The Signage Foundation Adds Two to Board

The Signage Foundation Inc. (SFI), the research arm of the sign and graphics industry, has added two experienced sign professionals to its Board of Trustees. Ted Kiper, founding principal with Cardosi Kiper Design Group, and Judy Walton, senior tenant sign manager with Simon Property Group’s Premium Outlet portfolio, began their two-year terms on Feb. 1.
Kiper’s firm develops and implements wayfinding signage, exhibit, donor-recognition and marketing-communication programs with a specialization in healthcare, education and transportation programs. Prior to founding Cardosi Kiper, Kiper was project manager and design director with Naughton + Assoc., where he worked on the development of trailway wayfinding programs for non-pro?t associations and municipalities, in addition to large-scale way?nding systems. He was project manager and lead designer for the 400-gate, 2-million-sq.-ft. Terminal D project at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.
Walton is responsible for the creation and continued management of the tenant sign program for more than 75 Simon shopping centers. She collaborates with a diverse array of professionals from architects and engineers, to designers, to municipal officials. Her efforts have created optimal results for both tenants and landlords alike. In 2013, she implemented LED lighting specifications which resulted in significant cost savings. In 2015, she successfully managed the design and installation of more than 750 illuminated signs, during the opening of the portfolio’s impressive six new development projects.