Team would have preferred to enter all 2010 projects based on brand design
Limiting the number of entries for the International Sign Contest is always one of the most challenging tasks of the year for The Sign Factory Team. After an exhaustive and intensive review, the team has chosen several client projects to be entered into the competition managed by Signs of the Times Magazine Senior Associate Editor Steve Aust.
“It was such a great year for our clients in terms of collaborating with the TSF team to design and
create unique brand environments,” said Jim Risher, President, The Sign Factory. “It was extremely difficult to choose. In the end, we were compelled to highlight some of the projects in the areas of Sports and Entertainment, Restaurants’, Public Works and Retail.”
ShoWare Center, Kent, WA
This sign follows the aesthetic standard set by the building architecture and allows the center to use cutting-edge technology to promote their venue and entertainment calendar.
Chang Thai Cuisine, North Bend, WA
This sign is a new Icon in downtown North Bend. This classic sign was designed using old school neon techniques featuring our in-house expert Shellee Miggins.
Sunset Ale House, Issaquah, WA
This sign features a unique LED sunset lightingeffect.
Tablas Woodstone Taverna, Mill Creek, WA
This sign combines interesting halo-lighting effects and faux finish custom painting.
Kirkland Fire Department, Kirkland, WA
These Electronic Message Centers mounted on pylons provide a new consistent look for the Fire stations that is contemporary and fresh yet understated.
Swedish Automotive, Seattle, WA
These signs feature a clean and contemporary use of the clients’ highly recognized logo.
Winners will be announced in the April 2011 issue of Signs of the Times Magazine
Mercury Coffee and The Sign Factory USA scored a double victory by collaborating on a signage project that resulted in a very successful and recognizable brand while at the same time earning accolades from industry leading Signs of the Times Magazine. (See story below)
“Working together with owner Morgan Harris, we were able to re-invent the Mercury Coffee brand identity to be the one that stands out as the most recognizable versus the competition,” said Jim Risher, President, The Sign Factory USA. “We’re both pleased with the unique galvanized sheet metal look in stark contrast to the existing green multi colored brand logo. Kudos to our Shop Foreman Shawn Spencer, who led the effort to build the grain silo design for the company’s locations in the greater Seattle area.”
The Mercury Coffee project is a perfect example of a company that was unsatisfied with their vendor and seeking a fresh approach to their branding signage. For more information on how you can experience similar results, call 1-800-585-2066.
Best of the Rest: The Sign Factory
The Seattle-based shop creates a high-energy, coffee-company sign.
By Steve Aust
Coordinating ST’s International Sign Contest annually provides one of my most enjoyable job duties. The opportunity to review hundreds of top-flight projects that arrive through the transom -mostly on our FTP server and via email – always delivers an exhilarating experience.
Given the quality of entries we receive, it’s always unfortunate that some very worthwhile signage doesn’t make the winners’ circle. But, just because an entry doesn’t earn recognition in the contest gallery, it may still appear on our pages. This month, we’ve culled through several submissions left in the field and compiled this gallery.
As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Maybe you’ll like some of the signage presented here more than those that earned glory in last month’s issue. In any event, ST proudly offers the “best of the rest.”
On this sign, I can certainly identify with the feeling of winged feet after downing a couple of cups of joe (although, after the caffeine crash, the wings transmute to anvils). The Sign Factory (Kirkland, WA) built the sign as a single-sided logo that comprises 0.050- and 0.080-in.
Originally Published in Signs of the Times
A roundup of the contest’s near-misses
By Steve Aust
Coordinating ST’s International Sign Contest annually provides one of my most enjoyable job duties. The opportunity to review hundreds of top-flight projects that arrive through the transom –mostly on our FTP server and via email – always delivers an exhilarating experience.
Given the quality of entries we receive, it’s always unfortunate that some very worthwhile signage doesn’t make the winners’ circle. But, just because an entry doesn’t earn recognition in the contest gallery, it may still appear on our pages. This month, we’ve culled through several submissions left in the field and compiled this gallery.
As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Maybe you’ll like some of the signage presented here more than those that earned glory in last month’s issue. In any event, ST proudly offers the “best of the rest.”
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The Sign Factory gives a landmark Emerald City sign a facelift.
By Ken Naasz
In 1928, the world’s first TV station opened in New York; Mickey Mouse made his big-screen debut in Steamboat Willie, and Seattle’s most opulent theatre palace opened to the wide-eyed public with a landmark sign that featured 1,944 flashing bulbs and 5-ft. -tall, neon, open-pan channel letters. As part of the city skyline for more than 80 years, it has been deemed -the most significant sign in Seattle.” by Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board. The original theatre and sign were designed by the famed Chicago architectural firm Rapp and Rapp. The venue became the Paramounnt in 1930.
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