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Signs of the Times Sign Contest Closes Today

Last day for sign companies and designers to get their projects in.

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10 months ago

July 7, 2023

Today is the deadline for submitting to the 2023 Signs of the Times Sign Contest. Winners of the annual competition will be published in the magazine’s September issue and online.

Eligible projects must have been completed between May 2022 and June 2023. Entrants must be sign companies or design firms that fully credit their sign-fabricating partners.

Shops may enter all five categories:

Best sign company-designed and fabricated sign, both internally illuminated and not;
Best client-designed/sign company-fabricated sign, both internally illuminated and not;
Best vehicle wrap, either sign company- or client-designed.

Entrants may submit a maximum of three projects per category, 15 total for the entire competition. Projects previously covered by Signs of the Times are ineligible.

The cost to enter the competition remains the same it has been for many years: $10 per project entered, up to a maximum of $75 for 8-15 entries.

For questions or concerns, please email mark.kissling@smartworkmedia.com.

To submit entries, click here.

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