Here at Great American Sign we make a lot of signs to protect people, today we made a sign to protect a tree, a 200 year old tree outside of a housing complex on the campus of Drew University.
Thank You
Today we were gratified to accept an award from our friends at the United States Sign Council www.ussc.org, a great organization we have proudly been a member for 20 years. We placed first in the Non Illuminated Building Sign competition for a sign we produced locally for Ridge Marketing www.ridgemarketing.com. It was especially gratifying to receive an award considering I was in competition with such giants in the sign business like Stoner Graphics of Hershey, PA and House of Signs, Frisco CO who combined took home 5 awards of their own. Congratulations to them and all the other competitors. It’s truly an honor to be in the same company as these great innovators.
St James Sign is featured in Sign & Digital Graphics Magazine
A series of signs we recently produced for our local Catholic Church was featured in a national trade magazine. The article discusses the process we underwent getting the signs approved through production. Its a great honor to our company the town and St. James alike, Thanks S&DG! If you would like to read the article for yourself here is a link to an online copy of the magazine. http://read.uberflip.com/i/215703
Local Courtroom gets a Facelift and a New Sign
This year we have been blessed to do several local community projects. Our latest is a 4ft diameter carved seal for the newly renovated Basking Ridge Municipal Court. This was an interesting project, in that we got to try out a new process for creating realistic metal finishes on a lightweight carveable panel. For this project, the municipality chose a corroded bronze finish that we created using a metal infused paint. Seven layerers of paint were required to achieve this affect. Our final step involves spraying the piece with an acid solution accelerating the corrosion process, creating the aged metal look. The designers were interested in bronze because the green corroded surface went so well with the green they had planned for the wall behind the dais. The new courtroom looks great and we are proud to be a part of the effort. It is especially gratifying to do a local project that enhances the beauty of our home town!
Fire Dept. Gets New Sign
This week we were proud to give our local Fire Dept the kind of sign these brave volunteers deserve. Our goals were to reuse the massive brick pillars that anchored the old sign and produce a sign Basking Ridge's Bravest would be proud to take their picture in front of. The 6" thick sign is built to last and look great for a long time. It features a 3d Maltese Cross using imported smaltz (inlayed crushed glass) which gives this crest a magical sparkle in the sunlight. The lettering is carved and gold leafed using 9 1/2 Sq. Ft (1.75 grams) of the finest imported Italian gold. We always like to put extra effort into our local projects as a way to give back to the community! If you would liketo contribute to the Dept., visit them on their website at brfco.com or stop by and take a look at our sign on the way in.
