ISA 2010 Sign Design Competition - All Entries

2010 ISA Sign Design CompetitionHave you ever been seriously impressed by a sign? At ISA, we have. Our annual contest, the ISA Sign Design Competition, recognizes the extraordinary talent that exists in the sign industry. And for the first time this year, you can help us judge the contest! Each sign entry was created by an ISA member company and installed in 2009.

The entrants are listed below by three categories - Entertainment Venue, Restaurant Bar, and Specialty Retail/Boutique. To view enlarged and additional photos of signs, click on the image of the sign. A new browser window will open displaying additional images.

Voting is now closed. Thank you for voting.

View the 2010 winning designs!

The contest ended March 18, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Winners will be notified by the end of March and honored at the ISA Annual Membership Meeting and Keynote Luncheon, taking place in Orlando, Florida, on April 9, during its annual International Sign Expo. For more information on the show, visit www.signexpo.org.

Entertainment Venue

 

ThumbnailSign Works Co., Ltd.

Patong, Phuket, Thailand

The Hard Rock Café Guitar is 46 feet tall (not including the base) and 15.58 feet wide with the total weight of almost 10,000 lbs. It is the largest single piece sign project even taken on by Sign Works Co., Ltd.  The challenge starts from converting the conceptual design (By Graphic 49 Limited) into a reality. Since one of our key management philosophy is to “Consider the finish before you start!”, Sign Works’ engineers has put a considerable amount of effort into designing the extremely large guitar with four main keys in mind: Manufacturability, Movability, Maintainability, and most importantly, safety! Read more.


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ThumbnailRamsay Signs

Portland, Oregon, U.S.

This neon and LED display identifies the new headquarters of the Portland Rose Festival Association.


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ThumbnailRamsay Signs

Seattle, Washington, U.S.

This iconic blade sign anchors a large new entertainment complex in down town Seattle.  The sign is 65' - 0" tall and 11' - 0" wide.


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ThumbnailYESCO

Denver, Colorado, U.S.

This sign for the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, is a 32' tall freestanding pylon with reverse pan channel identification letters and the advertising is delivered by a LED electronic message center built by YESCO Electronics in Logan, UT.


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ThumbnailYESCO

Mystic Lake Casino, Minnesota, U.S.

Lots of illuminated formed painted acrylic panels combined with LCD screens.


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ThumbnailYESCO

Mystic Lake  Casino, Minnesota, U.S.

Internally illuminated opposing arching acrylic cabinets combined with (2) LCD screens. Acrylic cabinets have the ability to color change.


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Mystic Lake  Casino, Minnesota, U.S.

Internally illuminated looped acrylic cabinet combined with (2) LCD screens. Acrylic cabinet has the ability to color change.


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ThumbnailSIGNSTAR

Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S.

Set of 4'6" "Cobb" LED illuminated channel letters. Letters are fabricated to mount on arched blade. Custom light LED lighting system on interiour and exterior of theater. Includes 4260' of light border.


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ThumbnailClear Sign & Design, Inc.

San Diego, California, U.S.

Main entrance sign for the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park.


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ThumbnailEmpire Sign LLC

Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.

Overall size: 16' tall 8' wide. Aluminum extruded body with routed faces backed with plex, faces lit with GE LED's, Top section: Made from Aluminum 3" x 3" rolled rings backlit with white GE LED's provide a halo of light around the 48" dia hand carved soc.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Double face illuminated identification pylon with LED message centre.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Toronto, Ontario Canada

Non-illuminated letters & curved bronze crest for "The Concert Hall" in the Masonic Temple at MTV Canada. 0.25" muntz bronze crest with dark Patina finish. Details engraved 0.125".


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada

Solar powered externally illuminated pylon sign. Fabricated aluminum pylon with painted finish. Cut-out brushed aluminum letters pin mounted. Display cabinet to advertisement monthly events. Solar technology supplied by Carmanah.


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ThumbnailSmith Sign Studio

Greeley, Colorado, U.S.

