Roland DGA, Irvine, Calif., recently revealed its customers won a seven Golden Image Awards, including three gold ribbons, in a variety of categories at the 2018 Specialty Graphics Imaging Association (SGIA) Expo in Las Vegas.
SGIA’s annual Golden Image Awards competition recognizes standout work produced by digital imaging and screen-printing professionals, encompassing a wide range of applications made possible by specialty imaging technologies, according to the association. The winners were selected from among 279 entries submitted in more than 50 categories.
“We’re extremely proud to provide the tools that allow Roland users to create such stunning output,” says Roland DGA President Andrew Oransky. “Their award-winning projects are representative of the high-quality work they do on a daily basis. Having the talent and tools needed to perform at this level helps Roland users garner industry honors, but more importantly, it enables them to please their clients and build their business.”
Below is a list of Roland customers that earned Golden Image Awards, along with brief descriptions of their respective entries:
Gold Ribbon Winner — Posters (Single-Sheet), Digital Entries
Company:Vivas Banners & Signs
Title:Google 11
Entry Description:Vivas Banners & Signs produced a captivating image and many others for Google’s San Francisco headquarters on a Roland SOLJET.
Gold Ribbon Winner — Interior Design, Digital Entries
Company:ARB Digital
Title:La Fiesta Restaurant Wall Mural
Entry Description:ARB Digital used a Roland VersaUV LEF benchtop flatbed printer to print a 14’x 7’tile wall of historic sites in Folsom, Calif., on 512 tiles.
Gold Ribbon Winner— Wallpaper, Digital Entries
Company:Gamut Media
Title: Wallpaper Gfunk 3
Entry Description:For famed rapper Snoop Dogg’s private compound, Gamut Media designed colorful custom wallpaper printed on a Roland VersaCAMM.
Bronze Ribbon Winner — Fine Art, Digital Entries
Company:Vivas Banners & Signs
Title:Allen 2
Entry Description:An illuminating photographic wall graphic was printed for Camino Brewery in San Jose, Calif., on a Roland TrueVIS VG-640 printer/cutter.
Bronze Ribbon Winner — Vehicle Wraps, Digital Entries
Company:Gamut Media
Title:Fleet Markings Rev Group 2
Entry Description: Gamut Media used its Roland VersaCAMM to print vibrant fleet graphics for cutting-edge branding and packaging firm The Revolution Group.
Bronze Ribbon Winner — Interior Design, Digital Entries
Company:Vivas Banners & Signs
Title:CBS Interactive
Entry Description:Vivas Banners & Signs printed colorful window graphics for CBS Interactive’s San Francisco headquarters on its Roland SOLJET.
Honorable Mention — Retail/POP Displays/Exhibits
Company:Gamut Media
Title:Retail Display – Exhibits Banned 2
Entry Description:Gamut Media produced graphics for a colorful display on its Roland VersaCAMM for the sneaker buying, selling and trading community BannedLA.
For more information on the 2018 SGIA Golden Image Awards, or to view a complete list of winners, click here. — D.S.
