Kettering-based Sign of the Times scored a notable triumph at the recent British Sign Awards, taking the ‘Sign of the Year’ title and trophy for the second year running with an installation called ‘Timeless’ – a working timepiece which hangs suspended in the six-storey atrium at Senator House in London.
David Catanach, Director of the BSGA (British Sign and Graphics Association), which organises the awards, said: “Last year, Sign of the Times won the top accolade for its stunning reception area display for Heinz, but this year, the judges felt that its submission actually surpassed even that!
The full list of awards and winners is as follows:
The Soyang Wide Format Project of the Year
Winner: Hollywood Monster, Westfield Shopping Centres
Highly Commended: Digital Tiger, Hogarth’s Gin Palace
Highly Commended: Eyecatching Designs, Nursery school facade
The William Smith Personal Vehicle Graphics Award
Winner: Signs Express (Northampton), Nissan Le Mans
Highly Commended: Joyce Design, PowerMax cars
Highly Commended: The Vehicle wrapping Centre, Suzuki GSX & Nissan GTR
Highly Commended: Coastline Graphics, A Very British Aston Martin
The William Smith Commercial Graphics Award
Winner: The Cambridge Sign Company, ‘Colour me in’
Highly Commended: Xtreme Signs, Grunge Wrap of a VW Truck
Highly Commended: Kingdon Signs, Nissan Jukes Fleet
The Spandex DI-NOC Interiors Award
Winner: Signs Express (Sheffield), Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Highly Commended: Signbox, Paternoster House, London
Highly Commended: Sign 2000, Tapi Carpets
The Epson Innovation Award
Winner: Exaprint, ‘Living Logo’
Highly Commended: Joyce Design, shop front ‘vehicle wrap’
Highly Commended: Indesign, embedded NFC
The Roland Apprentice of the Year
Winner: Nathon Aston, Ast Signs
Highly Commended: Sam Lumb, Applelec
Highly Commended: Abigail Mormone and Rosalia Scozzari, CGI Creative Graphics
The Sign Directions Retail Sign of the Year
Winner: John Anthony Signs, Harrods Fine Watch Room
Highly Commended: Identity Signage, Coffee Republic
Highly Commended: Merson Signs, British Land Retail Parks
The Blackburns Metals and Plastics Architectural Sign of the Year
Winner: Goodwin and Goodwin, Picturehouse Cinema, Piccadilly
Highly Commended: Sign of the Times, Timeless
Highly Commended: Trade Signs UK, Exchange Quay, Salford
The Vink Illuminated Sign of the Year
Winner: Signbox for UBM Headquarters, London
Highly Commended: John Anthony Signs, Rio Tinto, London
Highly Commended: Sign of the Times, Timeless
The Atlantic Tech Wayfinding Scheme of the Year
Winner: Trade Signs, Exchange Quay, Salford
Highly Commended: Merson Signs, British Land Retail Parks
Highly Commended: Identity Signage, Kent and Medway NHS
The Trade Etching Direct Craftsman Award
Winner: Goodwin and Goodwin
Highly Commended: Redbox Signmakers
Highly Commended: HNS Signs
The Sign Construction Award
Winner: Trade Signs UK, Exchange Quay, Salford
Highly Commended: Casleton Signs, The Shard
Highly Commended: Astley Signs, Rugby World Cup Sign
The Nationwide Platforms Roll-Out Programme of the Year
Winner: Astra Signs, Arnold Clark
Highly Commended: Merson Signs, Halifax
Highly Commended: Identity Signage, Jablite/Styropak
The Leisure Industry Signage of the Year
Winner: Pullinger Signs, London Eye Rugby World Cup Wrap
Highly Commended: Image Technique, Cineworld Xscape Centre
Highly Commended: Goodwn and Goodwin, Picturehouse Cinemas
The Amari Small Signmaker of the Year
Winner: The Cambridge Sign Company
Highly Commended: N1 Visual Solutions
Highly Commended: HNS Signs
Sign Industry Product of the Year
Sponsored by Signs Express
Winner: NovaSkin by Nova Aluminium
Highly Commended: NeonPlus by The Sign Group
Highly Commended: Perspex Naturals by Perspex
Highly Commended: Easymount Air by Vivid Laminating
Highly Commended: ArtCast by Photocast