Theatre Marquee for Kress Cinema and Lounge, reduced size for code compliance in 1920's style.


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ThumbnailRamsay Signs

Sheridan, Colorado, U.S.

Exterior Package for Regal Cinema : Sheridan, Colorado.


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ThumbnailSign Productions, Inc.

Blackhawk, Colorado, U.S.

This is a single-faced illuminated wall sign with layered aluminum cabinets and channel letters. The cabinets and "Lady Luck" channel letters are illuminated with white LEDS, while the "Casino" letters are illuminated with scintillating white Tokistar LED strings. This sign is part of a large package we did for the newly renovated Lady Luck Casino in Blackhawk, CO. Sign Productions also fabricated and installed signage for Lady Luck in Marquette, IA and Caruthersville, MO.


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ThumbnailCAT Graphics, Inc

Conrad, Montanta, U.S.

Art Deco theatre marquee for front of building. This has neon lit open face pan channel letters mounted on top, with neon accent tubes on either side of electronic message center inset in the front. The bottom is open face pan channel stars, which are lit with color changing LED.


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ThumbnailRamsay Signs

Sheridan, Colorado, U.S.

Interior Sign Package for Regal Cinema : Sheridan, Colorado.


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ThumbnailDalton Signs, Inc

Fernandina Beach, Florida, U.S.

Custom shaped channels with LEDs.


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ThumbnailDalton Signs, Inc.

Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.

Sandblasted HDU, turkey and antlers are carved second surface HDU.


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ThumbnailDalton Signs, Inc.

Kingsland, Georgia, U.S.

Translucent vinyl printed on Roland 745. Applied to acrylic on a lighted cabinet.


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ThumbnailDistinct Signage Group

Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.

Aluminum cabinet sign for the Cosmo Cafe in the Evergreen Air Musuem, McMinnville, OR - Home of the Spruce Goose.


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ThumbnailDistinct Signage Group

Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.

3-dimensional cabinet sign with a unique sculpted rocket element and colorful stars and exhaust plume.


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ThumbnailASI

Avon, Ohio, U.S.

Custom aluminum exterior monolith with integrated brand identity and directional information.


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Restaurant/Bar

 

ThumbnailPoblocki Sign Company

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

El Fuego Mexican Restaurante Custom designed logo for the Restaurants branding (by Greg Moerner) 2 sets Face- lit & backlit LED Letters & Logo Digital Flame graphics.


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ThumbnailYESCO

Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Main entrance sign for restaurant. Sign has reverse pan channel letters with border neon on a radiused canopy structure. Neon is also used for reverse lighting of the olive logo.


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ThumbnailSign Designs

Joplin, Missouri, U.S.

Coconuts Tropical Grill 30” Open face aluminum channel letters with orange neon. Palm tree is open face aluminum channel with pink and green neon. Tropical grill is routed aluminum letters with purple neon. Waves are blue neon. Coconuts and palm tree have full color digital prints applied to inside to show colors.


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ThumbnailYesco

Pala Casino, California, U.S.

It is a venue sign for Coffee Amore. This sign combines sculpted coffee cup and steam with a backlit channel cabinet. Sign is mounted to a column.


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Pala Casino, California, U.S.

This is a venue sign for a Sushi Sake restaurant. It is layered wood combined with push thru copy.


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Pala Casino, California, U.S.

Promenade Deli venue signage. Three signs combine to communicate the brand. The signs are backlit channel cabinets on the front facade and non-illuminated versions for the menu area.


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ThumbnailGreen Sign Company

Columbus, Indiana, U.S.

A flag mount custom sign decorated on both sides, with flat faces, exposed neon and exposed light bullbs.


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ThumbnailPoblocki Sign Company

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

El Fuego Mexican Restaurante Custom designed logo for the Restaurants branding ( by Greg Moerner ) D/F Pylon ( ecovalue - reuse ) Refacing aof existing d/f Pylon sign. Face- lit & Back - lit LED Letters & logo . Secondary copy - cut out and backed up with acrylic .


