Winners of the 2016 USSC Sign Design Competition were selected by the judges at USSC Headquarters in Bristol, Pennsylvania. The United States Sign Council (USSC) extends congratulations to all the winners, as well as its thanks to all the participants in the 2016 Competition—as well as best wishes for their success in future competitions.
The USSC Sign Design Contest is one that judges real signs—signs that have been ordered by a customer and built to specification and signs that are being viewed by the general public day after day.
All the winning entries will be displays at Sign World International, being held December 1-3, 2016 at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Judges this year were Wendy Kern of Bartush Sign in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, and Gary Kleiman of SignFixers of Delmarva in Salisbury, Maryland.
This year’s “Best in Show” selected by the judges was awarded to Roger Cox and Peris Damoulis, designers at the House of Signs in Frisco, Colorado, for Magical Scraps (an entry that also claimed First Place for the “Carved/Dimensional Sign-Monument or Freestanding” category, pictured above).
Other First Place winners included:
“Banners, Murals, or Supergraphics”
L & H Companies of Reading, Pennsylvania (company and location)
Scott Long (designer)
Lehigh University (project)
“Building Sign, External or Non-Illuminated”
Metro Sign & Awning of Tewksbury, Massachusetts (company and location)
Susan E. MacGregor (designer)
Marcou Jewelers (project)
“Building Sign, Internal Illumination”
San Signs & Awnings of Yonkers, New York (company and location)
Michael Santoliquido (designer)
Corona Vision (project)
“Carved/Dimensional, Affixed to a Building”
House of Signs of Frisco, Colorado (company and location)
Roger Cox and Periandros Damoulis (designer)
Log Cabin Cafe (project)
“Electronic Message Center Sign”
Danthonia Designs of NSW, Australia (company and location)
Nancy Kaiser (designer)
Exmouth Shire Council (project)
“Freestanding Sign, External or Non-illuminated”
Peachtree City Foamcraft and Signs Unlimited of Schnecksville, Pennsylvania (company and location)
Peachtree City Foamcraft (designer)
Mountain Springs (project)
“Freestanding Sign, Internal Illumination”
Metro Sign & Awning of Tewksbury, Massachusetts (company and location)
Susan E. MacGregor (designer)
Center at Innovation Drive (project)
“Monument Sign, External or Non-illuminated”
Danthonia Designs of NSW, Australia (company and location)
Nancy Kaiser (designer)
Shire of Tammin (project)
“Monument Sign, Illuminated”
Creative Sign Designs of Tampa, Florida (company and location)
Creative Sign Designs (designer)
City of Newnan (project)
“Multimedia”
House of Signs of Frisco, Colorado (company and location)
Roger Cox and Periandros Damoulis (designer)
Breckenridge Creative Arts (project)
“Sign Systems”
Creative Sign Designs of Tampa, Florida (company and location)
Creative Sign Designs (designer)
Storrey Communities (project)
“Vehicles”
Typestries Sign & Digital of Manahawkin, New Jersey (company and location)
Eric Bourgeois and Rick McDonough (designer)
Johann Tile (project)
The United States Sign Council is an association of sign professionals dedicated to providing research and education to all who are involved in the sign industry. Membership is open to any person or firm concerned with the advancement of the sign industry, particularly as such advancement impacts professional growth, positive public perception, and ongoing educational and training programs.
For more information, contact USSC at 215/785-1922 or visit www.ussc.org.
