ZINK Imaging Unveils Winners of 2009 Zero Boundaries(TM) Product
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ZINK Imaging Unveils Winners of 2009 Zero Boundaries(TM) Product Design Competition
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Zero Ink(R) Concepts Break the Boundaries of Traditional Printing --Robotic Printers and Social Media Crawlers Win First PlaceBEDFORD, MA--(Marketwire - July 15, 2009) -News Facts:-- ZINK Imaging (http://www.zink.com/), makers of the award-winningZINK(R) Zero Ink(R) digital printing technology, today publiclyannounced the winners of their first annual Zero Boundaries(TM)(http://zinkzeroboundaries.com/index.html) product designcompetition.-- The contest participants leveraged the power of the ZINKTechnology to challenge conventional printing norms with "uniquelyZINK" designs that provide new means for individual and commercialexpression, enhance freedom and mobility, and make every day lifebetter. Entrants were asked to design for two categories: thedigital and mobile world of today's youth and moreforward-looking solutions for the designers' target of choice.-- The top six winning design solutions were chosen by adistinguished panel of judges(http://www.zinkzeroboundaries.com/judges.html) and a People's Choicewinner was chosen by the general public, with more than $25,000 incash and prizes being awarded. The winners include both design firmsand students of design, as well as represent the global designcommunity, hailing from China, USA, Romania, Brazil, and theNetherlands. The winning solutions(http://www.zinkzeroboundaries.com/winners.html) were judged andselected based on how they leveraged the benefits of the ZINK(R)Technology, more easily or uniquely fulfilled by ZINK vs. otherprinting technologies, brought relevance to a physical print in adigital age, and appealed to the target market.-- ZINK MIX (http://zinkzeroboundaries.com/zinkmix.html) was thefirst place winner in the youth(http://zinkzeroboundaries.com/option1.html) category, demonstratingkeen insight into the youth market and the world of socialnetworking. The ZINK MIX is an iPhone docking station with embeddedZINK printer that together with a ZINK iPhone app pioneers the socialmanagement of the hectic lifestyles and complex relationships oftoday's youth. The ZINK MIX makes the gathering and printing ofonline content simple, fresh, and automatic thereby unlocking theirdigital world. The winning designer is Patrick Schuur from thedesign firm Maketropolis in the Netherlands. "The design challenge,that the youths live a second life online, is a very current andrealistic one. In order to find an answer to the design problem Ithought out a concept that appeals to the youths, is easy to carryaround, is a meaningful application of ZINK's printing technology,and is not too expensive and/or too difficult to manufacture."-- The Mini Giant (http://zinkzeroboundaries.com/minigiant.html) wasfirst place winner in the future(http://zinkzeroboundaries.com/option2.html) category for breakingthe traditional bonds between printer and paper. The Mini Giant is arobotic printer that self-propels itself over a sheet of ZINKPaper(R) of any size to create a print. Imagine, with the MiniGiant, a large format poster printer can now fit in the palm of yourhand! The winning designer is Paula Adina Sumalan, a recentlygraduated design student from Romania. "Participating in the ZINKZero Boundaries(TM) Design Competition and being selected as afinalist is proof for me that my work does have a value. Even thoughI am at the beginning of my career as a designer and I have not yetgathered much experience in this field, this accomplishment at aworldwide scale can be a starting point for me."-- Winners of second and third place in the youth category are theZINK FIB, designed by Axis Design in the U.S., and the Phiary,designed by Guo Xiaolin, a Chinese design student.-- Winners of second and third place in the future category are theHanshi, designed by Axis Design, and the ZINK Pen, designed by theteam of Jeffrey Gerlach and Nicholas Matarese, design students fromSyracuse University in the U.S.-- Winner of the People's Choice award is the SmartBC, designed byArthur Ditlef from Brazil.-- "I would like to thank all the designers that participated in ourfirst design contest," said Wendy Caswell, CEO of ZINK Imaging. "Thedesigns were incredibly well thought-through and truly showcase thebreadth and disruptive nature of the future of printing that onlyZINK can enable. The competition was very strong with so many greatentries, making it very difficult for the judges to select the topwinners."Resources:Tweet This: (at)ZINK Imaging Unveils Winners of Zero Boundaries ProductDesign Competition http://bit.ly/12wCytCheck out the first place winners:http://zinkzeroboundaries.com/zinkmix.htmlhttp://ZINKZeroBoundaries.com/minigiant.htmlView the entire Winners Gallery:http://ZINKZeroBoundaries.com/winners.htmlView the contest web site:http://ZINKZeroBoundaries.com/index.htmlLearn about ZINK and ZINK Imaging:www.ZINK.comAbout ZINK Imaging:ZINK Imaging Inc., a privately held company, was founded to enablemillions of customers to enjoy the magic of ZINK(R) Zero Ink(R)products. ZINK Imaging invented, manufactures, and is an OEMsupplier of the ZINK Printing Technology and the award winning ZINKPaper(R) to partners that will bring ZINK-enabled products to marketunder their respective brands. ZINK Imaging's headquarters andresearch and development labs are in Massachusetts, with a state ofthe art manufacturing facility in Whitsett, North Carolina. For moreinformation, please visit www.ZINK.com.The ZINK(R) Technology and ZINK(R) trademarks are owned by ZINKImaging, Inc.Contacts:Deanna ClaranceZINK Imaging781.761.5315deanna.clarance(at)ZINK.comAriel BurchLois Paul & Partners781.782.5848Ariel_Burch(at)lpp.comThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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