First Place

Fabricator

Creative Color

Minneapolis

creativecolorstudio.com

Designer

Brent Luther

Installers

Seth Ramaley, Nick Oja

Materials

HP 360 printer, Summa and Mimaki plotters, 3M IJ180 vinyl, 3M Scotchcal 8520 and 8518 Overlaminates, AGL Encore laminator, 3M PA1-G squeegees.

To create a unique look, Creative Color used a 3M 8520 Matte Overlaminate on the whole wrap. All the text and logos were put on second surface with 8518 high gloss for a wrap whose bright accents stand out against its matte background for a cool, aggressive vibe.

 

Second Place

Fabricator

Arizona Color

Phoenix

arizonacolor.com

Designer

Matt Nisbet

Installers

Josh Gillenwater, Mike Helton, Corey Guerrero, Dean Simons

Materials

HP Latex 560 printer, Avery Dennison Supreme Wrapping Film (Gold Diamond Series) vinyl, Avery Dennison DOL 1360 laminate, Seal 62 Base laminator, Avery Dennison squeegees and wrap magnets.

 

Third Place

Fabricator

Signs 365 (service provider)

Designer

Curt Lout

Mammoth Handcrafted Signs

Hot Springs, SD

mammothhandcraftedsigns.com

Installer

Curt Lout

Material

3M IJ180Cv3 vinyl.

Mark Kissling

Mark Kissling is Signs of the Times’ Editor-in-Chief. Contact him at mark.kissling@smartworkmedia.com.

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