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Sign Designer Wins International CorelDraw Contest

Joseph Diaz takes grand prize

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12 years ago

November 2, 2011

Robin Donovan Signs of the Times November 2011 Issue

Signage and graphic designers around the world competed for the most inventive and inspiring CorelDraw projects as part of the Corel’s 2011 international design contest. Joseph Diaz of Diaz Sign Art (Pontiac, IL) won the grand prize and a Roland VersaCamm SP-300i printer. ST Senior Technology Editor/Analyst Darek Johnson was a judge for the vehicle portion of the contest.

“I never would have guessed back when I was starting out that the same design software I used to play around on for fun, would one day be such a huge part of how I make my living.” Diaz said.

Below, we’ve included a selection of winners to entice and inspire you. For a complete list, visit www.corel.com/coreldrawcontest.

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