Best Outside Design/Shop Fabrication, Non-Illuminated

2023 Sign Contest: CATEGORY 4

FIRST PLACE

Fabricators
DaVinci Sign Systems Inc.
Windsor, CO
davincisign.com
Don Wilkinson, Todd Linder, Humberto Leos, Alex Serrano, Danny Salas

Designer
eHoldings
Pittsburgh, PA
Amy Wiles

Installers
Josh Cozad, Jeff Long, Landen Senesac, Danny Salas

Client
The Town of Estes Park

Project Name
Estes Park Wayfinding

Selling Price
$281,786

Fabrication Equipment/Tools
Water jet, router, drill, impact, grinder, plotter, digital printer, laminator, tap, hand tools, welder stones, grout

Installation Equipment/Tools
Excavator, crane truck, welder, impact, drills, wiring tools, hand tools, levels

Materials/Components
Steel, aluminum, concrete, stone, grout, acrylic, vinyl, paint, solar lighting

Software
SAi EnRoute

Other Components/Tools
Traffic control, pedestrian control

Project Description
A high-profile wayfinding sign package for a very busy tourist town at Rocky Mountain National Park’s gates directs over one million visitors throughout the park. Photos by Nic Rentfrow depict in-motion shots of tourists, the landscaping atmosphere and some close-ups. The dynamic color combination creates an exciting and memorable experience for park visitors.

SECOND PLACE

Fabricators
Timber Signs OHG
Ofterschwang, Bavaria, Germany
timbersigns.com
Marcus Goebels, Manfred Didier

Designer
Unknown

Client
Radeberger Brewery GmbH

Project Name
Wall-mounted sign

Selling Price
$7,500

Fabrication Equipment/Tools
Gerber Sabre 408, Kirschen chisels

Materials/ Components
DUNA-USA CORAFOAM HDU, Noris Blattgold gold leaf, acrylic primer and paint

Software
Gerber OMEGA, ArtCAM, Adobe Photoshop

Other Components/Tools
West System Epoxy

Project Description
This is the original Logo of a brewery in Frankfurt, Germany that is closing. The logo is for a restaurant on top of the Feldberg Hill near Frankfurt. The letters are carved in the background and gilded, the eagle is hand carved and gilded, as well.

THIRD PLACE

Fabricators and Installers
ARTfx
Bloomfield, CT
artfxsigns.com
Sara Lock, Melissa Boehm

Designers
Kennedy & Violich Architecture
Boston
Ned Goodell, Lynced Torres

Client
Brown University

Project Name
Lincoln Field Building Mural

Fabrication Equipment/Tools
HP Latex 700 W wide format printer, Royal Sovereign RSC-1651LS laminator

Installation Equipment/Tools
Ladders, squeegees, X-ACTO knives

Materials/ Components
Arlon DPF 6500 intermediate vinyl and laminate

Software
ONYX PosterShop

Other Components/Tools
Straight edges

Project Description
Three-story entrance mural for a building housing Brown University’s Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (DEEPS).

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