Signs of the Times - April 2013 - (Page 104)
Readers’ Choice
The Readers Have Their Say
Weenjoyed thehope thateditions we’ve produced for
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you, our devoted readers,
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more than 30 years. However, we realized it might
enhance our contest presentation if we allowed you
to also have a say in what constitutes great signage.
Thus, we unveiled our inaugural Readers’ Choice
competition. The judges of our traditional sign contest
– three Cima Network (Chalfont, PA) employees, vice
president Keith Denny, technical design director Butch
Zawislak and director of environmental branding Ken
Olschewske, as well as Jim Klauder, owner of Colmar,
PA’s K & S Concepts Group – selected the 20 entries
(some earned awards in the traditional contest, some
didn’t) for the initial field. We divided them into two,
10-entry surveys (one electric, one non-electric), and
the top three vote-earners from each survey advanced
to the championship round, from which a single
winner was selected.
We were unsure what type of response we would
receive, but we were elated the Readers’ Choice
competition garnered 6,950 votes (2,774 in the opening
rounds, and 4,176 in the championship round). In the
interest of full disclosure, we restricted the competition
to one vote per computer, but invited participants to
engage friends, family and colleagues in the polling.
With 50.6% of the final-round voting, Weitzel Signs’
building sign for Head Frame Spirits, which also won
first place in the Commercial Building Signs category,
earned the Readers’ Choice grand prize. The runner-up,
given the nod from 27.9% of voters, was Great
American Signs’ “disclaimer” sign for Bedminster (NJ)
Community Garden, which also prevailed in the Commercial Freestanding Sign category. Other finalists
included Sawatzky’s Imagination Corp.’s freestanding
sign/sculpture for Mighty Moose Ice Cream (second
place among Unique Signs); National Signs’ LED-lit
building sign for Jerry Built Burgers (which was judged
Best of Show); Brooks Signs’ entry monument for the
Waterloo (ON) airport (the first-place winner among
Electric Monument Signs); and Art Display Co.’s freestanding sign that promotes Silver Spring, MD’s Solaire
apartment building (second place in Electric Freestanding
Signs). So, although there were some minor disagreements between our judging panel, and our readers and
online viewers, those entries that succeeded in the conventional competition resonated with the readers as well.
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Weitzel Signs (Butte, MT) earned the top prize in ST’s inaugural
Readers’ Choice competition; it garnered slightly more than
50% of votes cast in the championship round. Built for a local
distillery, the sign pays tribute to the region’s mining heritage.
The other semifinalists selected by the judges
included:
• Art Display Co., Flats at Atlas
• ARTfx, Once Upon a Time Toys at Mohegan
Sun Casino
• ARTfx, The Simoniz Garage
• Church of Scientology Signshop, Padova, Italy Church
• DeNyse Co., Park 83
• eyecandy Signs, J & R Grimsmo
• GableSigns & Graphics Inc., Luckie’s Liquors
• GableSigns & Graphics Inc., Saint Agnes Hospital
• Integrated Sign/Custom Craftsman Sign, The Track
Message Center
• Sawatzky’s Imagination Corp., Lark Rise Horse House
• ShawCraft Signs, Lincoln Highway murals
• Superior Electrical Advertising, Lubeorama
• Trademark Sign Co., Barbacoa
• Trademark Sign Co., Kleiner Park Sign System
At the end of each survey, we left a space for comments.
Because signmakers are often an opinionated, outspoken
bunch, it’s not surprising that many obliged. In all, we
received more than 250 remarks. Here’s a sampling of
some of the more memorable ones:
“The airport sign is dynamite; its wing pedestal is very
clever. Lubeorama’s use of the oil flowing lends itself
to the nature of the business, and I am sure it’s visible
from great distances, which should generate traffic.
The [Jerry Built Burger] steer says it all. Great extension
of corporate identity.”
“I like ice cream, booze, and anything that makes
lawyers look funny!”
“Once upon a time, I worked at the Leonard, Stewart,
Mountain Consolidated and Original mines [in Butte]. I
remember the days when the hard-rock miners would
get off their shifts and head directly to the nearest
bars. It was all about the spirits!”
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Signs of the Times - April 2013
Signs of the Times - April 2013
Contents
ST Update
Cut Your Ink Costs
Technology Update
Vinyl Apps
Strictly Electric
LED Update
Software Update
Technology Review
Technology Review
Sign Museum News
New Products
The 2013 International Sign Contest
Leasing Equipment
The ISA Sign Expo 2013 Preview
Industry News
Advertising Index
Editorially Speaking
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