More USSC Sign Design Competitiion winners
By Steve Aust
The United States Sign Council’s (USSC) 2008 Sign Design Competition 11 categories attracted approximately 200 entries from sign companies nationwide. The judges included Keith Denny, design VP at Levittown, PA-based Custom Finishers Inc., an electric-sign manufacturer; Judy Heft, director of marketing for SA Intl. (Philadelphia), which produces Flexi™, EnRoute™ and other sign-design-related programs; and Chris Maletich, general manager of SignAd (Neptune, NJ), which produces casino signage, wayfinding and exterior graphics.
According to USSC’s Nancy Maren, the judges based their decisions on a sign’s visual appeal, legibility, originality and effectiveness. Gable Signs (Baltimore) earned the Competition’s Best of Show for its sign for Bamboo Bernie’s, a Caribbean-themed restaurant and nightclub in Pasadena, MD.
It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day demand of meeting the needs of a signshop’s customers – especially in today’s economy, where sales and marketing efforts often require more resources. That said, take a few moments to enjoy photos of the competition’s top finishers.
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