Düsseldorf – May 4, 2012 - The Awards Ceremony of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2012 (LLPA) took place today at 17H in the drupa innovation park.

The winners for each of the six categories received an LLPA Trophy created by Dublin Crystal and an official certificate delivered by the President of the jury, and signed by all jury members.

The winners are:

Sales material: “Chambre” printed by Kirchner Print.Media GmbH & Co. KG

Premium promotional material: Desk mat “Febi” printed by WEBER Druck+Display

Packaging material: “Multi lenti” magazine cover printed by Kirchner Print.Media GmbH & Co. KG

Promotional material: Nike 3 images flip printed by Riot of Colour

Large Format: Bock printed by Correstudio-Lentimax

Artistic works: Abstract painting by Taco Visions

The winners and nominees in the six different categories of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2012 can be found here: http://lenstarlenticularprintaward.org/2012-results/

Besides the official judging, the visitors will be invited to vote for the Public Prize, and the winner of the “Thomas Mark Supreme Public Preference Award” will be announced shortly after the show.

Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2012 nominees

Dalkey, Ireland – April 30, 2012 - The second edition of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award (LLPA) kicked off last month and already promises to be a worthy successor of last year’s LLPA edition. We received applications from all the continents and the quality level was extremely high. There are nominees from many different countries like: Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, United Kingdom and the USA!

The nominees in the six different categories of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2012 can be found here: http://lenstarlenticularprintaward.org/2012-results/

You are kindly invited to the LLPA Awards Ceremony on 04 May 2012 at 5PM in the “drupa innovation park”, where the results of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2012 will be announced. The winners for each of the six categories will receive an LLPA Trophy created by Dublin Crystal and an official certificate delivered by the President of the jury, and signed by all jury members. Besides the official judging, the visitors will be invited to vote for the Public Prize, and the winner of the “Thomas Mark Supreme Public Preference Award” will be announced shortly after the show. If you are unable to attend the ceremony, we sincerely hope that you will have the opportunity to visit the LLPA stand during show.

Dalkey, Ireland – March 14, 2012 - The second edition of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award (LLPA) has kicked off and is open for entries! Organized in the context of the drupa Messe, with the support of drupa innovation park (dip) and drupa print media fair 2012, the name “Lenstar Lenticular Print Award (LLPA) supported by drupa 2012” has been adopted for this year’s edition. The LLPA has specifically been created to reward and encourage companies and individuals in the development and use of lenticular printing throughout the marketing and communication mix.

The LLPA is an incredible opportunity for the graphic arts community to recognize the growing importance of lenticular imaging as a product differentiator and a mechanism for ensuring that promotional efforts stand out from the crowd. The award is an initiative of DP Lenticular and www.lenstar.org, an organization committed to bringing the latest information on lenticular and new direct-to-lens lenticular printing technologies. This year’s edition of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2012 also benefits from the support of Fujifilm, Heidelberg and Océ.

Eligibility

The LLPA 2012 is open to any individual or corporate entity, active in the field of creation, preparation and printing of graphic material (photography, illustration,…) directly printed on the back of a lenticular sheet with the exception of the artistic project. Each participating individual or company is entitled to enter no more than a total of three (3) pieces, and only one (1) piece per category. All lenticular effects such as flips, animation, zoom, morphing and 3D effects qualify for the award, but must be printed (offset or digital) directly onto the back of lenticular sheets with the exception of the artistic project.

The results of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2012 will be announced on the second day of drupa (4 May 2012) at the “drupa innovation park” at 5 pm during the award ceremony on dip stage 1. The announcement will also be made by way of a press release and the LLPA website http://www.lenstarlenticularprintaward.org. The winners for each of the 6 categories will receive an LLPA Trophy created by Dublin Crystal and an official certificate delivered by the President of the jury, and signed by all jury members.

The winner of the “Thomas Mark Supreme Public Preference Award”, will be made public shortly after the exhibition in the week of 21 May 2012.

Categories

To cover the entirety of applications for which lenticular images are suited, six different categories have been defined. There will be one winner (award) for each of the six different categories.

Judging

To ensure the highest possible standards and integrity, the members of the jury are chosen from a group of recognized professionals involved in the creation, production, and promotion of printing. Final judging took place on April 18, 2012.

Next to the official judging, there will also be a Public Prize. Visitors are invited to vote during the drupa show. The public’s favorite will receive the “Thomas Mark Supreme Public Preference” Award. Thomas Mark put all his energy in the promotion of lenticular. Many lenticular “fans” all over the World had the opportunity to communicate with him. We believe that he deserves this recognition.

Judging criteria

Entries are judged based on the following criteria: creation (relevance and impact of the message, and originality), technical prepress (DPI quality, depth), technical printing (color registration, phasing, and colorimetric profiling).

drupa is held in the Messe exhibition complex in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 3 to 16 May 2012.

