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It is my
pleasure to announce the winners of the March 2007 edition of the Sign
Of The Month Contest.
- Three Dimensional
Project:
The Wine Seller
Sign Company:
Kel-T-Grafix, Holdfast SK
Designer:
Kelly Thorson, Holdfast SK
Experimental piece to try out some new techniques
The "window" is a mirrored tile with glass stones glued on. The leaves
and studs are Magic Sculpt and bronzing pulvers. The lettering is PVC
with 24K gilded Magic Smooth embossed letters. The door is made of
salvaged lumber form an old building and snowfence.
- Two Dimensional
Project:
Erickson Furniture
Sign Company:
Brushwork Signs - Faribault, MN
Designer:
Dave Correll
Store Identification Sign
Sign made out of MDO, polymetal and a little bit of HDU. Flat painted
with acrylic latex.
- Vehicles
Project:
Stratford Airporter
Sign Company:
Creative Ink Design Group - Stratford, ON
Designer:
Doug Downey
Airport Transportation Vehicle
"We designed and produced this job for a company that takes and picks up
people at the airport. We made the plane look like it was either taking
off for landing for arrivals and departures. We applied controltac that
was printed and laminated using a 540 Versacamm by Roland."
- Windows, Walls, and Banners
Project:
Hang Ups Custom Framing
Sign Company:
Sign Creations - Lilburn, GA
Designer:
Sonny Franks
Window Lettering
- Design and Art
Project:
Blatz Trucking
Sign Company:
Stevo Design - Edmonton, AB
Designer:
Steve Chartrand
Trucking Company Logo
"This is a truck lettering design set up for a digital print. All
designed in Corel Draw. The client give me total free reign on the
design. I was trying for a "Karen Souza" type look to it."
- Electric Signs
Project:
The Liars Club
Sign Company:
Sign Works - Des Moines, IA
Designer:
Brent Logan
Double sided Neon Sign
The Overall winner is:
Project:
The Liars Club
Sign Company:
Sign Works - Des Moines, IA
Designer:
Brent Logan
Double sided Neon Sign
The Moderators
Choice is:
Project:
Fireside Pies
Sign Company:
A Sign of Excellence - Carrollton, TX
Designer:
David M. Harding
HDU wall mounted sign
Background is 3/4" Precision Board HDU laminated to Aluminum square
tubing frame. Edges have Precision Board return to give appearance of
more depth. Background finished faux Limestone with various colors of
Sherwin Williams SuperPaint.
Outer borders are routed and carved 1" HDU with hammered finish to
simulate hammered copper. Prismatic lettering is routed and then hand
carved of 1" SignFoam3 HDU. "FIRESIDE" letters painted flat black with
Sherwin Williams SuperPaint. "PIES" is given hammered copper look.
Copper finish is Modern Masters Metal Effects Copper paint with Metal
Effects Permacoat Matte Patina Sealer. Copper drop shadow is routed of
½" Precision Board HDU and finished with Metal Effects Copper paint.
Interior of oven is recessed 2", coated with Magic Smooth from
Abracadabra Signs and Designs, Ayr, Ontario, Canada, and finished with
black beauty smalts. Flames in oven are routed and hand carved 1"
SignFoam3 HDU, finished with red and yellow glass smalts from Letterhead
Sign Supply, Petaluma, California. Horizontal stripes were routed and
filled with red glass smalts
Design Workshop Challenge - A tie!
Sign Company:
Bucks Signs
Designer:
Arthur Vanson
Sign Company:
Arrow DeSign - Ham Lake, MN
Designer:
Bruce Bowers
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