Gold Sign Contest Award1st Place Sign Contest AwardSTARTING with local and regional 'Best New Business' awards in 2002, Danthonia has gone on to take many of the top prizes available for sign design and quality of execution. Competing for national and international awards like these keep our designers at their creative best and give prospective clients a good idea of how we rank in the industry.

The people chosen to judge these contests are highly respected leaders in the sign industry - sign business owners, design professionals and sign trade magazine editors. Typically a contest will have hundreds of signs entered. International contests usually take entries from a wide selection of countries like the USA, UK, Germany, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. A prize taken in one of the contests listed at right is a hard earned world-class award.

Contact us - we would love to design you an award-winning sign!

Recent wins include:

Signs of the Times (International Competition)

  • 2nd place – Electronic Message Centres (2015)
  • 3rd place – Electronic Message Centres (2015)
  • Honourable Mention – Electronic Message Centres (2015)
  • 3rd place – Commercial Monument Signs (2015)
  • 1st place – Electronic Message Centre (2013)
  • 1st place – Multimedia Commercial Monument (2013/2012)
  • 1st, 2nd & 3rd place – Commercial Freestanding Signs (2011)
  • 1st, 2nd & 3rd place – Commercial Pylon Signs (2009)
  • 1st place – Commercial Pylon Signs (2008)
  • 1st place – Commercial Building Signs (2008)

United States Sign Council (International Competition)

  • 1st place – Sign Systems (2017)
  • 1st place – Electronic Message Center (2017, 2016)
  • 1st place – Monument Signs - Non Illuminated (2016)
  • 1st place – Multimedia Signs (2014)
  • 1st place – Monument Signs, Illuminated (2017, 2014)
  • 1st place – Monument Signs, Non-Illuminated (2013)
  • 1st place – Best of Show (2011)
  • 1st place – Logo Design (2011)
  • 1st place – Hand Painted Signs (2011)
  • 1st place – Ground Signs (2011/2010/2009)
  • 1st place – Hand Carved Signs (2011, 2010, 2009)
  • 1st place – Dimensional Signs (2010)
  • 1st place – Building Signs (2009)

 Australian Sign & Graphics Association (National Competition)

  • 1st place – Airbrushing or Handpainted Murals (2018)
  • 2nd place – Digital Media (LCD & LED) (2018)
  • 1st place – Carved & Sculpted Signs (2014/2012)
  • 1st place – Industry Training & Development (2008)
  • 1st, 2nd & 3rd place – Carved & Sculpted Signs (2008/2006)
  • 1st place – Hand Crafted Signs (2005/2004)

Sign & Digital Graphics Portfolio (International Competition)

  • 1st & 3rd place – Overall (2006)