ROSEMONT, Ill.—HP announced the winners of the second HP Indigo Digital Label & Packaging Competition at an awards gala held during the Labelexpo Americas trade show. The competition recognizes HP customers from around the world for their commitment to excellence and innovation in digital printing.

Gold Coast Graphics, Inc. received a special recognition award in the area of market exploitation of VDP technology for it’s work on Wing Man Beer labels which featured variable data in the form of humorous pick-up lines and helpful “Wing Man” tips found on the reverse side of the labels.

HP launched the competition in 2007 to promote quality and ingenuity in the digital label and package printing market, and invited HP Indigo press users to submit jobs that represent the distinctiveness of their company, prove their progressive printing capabilities and showcase an impressive execution of a digital production challenge. All submitted entries were produced on HP Indigo presses and were showcased at Labelexpo 2008.