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ThumbnailBartush Signs Inc.

Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Double face freestanding sign carved out of HDU with custom pole and bracket. Externally lit by (2) goose neck fixtures.


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ThumbnailClayton Signs Inc.

Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.

Miss Katie's sign is fabricated out of aluminum panels, the plate is routed HDU and the letters are routed sintra. The fork is routed aluminum, the decorative screw caps are routed aluminum as well. This sign was manufactured for Stone Mountain Park in the metro Atlanta area.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Terrebonne, Québec, Canada

Custom illuminated pylon for a specific site where city regulations were strict.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Lapocatière, Québec, Canada

Complete refacing of an existing McDonald's restaurant including all fascia signs and white aluminum portal.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Exposed neon multi layered fascia sign.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Projecting shaped double face sign with neon accents.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Vaughan, Ontario, Canada

Double faced illuminated pylon sign. Aluminum fabricated pylon sign with painted satin anodized silver finish. "Cara" letters are reverse channel aluminum painted blue. Stooled off sign with white LED halo illumination. Brand panels are frameless acrylic with vinyl applied graphics first surface and internally illuminated.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Frameless aluminum fascia sign cabinets with mitred corner with painted satin black finish. Face cabinet is 3" larger all around the back cabinet to accomodate white LED cove lighting around the perimter of the sign. Graphics incised with pushed through clear acrylic with vinyl applied first surface. Edge of clear acrylic allows glow around graphics for edge glow effect.


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ThumbnailDalton Signs, Inc.

Kingsland, Georgia, U.S.

Bird - contoured LED channel with digital graphics on polymetal backdrop. "TOUCAN'S" - LED channel letters. "ALE HOUSE" - cabinet with translucent graphics. Slogan on bottom is formed plastic letters.


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ThumbnailSign Productions, Inc.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.

LED Illuminated Channel Letters and Neon Illuminated Tube Frame chopsticks.


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ThumbnailSign Productions, Inc.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.

Illuminated channel letters mounted to a routed propeller. Letters are illuminated with white L.E.Ds lower arched BAR & GRILL cabinet hase routed face and is also illuminated with White L.E.D.s raceway for power is monted behaind propeller.


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ThumbnailGalesburg Sign & Lighting, Inc.

Galesburg, Illinois, U.S.

This is a sign that we would like to submit in the ISA Sign Design Competition for 2010. Our primary business at Galesburg Sign & Lighting, Inc. is the manufacturing and installation of custom lighted signs, since 1983. Our customer came to us looking for a sign with that classic look from the 1950's. So this is what we came up with. The sign that we are submitting is a freestanding double face internally illuminated with flourscent lighting, and the exterior of the arrow is illuminated with red neon. The faces in the sign are pan faces with embossed copy with second surface graphics on the inside of the face. The cabinets, pole skirt, and the large arrow are aluminum with and internal steel stucture, mounted on a single 8 inch steel pole. The overall height of the sign is 20 feet and the overall width is 15 feet.


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ThumbnailGettysburg Signs

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

This is a multi layered dimensional sign made with 1/4” acrylic with a custom print blue back mount, white lettering on the front with a dibond wave applied to the front. The sign was then peg mounted on the wall. It is also framed by two custom print wall decals.


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ThumbnailAccent Graphics, Inc.

Dallas, Texas, U.S.

This sign is 7’-11’’ tall  x 10’-1’’ wide and has many facets. The, “Cyclone Anaya’s” letters are 6’’ deep open faced ch lettrs mfd. from .063 alum, has clear acrylic faces and is illum. With Classic Ruby Red neon. They are mounted to a .012’’ thick f.c.o. alum. cloud background and then to a custom fabricated expanded alum wire mesh supported by a 2’’ alum sq. tube framework. “MEXICAN KITCHEN” is comprised of a single faced alum. cabinet illuminated with H.O. lamps. The face is made with .090 alum with .75’’ thick push thru letters.


