signage  awards 
Amid the hustle and bustle of Visual Impact/Image Expo, was the excitement of the annual Australian Sign and Graphics Awards (ASGA). The black tie event was held at the Sydney Convention Centre on September 2 and is designed to encourage and promote high standards of design and execution of all aspects of sign making and attain excellence in production.

In previous years the ASGA event has only been a small event, attracting around 40 entries, but this year’s launch of the new events programme brought in more than 250 entries from all over the country.

ASGA’s pool of independent judges had the difficult task of awarding gold silver and bronze in each of the 20 categories.
All judging is blind and the awards are based on merit, so should the judges see fit, they may award more than one of the medals or none of the medals in any category.

Several companies managed to take home a swag of medals, including Sydney’s Art and Soul Design who was awarded the most number of gold medals with three. NSW businesses Signaction from Kingsgrove and Coleman Group from Canterbury, were each awarded two gold, one silver and two bronze.

Other multiple medal winners were SignCo Manufacturing from Ryde, NSW; Millennium Signs from Brown Plains, QLD; Expressway Signs from Cairns, QLD; Smart Artz from Moorebank, NSW; and Central Signs from Kirrawee, NSW.

Gold medals:

Vehicles painted and coloured vinyl
Company: Transart, VIC
Title of work: Durkin Transport

Vehicles digital and wrapped (two winners)
Company: Dynamic signs and engraving, NT
Title of work: Wildlife Park
Company: Expressway Signs, QLD
Title of work: Reef and Rainforest

Glasswork
Company: Jordan Sign Co, NSW
Title of work: The Art of Glue Chipping and Gilding

Neon/sign image
Company: Signaction, NSW
Title of work: Movenpick, NZ

Illuminated signs or images
Company: Cannon Signs, QLD
Title of work: Area Signage

Illustration and mural of the year
Company: Smart Artz, NSW
Title of work: Landscape, Wollongong Hospital

Signs (two winners)
Company: Signaction, NSW
Title of work: ABC Shop and Studio
Company: A & W Signs, NSW
Title of work: Five Dock Library

Engraving
Company: SignCo Manufacturing, NSW
Title of work: Kent International Movers 3D signage

Router Output
Company: SignCo Manufacturing, NSW
Title of work: Kent International Movers 3D signage

Exhibition stands of the year
Company: Coleman Group, NSW
Title of work: Honeywell

Point of sale of the year
Company: Millennium Signs, QLD
Title of work: Ice Age

Watercolour of the year (two winners)
Company: Art and Soul Designs, NSW
Title of work: Kentwood Paint
Company: Art and Soul Designs, NSW
Title of work: Warner Bros/Disney Paint

Traditional handcrafted and lettering of the year
Company: Danthonia Designs, NSW
Title of work: Royal Oak Hotel

Outdoor digital imaging design
Company: Signlite, NSW
Title of work: The Professionals

Self promotion (three winners)
Company: Art and Soul Designs, NSW
Title of work: Art and Soul Headquarters
Company: Coleman Group, NSW
Title of work: Coleman stand
Company: Millennium Signs, QLD
Title of work: Millennium Signs

Any sign produced but designed out of house (two winners)
Company: HiDesign Image Innovations, QLD
Title of work: Zac’s Simply Better
Company: The Factory, WA
Title of work: Babyland

Work by an apprentice (four winners)
Apprentice: Alison Tedesco, NSW
Title of work: Gourmet Delights Menu Board
Apprentice: Sacha Rattray, Launceston, TAS
Title of work: Cadbury logo
Apprentice: Jamie Hunter, NSW
Title of work: Birds for Sale
Apprentice: Haiden Oswald, VIC
Title of work: Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Sign systems (two winners)
Company: Central Signs, NSW
Title of work: Darling Harbour
Company: Cunneen and Co, NSW
Title of work: The Vintage

Outstanding achievement award
Company: Expressway Signs, QLD
Title of work: Reef and Rainforest

Supplier or associate of the year
Company: Victoria University Sign Industry Department, VIC
Title of work: A New School of Thought