Since day one here at the shop, we have strived to build relationships in the sign industry. And I don’t mean that typical vendor – customer relationship either. We have sought out the best companies to work with and built a level of trust with them that gives us the most flexibility as a company while helping them build their brands, which in turn builds ours.
Aubrey Gealsha, our newest team member and Illustrator extraordinaire, took the time yesterday to write about her first ISA visit and getting exposed to the sign industry in such a big way at ISA 2016. I leave you with the words straight from her mouth. ( She’s pictured on the left… ) The past two months here at Synergy have been a non stop crazy adventure. We have been working long hours not only as contestants but as event organizers as well
If you would have told me in September 2015 that this crazy idea Dan Sawatzky and myself hashed out in Denver would turn into this amazing event, I would not have believed you. This past week, the Synergy crew spent the week in Orlando setting up, organizing, and tearing down what was one of the most exciting things we have ever been involved in. Over the next few days, Aubrey Gealsha ( recent hire and illustrator extraordinaire ) and myself will be writing a series of articles here on the blog showcasing what went down in Orlando at The Sign Invitational 2016. For Now, I leave you with the results of the competition and pics of those entries
So, here it is. Our concept rendering for our entry into The Sign Invitational We are extremely excited to get started on the fabrication. 5 weeks out. I hope we can get it all done. -Jim
Here are some shots of our latest install. We would like to thank Amy for trusting us with creating their masterpiece. Metallic latex paints were used on all surfaces of this one. The sign was fabricated using our Multicam CNC router to carve 30lb density Precision Board Plus.
In December, we installed our new Multicam Vpro Plasma cutter. We can now cut up to 1-1/2″ steel in sheet sizes as large as 5′ x 10′. The amazing thing is we had almost no new software to learn and were up and running rather quickly. Multicam has provided us with an amazing piece of machinery as always. Look for some amazing things coming down the pipe here soon.
A while back, a brainstorming session involving Dan & Peter Sawatzky, Jeff Hartman, and Myself, yielded one of the better ideas I have heard in a long time. The Sign Invitational was born. The contest is simple. Set up some build rules that govern theme and size, then invite 20 amazing sign makers to participate in the challenge. The registration deadline passed on October 31st and I’m proud to say we have 14 amazing sign makers competing.
This week, we will have finished the 3rd branch of the Dover Phila Credit Union Sign project. We were contracted to update all of the signage at their 5 branches. Saturday we will finish our 3rd branch and wrap the final two up in the next two weeks. It has been a huge and challenging project, but also very satisfying. We finally had a chance to make more acrylic push through letters on this one
I consider myself somewhat of a power user when it comes to using our cnc machining software, Enroute Pro 5.1. So why in the heck and I spending 3 days training on the software in Denver, Colorado?. Simple.