In December Bendsen Signs & Graphics was awarded the Circle of Honor by the Macon County 4-H & Extension Foundation.
Bendsen Signs placed first, second and third during the annual Illinois Sign Associated Awards ceremony. First place was received for StarFire Industries signage in the Exterior Non-illuminated letters/graphics category. Second place was for the sign at Shelby Memorial Hospital in the Illuminated Sign category. The third place plaque was in a new category named Renovated & Rehabilitated signs. Prairie State Bank in Mt. Zion took this award with their new sign.
Bendsen Signs & Graphics, Inc. received the “Best of the Best” Sign Design Award at the Illinois Sign Association’s Fall Conference, September 22-23, 2010.
Bendsen Signs & Graphics received one 1st place award, in the Digital Graphics category, for its work on a banner created for the Springfield Clinic in Springfield, Ill. The ISA membership in attendance then voted among all the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winning signs and chose the Bendsen Signs & Graphics entry as “Best of the Best.”
The association has been holding the Sign Design Contest for the past 26 years to showcase creativity in design, medium and execution in eight different category types. The Sign Design Awards were presented during a banquet dinner September 22, 2010 as part of the ISA Fall Conference.
Bendsen Signs & Graphics Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of a new Marketing Representative. Ginger Fisher will be overseeing the sales and marketing responsibilities for the Champaign/Urbana area. Ginger comes from a marketing background in the communications field. Ginger will be located at the company’s Champaign, Illinois location which is located at 301 N. Neil Street, Suite 400.
Founded in 1946, Bendsen Signs & Graphics Inc. is a leader in signage and visual advertising media. At Bendsen Signs and Graphics, we are your image builders!
Jenny Krumtinger, the graphic designer of Bendsen Signs, attended a webinar entitled Creating and Designing with LEDs for the WOW Effect. The webinar was hosted by the International Sign Association on June 3, 2010.
Jason Tompkins will be attending the ISA/WSA Joint Spring Conference May 5-6, 2010 in Racine, WI.
The International Sign Association (ISA), the sign industry’s leading trade association, is pleased to announce six new members will join its 28-member board of directors to lead the organization in 2010, one being Tom Pistorius from Bendsen Signs & Graphics, Inc.
“Each of the members of the board is successful in leadership roles in their individual companies,” said ISA President and CEO Lori Anderson. “Their commitment to the industry not only is proven by the longevity in the field, but also by their willingness to serve the 2,600 members of ISA. I am confident that this new team of leaders will play a crucial role in continuing to develop the professionalism of the sign industry and be advocates on the issues that face us. ”
The World Sign association regional Meeting was held in La Quinta, CA between February 17th – February 20th. In attendance, from Bendsen Signs and Graphics was owner Tom Pistorius.
The International Sign Association Board Meeting was held in San Diego, CA between February 11th – February 13th. In attendance, from Bendsen Signs and Graphics was owner Tom Pistorius.
The 62nd Annual World Sign Association Meeting was just held in Cincinnati, OH. Tom Pistorius and Jason Tompkins of Bendsen Signs and Graphics were among the many attendants. You can find out about the WSA by going to http://www.wsapublic.org.