Best of the Rest: Sign-It

Coordinating ST’s International Sign Contest annually provides one of my most enjoyable job duties. The opportunity to review hundreds of top-flight projects that arrive through the transom –mostly on our FTP server and via email – always delivers an exhilarating experience.

Given the quality of entries we receive, it’s always unfortunate that some very worthwhile signage doesn’t make the winners’ circle. But, just because an entry doesn’t earn recognition in the contest gallery, it may still appear on our pages. This month, we’ve culled through several submissions left in the field and compiled this gallery.

As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Maybe you’ll like some of the signage presented here more than those that earned glory in last month’s issue. In any event, ST proudly offers the “best of the rest.”
 

Fabricated for $1,500 (Canadian), this project underscores that an impactful sign need not cost a fortune. Sign-It Signs & Design (Williamstown, ON, Canada) built this 24 x 60 x 10-in. pine crate and decorated it with ½-in.-thick Sintra® composite material. Tullocghorum Signs’ (Ormstown, QC, Canada) Lorraine Lamb Lalonde sculpted the oversize wine bottle, which is protected by packed straw. Sign-It’s Noëlla Cotnam designed the sign using Gerber Scientific Products’ Omega software and another essential design tool – a Papermate Mirado Classic HB #2 pencil.