For 10 years, Synafel, France’s sign-industry association, has presented the Icona D’Or Awards to honor signage and graphics excellence. At the latest edition, held February 10 at Paris’ Paradis Latin, Synafel presented nine awards for distinctive French environmental graphics. The winners were:
• Creativity Award: Des Signs and Florence Bourel for their environmental-graphics program developed for the Levallois Aquatic Center;
• Network Sign Award (multi-sign program): AG2R La Mondiale (an insurance company with 140 French sales offices);
• Unit Sign Award: Actif Signal, produced for Paris Seine (Parisian estate agents)
• Signage Award: Hurlevent College program designed for Forbach tourist route
• Marquage (graphics) and Décor: Art Boulevard’s program for Paris’ Musée à Ciel Ouvert (Museum of Open Sky)
• Technical Innovation Award: Reuni Pub Sign redesign for France’s La Poste La Banque Postale
• Export Award: Defi France for its Samsung building sign installed in Warsaw
• Special Jury Award: Boscher Image & Signaletique for the sign program for the Richelieu National Library of France
• And, Public’s Choice Award: Enseignes Francois for its environmental graphics for the social-finance week at Paris’ Palais Brongniart