To learn more about the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award, please visit: http://lenstarlenticularprintaward.org/

The Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2012 would not exist without :

Dalkey, Ireland – March 14, 2012 – The second edition of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award (LLPA) has kicked off and is open for entries! Organized in the context of the drupa Messe, with the support of drupa innovation park (dip) and drupa print media fair 2012, the name “Lenstar Lenticular Print Award (LLPA) supported by drupa 2012” has been adopted for this year’s edition. The LLPA has specifically been created to reward and encourage companies and individuals in the development and use of lenticular printing throughout the marketing and communication mix.

The LLPA is an incredible opportunity for the graphic arts community to recognize the growing importance of lenticular imaging as a product differentiator and a mechanism for ensuring that promotional efforts stand out from the crowd. The award is an initiative of DP Lenticular and www.lenstar.org, an organization committed to bringing the latest information on lenticular and new direct-to-lens lenticular printing technologies. This year’s edition of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2012 also benefits from the support of Heidelberg and Fujifilm.

Eligibility
The LLPA 2012 is open to any individual or corporate entity, active in the field of creation, preparation and printing of graphic material (photography, illustration,…) directly printed on the back of a lenticular sheet with the exception of the artistic project. Each participating individual or company is entitled to enter no more than a total of three (3) pieces, and only one (1) piece per category. All lenticular effects such as flips, animation, zoom, morphing and 3D effects qualify for the award, but must be printed (offset or digital) directly onto the back of lenticular sheets with the exception of the artistic project.
Each participating piece or item is submitted to an administration fee of €60.50 for all categories inclusive VAT. All applications and materials must arrive no later than April 16, 2012 to be eligible for the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award.

The results of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2012 will be announced on the second day of drupa (4 May 2012) at the “drupa innovation park” at 5 pm during the award ceremony. The announcement will also be made by way of a press release and the LLPA website http://www.lenstarlenticularprintaward.org. The winners for each of the 6 categories will receive an LLPA Trophy created by Dublin Crystal and an official certificate delivered by the President of the jury, and signed by all jury members.
The winner of the “Supreme Public Preference Award”, will be made public shortly after the exhibition in the week of 21 May 2012.

Categories
To cover the entirety of applications for which lenticular images are suited, six different categories have been defined. There will be one winner (award) for each of the six different categories.

Sales material Merchandising products such as postcards, posters, etc.
Premium promotional material Objects, magnets, gadgets, accessories, gimmicks, etc.
Packaging material Book or magazine covers, CD, DVD, in-pack content, partial or full on-pack content, other packaging, etc.
Promotional material Point of Sales or Point of Purchase such as poster, shelf tag, wobbler, display, aisle decoration, face frames, etc.
Large Format Any format between 711 x 1016mm (28 x 40 inches) and 1219 x 1828mm (48 x 72 inches) Produced in offset or digital.
Artistic Project: created to be considered as a work of art

Judging
To ensure the highest possible standards and integrity, the members of the jury are chosen from a group of recognized professionals involved in the creation, production, and promotion of printing. Final judging will take place on April 18, 2012.
Some members of the 2011 edition, like Mrs. Michèle Bonnet, already committed their support for the 2012 edition: “It is because of my father Maurice Bonnet contributed in a really essential way to open the way on the potential of the lenticular 3D images that I am happy to be a member of the jury of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award.”

Next to the official judging, there will also be a Public Prize. Visitors will be able to submit their voting document in a ballot box located on the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award 2011 stand at Dimension 3. The public’s favorite will receive the “LLPA Supreme Public Preference” Award.

Judging criteria
Entries are judged based on the following criteria: creation (relevance and impact of the message, and originality), technical prepress (DPI quality, depth), technical printing (color registration, phasing, and colorimetric profiling).

drupa is held in the Messe exhibition complex in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 3 to 16 May 2012.
To learn more about the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award, please visit: http://lenstarlenticularprintaward.org/

DP Lenticular was present in Barcelona during the Fespa 2012 show. We supplied Lenstar 40 LPI and the new 3D 20 LPI UV-LF lens to Oce.

The images were printed on the new Arizona 318. We had the opportunity to meet with the main digital flatbed suppliers and all seemed to be very happy with the results.

New fully recyclable Lenstar Plus material

A milestone in 2011 was the introduction of the new fully recyclable lenticular Lenstar Plus material. The material was rigorously tested over several months before the actual release, and the feedback from our customers was very positive. Not only is the Lenstar Plus material an important environmental step forward, but also press stability and registration have improved. All this whilst retaining its already well known benefits of clarity and process ability. As a result, initial color to color registration has been easier, thus potentially decreasing press make ready times. Good news for those who want to become even more efficient and successful in the lenticular print business.

Modified 3D 100 LPI lens

Another important improvement was the lens modification of the existing 3D 100 LPI lens. The thickness of the material was reduced from 580µ to 546µ. This has the dual effect of reducing the cost and improving the printability on a variety of offset presses. With 3D lenticular designs in mind, the lens has also been modified to deliver even better depth, an important aspect in S3D applications.

