{"id":19326,"date":"2022-09-15T09:07:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T13:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/?p=19326"},"modified":"2022-09-15T09:07:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T13:07:48","slug":"2022-sign-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/blog\/2022-sign-contest","title":{"rendered":"Creative Places in 2022 Sign Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are honored to be recognized in the <a href=\"https:\/\/signsofthetimes.com\/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2022-sign-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Sign Contest<\/a> &#8211; winning both second and third place in the <a href=\"https:\/\/signsofthetimes.com\/2022-sign-contest-best-outside-design-shop-fabrication-illuminated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Outside Design\/Shop Fabrication, Illuminated<\/a> category. The annual <em>Signs of the Times <\/em>contest showcases innovation from sign shops around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>SECOND PLACE<\/h2>\n<p>Basing the design on a drawing from The Beck Group, our senior designer, Don Butler, had to color and number coordinate each individual acrylic piece that was receiving digital print so all the shapes would line up. CSD created a custom channel letter backlight solution, then one of our lead fabricators single-handedly fabricated and assembled the entire sign, which features the names of Tampa Preparatory School\u2019s graduating class.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19326 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Installation_Completion_Photos8.Completion_Photos-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Installation_Completion_Photos8.Completion_Photos-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Installation_Completion_Photos8.Completion_Photos.jpeg 627w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Installation_Completion_Photos7.Completion_Photos-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Installation_Completion_Photos7.Completion_Photos-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Installation_Completion_Photos7.Completion_Photos.jpeg 627w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1164-scaled-1-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1164-scaled-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1164-scaled-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1164-scaled-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1164-scaled-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1164-scaled-1-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1164-scaled-1.jpg 1707w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/300;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10.8.21-Fabrication-complete-scaled-1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10.8.21-Fabrication-complete-scaled-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10.8.21-Fabrication-complete-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10.8.21-Fabrication-complete-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10.8.21-Fabrication-complete-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10.8.21-Fabrication-complete-scaled-1.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>THIRD PLACE<\/h2>\n<p>The result of an ongoing partnership with SeaWorld\u2019s parent company, Busch Gardens, CSD created this 17-ft.-tall main entry feature set within the center of a fountain to play up the waterpark theme. The multi-phase installation required getting the sign foundations and anchor bolts in place prior to the fountain being poured.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-19326 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220504_083336-scaled-1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220504_083336-scaled-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220504_083336-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220504_083336-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220504_083336-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/creativesigndesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220504_083336-scaled-1.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; 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