2021 Sign Contest: Best In-House Design & Fabrication, Illuminated

FIRST TIE

This 70-ft.-tall pole sign was modeled after a Gibson guitar neck, with the guitar head painted with a faux wood-grain finish. The main neck is a .090-in.-thick aluminum body with aluminum square-tube framing. The main channel letters have red plex faces with interior red LED modules, and the drumsticks are 12-in. diameter aluminum tubes painted with a faux wood-grain finish.

Fabricators

Superior Electrical Advertising
Long Beach, CA
superiorsigns.com
Tom Feist, Steve Feist

Designers

Peter Lee, Mike Miller

Client

Rock & Brews

FIRST TIE

This three-sided gateway pylon sign for the City of Fort Wayne features frontlit and reverse-lit letters, animated water elements (representing Fort Wayne’s three rivers) and a perforated aluminum pylon skin that appears as brushed aluminum during the day and glows blue at night.

Fabricator and Designer

Creative Sign Resources
Fort Wayne, IN
creativesignresources.com

Client

City of Fort Wayne

FIRST TIE

A project that required nearly a year of design, engineering, permitting and prototyping prior to installation, this wide-ranging sign package included ADA signs, as well as signage for a garage, monuments and the wall decoration (pictured).

Fabricators