CURRIE GROUP ASGA: GOLD WINNERS

By Wayne Robinson | 13 September 2024

Super Creative took out Best in Show, Liberty Signs won the People’s Choice, Cactus Imaging took out Sustainability for its Ecobanner, while Brisbane Signs & Engraving won the most Golds with three, at the Currie Group Asga National Sign & Graphics awards.

The Best in Show award was for the Mecca x Charlotte Tilbury - Leyland Titan job, while Liberty Signs won People’s Choice for the van wrap for Who Gives a Crap loo roll, appropriate given Asga president Mick Harrold’s remarks about plumbing in his opening address.

Harrold made his remarks as part of an opening address where he highlighted the strengths of the sign and display industry, which he said was a $15bn sector, that was essential to the functioning of the country. Harrold said there were 10,000 sign and display print businesses in the country.

*Sustainable award winner: Ecobanner from Cactus Imaging*

Cactus Imaging won its latest Sustainability award for its Ecobanner PVC alternative media, which last month won the World Out-of-Home Sustainability award, with Ecobanner’s architect Nigel Spicer at the Doltone House event to collect the award in person. Cactus also won the Printed Fabrics and Textiles / T-Shirts & Garments gold award.

*Treble up: Andrew Sihto and Alex Christofidelis from Brisbane Sign & Engraving, which won the most Golds*

Brisbane Sign & Engraving, a small shop owned by Andrew Sihto and Alex Christofidelis was the top gold winner, taking out three awards, winning in Engraved Signs, Fabrication - General Signage, and Router Output.

The Currie Group Asga 2024 National Sign & Graphics Awards Gold winners are:

01. DIGITAL MEDIA (LED & LCD)
Art Gallery NSW
OMG.CO

02. DIRECTIONAL & WAYFINDING SIGNS
BHP Office Fitout With Innovative Resin Signage
Signs & Lines

*People's Choice winner: Liberty Signs with the Who Gives a Crap van*

03. ENGRAVED SIGNS
Borrol Lookout Interpretive Signs
Brisbane Signs & Engraving

04. FABRICATION - GENERAL SIGNAGE
Shoreline Entry Statement
Brisbane Signs & Engraving

05. FABRICATION – SCULPTURAL
Nepean Looking Glass
National Sign Build

06. FABRICATION - LARGE PYLON & SKY SIGNS
Chevron Sky Sign - Perth CBD - South & East Elevation
Bentleigh Group

07. ILLUMINATION - LEDs
City of Lights
Comcut Group

*Large format print gold: Grafico for Camilla at Melbourne Aiprort*

08. ILLUMINATION - NEON
Ann Street Foyer Neon
Neon Signs Australia

09. INSTALLATION
Shine – Nepean Hospital
Comcut Group

10. LARGE FORMAT DIGITAL PRINT
Camilla - Melbourne Airport
Grafico Group

11. ORIGINAL IN-HOUSE DESIGN CONCEPT
Tooth Fairy & Co - Space Room
SS Signs

12. PRINTED FABRICS & TEXTILES/T-SHIRTS & GARMENTS
Asean Fabric
Cactus Imaging

13. RETAIL SIGN PACKAGE - TOTAL BUILDING/SHOP FIT OUT
Flinders University Health And Medical Research Building
Ecept

14. ROUTER OUTPUT
Row of Memory
Brisbane Signs & Engraving

15. SMALL SIGN BUSINESS AWARD
Selection Of Work From 2022 To 2024
Signco Manufacturing

16. TRADITIONAL SIGNCRAFT SKILLS/AIRBRUSHING OR HANDPAINTED MURALS
Hand Painted Vehicles
Magnum Signs

17. VEHICLE WRAPS - FULL VEHICLE
Mecca x Charlotte Tilbury - Leyland Titan
Super Creative

18. VINYL
Camilla - Melbourne Airport
Grafico Group

19. TRAINING INNOVATION
Crafting Excellence: A Journey To Worldskills Victory
Victoria University

20. YOUNG STAR
Jordyn Mcconchie - First Year Fabrication Superstar
Victoria University

21. INNOVATION
3D Fabrication
Lettertech Australia

22. SUSTAINABILITY
Cactus Imaging - Eco Banner
Cactus Imaging

23. PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Who Gives a Crap
Liberty Signs

24. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Digitals Underground - Tunnel Signage for Forrestfield Airport Link
Signs & Lines

25. BEST IN SHOW
Mecca x Charlotte Tilbury - Leyland Titan
Super Creative