Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) presented the recipients of the 50th Annual Illumination Awards on Thursday, August 3, during the 2023 IES Annual Conference. Nine projects including two Special Citations, six Awards of Excellence, and the coveted Award of Distinction were recognized for 2023 Illumination Awards. Also presented during the evening’s events were the recipients of the 2023 Brandston Award...
Last October, Administrative Pastor Ben Overton approached my shop, Synergy Signs & Graphics, LLC in Strasburg, Ohio, with an exciting opportunity—to design an eye-catching sign that would coincide with his Burning River Church’s rebrand. The church felt that, with a new name and logo, this new sign would serve as the centerpiece of their rebrand campaign.
This article will explore...
PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in North America, and Franchise Services, Inc., a leading franchise management company that owns Sir Speedy, PIP, and Signal Graphics (among other leading brands), announces that Franchise Services, Inc., has joined the Alliance, a historic first for all members of a printing franchise to join the association.
With...
YESCO, the 103-year-old company known for creating, repairing, and maintaining internationally recognizable signs, recently completed a retrofit of Thanksgiving Point’s freeway display in Lehi, Utah.
More than 75 feet tall and 46 feet wide, Thanksgiving Point’s freeway display has been updated with a new 19-foot-by-39-foot wide-screen, high-definition, 19-millimeter WatchFire XVS electronic message center. This technology was installed to increase the...
Nested within the West Side of Midtown Manhattan, Hudson Yards has become one of the city’s most popular areas. The neighborhood has various shops and culinary experiences, corporate offices for global leaders, significant public art and dynamic cultural institutions and stunning residences.
Spanning an entire city block, 50 Hudson Yards has become New York City’s fourth-largest commercial office tower. The...
Roland DG Corporation, a global manufacturer and distributor of wide format inkjet printers for advertising and signage and 3D tools for manufacturing, announced the acquisition of shares for UAB Dimense print, a subsidiary of UAB VEIKA, a manufacturer and vendor for wallpaper-related products headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Roland DG has set the goal of pioneering the future through “Digital and...
The August 2023 digital edition of Sign Builder Illustrated is now available to read!
The annual Alliance Franchise Brands Project of the Year contest is featured as our cover story this month, as we present the First Place, Second Place, and Third Place winners. The First Place winner, image360 Round Rock, designed, produced, and installed colorful, immersive jungle-themed graphics that...
The First Academy, a private K–12 school in southwest Orlando, Florida replaced an aging scoreboard with a high-end LED videoboard at its football and lacrosse stadium, Kroy Crofoot Field. The First Academy is a member of the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). The digital signage upgrade is part of a multi-phase renovation of the school’s Payne Stewart Athletic...
Imagine the fear and anxiety a child can experience when undergoing serious medical testing, surrounded by fast-moving, loud machinery, in a sterile hospital environment. Now imagine the calming influence that bright, colorful, immersive graphics can have on said child.
Image360 Round Rock in Round Rock, Texas completed just such a wrap project, and their imaginative efforts here won First Place...
Signs By Tomorrow of Arlington Heights, Illinois won Second Place in the Alliance Franchise Brands (AFB) 2022 Project of the Year. The project was submitted by Owner/President Gerd (Gerhard) Looff. (Note: Read more about the First Place and Third Place winners of the AFB 2022 Project of the Year contest.)
For this project, Signs By Tomorrow of Arlington Heights custom-designed...
