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USSC Announces 2010 Sign Design Competition Winners

Association recognizes 13 first-place winners

Published

14 years ago

August 17, 2010

Tod Swormstedt Signs of the Times August 2010 Issue

On August 10, the United States Sign Council (USSC) held the judging for its 2010 Sign Design Competition. The judges – R Tape’s Jim Hingst, Daktronics’ Jarrett Bolton and Butler Sign Co.’s John Janis — selected 13 first-place winners, which will be featured on display at the USSC’s Sign World USA tradeshow this December 2-4 in Atlantic City.

The winners include:

Best of Show: Internally Illuminated Building Signs
Gable Signs & Graphics (Baltimore)
Designer: Steve Mawn
Client: Righttime Medical Care

Ground Signs: Internal Illumination
Security Signs (Portland, OR)
Designer: Jennifer Ford
Client: Clackamas County Event Center

Ground Signs: External or No Illumination (Tie)
Danthonia Designs (Inverell, NSW, Australia)
Designer: Nancy Kaiser
Client: Moree Plains Shire Council

Gable Signs & Graphics
Designer: Curtis Arbaugh
Client: Berrywood

Building Signs – Internal Illumination
L & H Signs (Reading, PA)
Designer: Scott Long
Client: Wyomissing Square

Building Signs – External or No Illumination
Gable Signs & Graphics
Designer: Steve Mawn
Client: Amaryllis Jewelry Store

Vehicles – Applied Graphics or Wraps
Gable Signs & Graphics
Designer: Steve Mawn
Client: Righttime Medical Care

Handcarved Signs (Tie)
Bartush Signs (Orwigsburg, PA)
Designer: Michael Steranko
Client: The Inn or Orwigsburg

Danthonia Designs
Designer: Geordie McKernan
Client: The Bearded Dragon

Dimensional Signs (Tie)
Gable Signs & Graphics
Designer: Curtis Arbaugh
Client: 21st Century Storage

Danthonia Designs (Inverell, NSW, Australia)
Designer: Nancy Kaiser
Client: Beckett Park

Multimedia
Mt. Kisco Sign Co. (Mt. Kisco, NY)
Designer: Rich Alexander
Client: Ultimate Auto Body

Sign Systems
Signs of Gold (Williamsville, NY)
Designer: Francis Lestingi
Client: Trinity Catholic Academy

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