Unique Signs

First Place
Fabricator/Installer

Imagination Corp.
Chilliwack, BC, Canada
(604) 823-2216
imaginationcorporation.com

Designer
Dan Sawatzky

Client
Coastal Enterprises / Merry Dragon Pub sign

Tradeshow booth space is always at a premium. Imagination Corp.’s goal with this portable sign was to create an attention-grabbing, freestanding sign that occupies only 2 sq. ft. To accomplish this, they used Coastal Enterprises 30-lb. Precision Board for the post and sign faces, plasma-cut steel for the bracket and sculpting epoxy for the dragon. Along the way, Imagination Corp. employed EnRoute software, their MultiCam 3000 router and CNC plasma cutter, plus various hand tools.

Second Place
Fabricator/Installer/Designer

Doug Haffner
Haffner’s Fantastic Creations
Wyoming, IL
(309) 606-4663
haffnersigns.com

Client
Jim Trost / Weldworks

Third Place
Fabricators/Installers/Designers
Marcus Goebels
Manfred Didier
Timber Signs OHG
Ofterschwang, Germany
(171) 361-5237
timbersigns.com

Client
2016 Sign Invitational / Rube Goldberg theme

Mark Kissling

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

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