Christchurch sign business Sign Network Limited won the People’s Choice award for its entry Delicious Branding at the NZSDA 2021 awards in Auckland. The Old Sign Studio won three gold medals at the event, and Nick Lightfoot of The Sign Shop Nelson was named Signee Apprentice of the Year.
Delicious Branding by Sign Network - C15 Corporate Brand - Interpretation & Delivery
Sign Network won the coveted People’s Choice award for its entry Delicious Branding in the category Corporate Brand - Interpretation & Delivery. The company helped cafe and retail store The Mediterranean Food Co (Med Foods) with its new premises in the Riverside Markets.
“The most challenging part of the installation was drilling into the very expensive Italian tiles that had been imported from Europe especially for the job (they had 12 spare tiles in the country) - we did a bit of testing with different drill bits to ensure a combo that didn't crack or break the tiles,” said an entry description. “As this wall backed straight on to a neighbouring tenant we had no cavity to work with in regards to the wiring. We were able to cut out a panel of the gib wall where the cupboards would eventually go and carefully feed our wiring up through this way.
“The large illuminated sign was constructed using 36mm signex letters, we cut these on the router (upside down) and machined out the back of the letters creating a track for the LED's and a shelf for the diffuser acrylic plus the mounting points for the stand-offs - we then flipped the letters over and carefully routered out the 2mm inlay channel for the bronze to fit snuggly into leaving a 5mm black boarder - this was the first time we'd done any double-sided precision cutting on our router so quickly had to make some jigs to ensure the positioning was perfect. We spray-painted the letters gloss black."
“So grateful to be heading home from the NZ Sign & Display Awards with 7 Awards in total - our best ever result,” the company said on Facebook. “So proud of our team and the business which of course would be nothing without the support of our family and friends and most importantly our outstanding clients!!.”
The Old Sign Studio won three gold medals, including for work (pictured above) in a Car Museum, creating a 1930's New York department store - hand lettered and hand built - including props and window display - in house design and paint effects.
Dzine Signs and SignOn Limited both took home two golds; other gold winners included Sign Network, Identity Signs, The Sign Formula, Signtech the Signmakers, Future Grafix, Magnets NZ, Aztec Signs, CODE6NINE, Sign FX, Branded and Big Brown Industries.
Nick Lightfoot of The Sign Shop Nelson was named Signee Apprentice of the Year. Nick’s prize includes a $2,000 Computaleta resources grant, $1,000 Cohesive tool box and $1,500 Resene Letterheads.
FED up with Paint by Dzine Signs, gold medal winner in Custom Wrapped Vehicles
Joker Boat Wrap by The Sign Formula, also a gold winner in Custom Wrapped Vehicles
Panhead Beervana Monster Display by Dzine Signs, gold winner in Exhibition Stands
SignOn won gold in 3D Modelling for its entry Anglesea Gynaecology Reception
Dream It Ltd won bronze for 65 & Dine in 'Sign Written Vehicles – Non Digital'
The full list of winners supplied by the New Zealand Sign & Display Association (NZSDA):
Click here to see the 2021 gallery of all entrants with their photos and stories of the project they submitted.