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ThumbnailAll PRO Sign, Inc

Los Olivos, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.

Petros Exterior Sign.


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ThumbnailSouthern Sign Systems, Inc.

Marietta, Georgia, U.S.

Aluminum cabinet sign with custom iron wall mounting bracket. The face is a Lexan pan with applied vinyl graphics. Illuminated by (5) HO Daylight florescent lamps.


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Specialty Retail/Boutique

 

ThumbnailSign Designs

Joplin, Missouri, U.S.

Grow Marketing 6'X5' Double sided blade sign – custom corrugated metal background with three dimensional tree and leaves – tree is reverse halo lit and leaves are exposed neon green – letters will be halo lit – lower panel is interior lit – sign materials are heavy/industrial appearance while tree and lettering are modern and clean to contrast.


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ThumbnailVital Signs

Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Double-sided, machine carved HDU hanging sign.


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ThumbnailDaVinci Sign Systems Inc.

Ft. Collins, Colorado, U.S.

D/F cantilever mount monument sign with routed copy backed with acrylic on lower display and 1” thick FCS clear acrylic copy on upper section that is up lighted from cabinet below. 17mm amber grayscale LED display.


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ThumbnailDaVinci Sign Systems Inc.

Ft. Collins, Colorado, U.S.

D/F monument with routed faces backed with acrylic. Top cabinet halo lights onto the center section as well. Lower cabinet has 2 rows of flexibright red LED accent tubes. Stone base and column with stone caps.


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ThumbnailDaVinci Sign Systems Inc.

Windsor, Colorado, U.S.

D/F projecting display constructed of aluminum with waterjet cut out logo that shows thru to faux finished background cabinet.  Illuminated with amber LED's. Rolled brushed aluminum tagline panel.


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ThumbnailDaVinci Sign Systems Inc.

Windsor, Colorado, U.S.

Projecting wall sign with glass insert sections. Frame is finished with metallic paint and illuminated with (3) colorlbast led color changing light fixtures.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Illuminated channel letters with cut out pin mounted letters and non illuminated awning on new aluminum portal.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Illuminated curved flex face awning.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Double face illuminated identification and tenant pylon.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Airdrie, Alberta, Canada

Internally illuminated single face oval fascia signs back to back on tower and on building facades. Flex faces with vinyl face applied. Aluminum fabricated hannel letters internally illuminated with orange LED.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Internally illuminated fascia sign. Aluminum sign cabinet painted black. White panaflex 955 flexible face with electrostatically printed icon. Individually fabricated channel letters, internally illuminated with white LED.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Double sided pylon sign. Aluminum fabricated sign with painted finish. Acrylic faces with vinyl applied graphics. "109" address incised & backed up with acrylic. Internally illuminated.


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ThumbnailPattison Sign Group

Orleans, Ontario, Canada

Individually fabricated aluminum channel logos & letters mounted on a controlled background panel. Internally illuminated with LED. Acrylic faces with digitally printed "Plus" graphics face applied. Lifestyle graphics digitally printed and face applied on exterior surface of windows


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ThumbnailGreen Sign Company

Greensburg, Indiana, U.S.

1" Routered HDU with rounded corners. With add-on rope and aluminum letters, carved handpainted elements on a 2" steel flag mount post.


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ThumbnailDalton Signs, Inc.

Kingsland, Georgia, U.S.

Foamcore monument with acrylic letters pad mounted on top. Monochrome digital display


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ThumbnailSign World of the South

Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.

LED back lite channel letters mounted on 1/8" LED halo lite aluminum background wth 2" retainers.


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Thumbnailfix omanuiot ltd.

Negev, Israel

Unique entrance sign installed at the entrance to the ranch in the Negev, walls made of aluminum, PVC foam, three dimensional letters, all as a unit installed in the ground with concrete, the length of the sign rules about - 800 cm, height 250 cm, weight 0.5 tons.


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