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Rockstar of the Quarter: Bill Vandermause

Oct 17, 2023 | News, Rockstar of the Quarter

And Creative Sign Rockstar of the Quarter goes to…. Bill Vandermause!

Position: Graphic Designer

Trait of Extreme Awesomeness: Personal Performance

What his team says about him:

“Bill is an inspiration to his fellow Designers and a dedicated and hard-working team member. His designs constantly wow customers and Creative Sign employees alike.”

“I admire his process from thorough information gathering to thoughtful and confident execution. He takes the time to understand projects and cares about quality of the final product.”

Since he started with Creative Sign in 2014 Bill has won 17 Wisconsin Sign Association Design Awards and 2 Watchfire Sign Design Awards for our company. His design expertise and great attitude has been an incredible asset to the Design Team and the entire Creative Sign Team as a whole.

Congrats, Bill! You are long overdue for THIS award! 🙂

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2022 WSA Design Awards

Oct 13, 2022 | Awards, News

Creative Sign was excited to join all the wonderful Wisconsin sign companies and vendors at this year’s Wisconsin Sign Association Design Awards, held in Madison, Wisconsin. So much great signage has gone up in the state over the past year, and it was wonderful to celebrate the triumphs of the sign industry.

A special congratulations to our newest Design Team addition Bailey Schulte, who brought home an award for her first (and only) entry, Redneck Addiction! What a way to start your first WSA conference!

We are all so grateful for our whole amazing Creative Sign team that sells, designs, produces, installs and supports all of the spectacular projects we do. It’s been a great year!

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Rockstar of the Quarter: Amanda Schwartz

Jul 14, 2022 | News, Rockstar of the Quarter

And Creative Sign Rockstar of the Quarter goes to…. Amanda Schwartz!

Position: Director of Design

Trait of Extreme Awesomeness: Respect

What her team says about her: “Amanda is a supportive and motivational team leader. She always keeps an eye out for other people’s wellbeing, while maintaining a fun and professional work environment. Learning from Amanda has been a blast.”

“She is always striving to find ways to better the company as a whole, as well as herself. She makes a point to get to know all staff, trying to ensure everyone feels like a part of the Creative Sign family.”

Amanda joined the Creative Sign team in June of 2010 as a Graphics Designer and now heads a team of 5 of the best Designers (and best people) in the world. 

Congrats, Amanda!

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New Design Loft + Upper Offices

Jan 20, 2022 | News

New year, new Design space! Our Design Team’s long-awaited migration to our Design Loft + Upper Offices is finally here. With fun graphics and signage everywhere, as well as new mood and color match friendly lighting, our self-proclaimed Sign Nerds are settling in and getting inspired in their new space. Swing by Creative Sign for a tour of our facility and make sure to stop by the upper level!

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Our giant glasses are made from budget-friendly Gatorfoam, painted to match our accent wall. Tiny nails hang up our Chemmetal laminate samples that flutter in a breeze. And for those unfamiliar with the sign industry, “a box on a stick” is what we call a boring pylon sign. (Our Fab team hates building boxes on sticks, and our Design team hates drawing them, so bring us your challenges and let our masters work!)

Our own projects always take the back burner when we are crazy busy with customer projects, so we are happy to finally wrap this one up! It was an amazing group effort. Thank you to all that helped make this happen:

Demolition: Tim Roffers, Amanda Schwartz, Bill Vandermause, Nicole Mattson, Timothy Porter, Greg Wilson

Painting: Amanda Schwartz, Bill Vandermause, Nicole Mattson, Timothy Porter, Bridget Novak, Chris Carr, Pete Thomas, Bobbi Johnson, Elizabeth Kirsteatter, Derek Fuller

Printing: Joe Bott

Graphics Install: Bailey Schulte, John Slaby, Amanda Schwartz, Bill Vandermause, Bobbi Johnson

Routing: Andy Heyrman

3D Printing: Jay Mathu

Sign & Counter Painting: Bill Prokash

Counter Install: Greg Wilson

Sign Install: Bill Vandermause, Sean Barrett, John Slaby

Flooring: Mike Thomas, Andy Parshen

Flooring/Trim: Ray Polomis

Lighting/Electrical: Thomas Electric

Tech Assistance: Technology Architects

General Help: Greg Wilson, Brian Meyer, Tim Schultz, Peyton Czarapata, Darrin Kuhn

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What a difference paint and vinyl can make! Our Upper Offices were formerly our neon room… so we’re giving a nod to its past life with some neon signs we came across during clean up. Every square inch needed a paint job – stairs and corrugated ceiling included! But the work was worth it. Graphics color matched the vinyl applied to our PMS staircase and full vinyl prints were applied to all doors. Bright, graphic colors, playful signage, and raw metal accents make this new space into a shrine to the sign industry. Even an unused tube turned into a Mario pipe and a utility room panel is decked out with glow in the dark LOTR vinyl.

It’s really a shame we don’t have any fun here….