10^th anniversary celebration

In 2011, DPLenticular celebrated its 10^th anniversary. Throughout the years, many printers have relied on us to help them make a successful move to lenticular printing. We believe that the combination of solid hands-on technical experience, good sales, service and support, have been the solid building blocks to get us this far. Our team has been instrumental in building long term relationships with our customers, and we are more than ready to move forward in the actual “jungle”.

Lenstar Lenticular Print Award

The first LLPA in Paris was a great success. This award was a new event in our market, and an initiative of DPLenticular and www.lenstar.org, an organization committed to bringing the latest information on lenticular and new direct-to-lens lenticular printing technologies. It caught the interest of not only the printers, but also the machine manufacturers and advertising agencies. In 2012, the drupa year, the LLPA will be a much bigger event, as the drupa organization agreed to support the award. The name will be the “Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2012“, and we will have a dedicated LLPA booth at drupa. Preparation is now starting, and more news is coming soon.

New 3D 20 LPI UV-LF lens

On December 20th, we produced the first lot of our 3D 20 LPI UV-LF lens. We have been working on this project for 3 years, but now it is ready! The new lens design has been developed and produced in Europe and is based on the specifications the market wanted, which is quite unique. The result is a 20 LPI, 3 mm thick lenticular lens of 122 cm x 180 cm with a viewing angle of 37 degrees, making it ideally suited for S3D lenticular applications printed on digital devices. Furthermore, the material has been extruded with a specially developed UV protection resin to preserve colors when used in outdoor conditions such as railway stations or bus shelters.

Short news items

• Pacur introduced new pallets, more rigid, for easier movement of the pallets, and better protection of the Lenstar material.
• We continue to introduce the flexo market to lenticular printing. We have very nice prints from LabelExpo produced on our 150LPI flexo material, by OMET with Pixalen Studio artwork. We believe it is still possible to improve the quality.
• India, here we come! In November, we exhibited at Pamex in India for the first time. Exciting to see how this new market is developing.
• Last but not least, Thanks to the healthy financial situation of DPLenticular, we were able to increase our stock levels in 2011. This large stock in the centrally located port of Antwerp, enables us to deliver to our European customers in the shortest delivery times possible. A huge advantage compared to some of the other vendors in the market.

DPLenticular initiated the development of the new 3D 20 LPI UV-LF lens, as a result of the many inquiries they received from large format printers, explains founder and Managing Director Daniel Pierret. “Most of the lenticular sheets we are selling today on the market have been developed for offset or flexo printing machines, and therefore have a limited thickness in order for them to go through a printing press without any problems. However, most digital flatbed printing machines don’t have that limitation. Since we introduced the 40 LPI, we received more and more inquiries for a thicker lenticular lens from large format printers, as well as many offset printers who are installing digital printers next to their offset presses. Since that market is really growing fast, and to preserve our position as a market leader, we had to come with a solution. So we are very happy the 3D 20 LPI UV-LF material has arrived, and even more proud this is a “made in Europe” product!”

UV for outdoor use and reaction to fire

The new lens design has been developed and produced based on the specifications the market wanted, and that is quite unique. The result is a 20 LPI, 3 mm thick lenticular lens of 122 cm x 180 cm with a viewing angle of 37 degrees, making it very well suited for 3D lenticular applications printed on digital devices. Furthermore, the material has been extruded with a specially developed UV protection resin to preserve colors when used in outdoor conditions such as railway stations or bus shelters.

The product was submitted to fire tests: ”the results indicate that the sample when classified to BS EN 13501-1:2002 meets an overall classification of: Class B, S3, d1.”

Small quantities at very competitive price

Rather than having to order large quantities, the 3D 20 LPI UV-LF material will be available in small pre-packed batches of 10 sheets from DPLenticular’s warehouse in Antwerp and even from 1 piece from Finze in Vienna. And according to Daniel Pierret, that too was a requirement from the market. “Having the flexibility to order a small number of sheets, makes it a lot easier and affordable for printers to test or experiment new lenticular applications. We also propose a small sheet size (61x70cm) for testing purposes.” The new 3D 20 LPI UV-LF will be proposed at a very competitive price, and DPLenticular is hoping that this will help this market to grow as the demand for large format lenticular is bigger and bigger.

Better than existing materials

The feedback DPLenticular got so far from a number of people who tested the material is very positive. According to Henri Clement, a French photographer who is regarded as a recognized authority in the lenticular market, the 3D 20 LPI UV-LF lens is better than any existing material on the market he tested before. Hearing that from someone with more than 18 years of experience in designing lenticular images is quite a statement.

Click here for more detailed information about the new 3D 20 LPI UV-LF lens, or contact DPLenticular.

The new 20 LPI will also be printed on at the upcoming Fespa in February.