwalk, CT Richard Colin – Accountant Karen Krieger – CCO, Member Juan Wen – Bookkeeper TERRITORY Gutersloh, GERMANY Tobias Fedeler – Head of Client Service THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE AGED Hong Kong SAR PRC Chan Ka Hei, Isabel – Administration Officer Cheung Wing Wai, Avia – Corporate Communications Officer Kam Shuk Hang, Diana – Executive Director Leung Pik Ki, Erica – Senior Officer (Administration) Tang Shuk Yan, Rita – Senior Officer (Corporate Services) ULLED ASOCIADOS Madrid, SPAIN Paula Diaz – Account Executive Georgina Palleja – Account Director Beatriz Rico – Account Executive Mar Sansegundo – Account Executive Laura Serra – Account Executive Susana Vilas – Account Director UNIPLAN Hong Kong SAR PRC, BEIJING Judd Christie – Managing Director Hong Kong Leon Zhang – Head of Digital Consultancy YELLOW CREATIVE (HK) LIMITED Hong Kong SAR PRC Rebecca So – Managing Partner Ellen Zee – Managing Partner |