ADCNJ Honors NJ Advertising Agency Graphic D-Signs with Five Gold Accolades

By Dan Antonelli / President & Creative Director, NJ Advertising Agency Graphic D-Signs, Inc.

GDS was proud to be one of the top three award winners at the recent 49th annual Art Directors Club of New Jersey (ADCNJ) Awards, where our team took home nine total awards for web, logo and print design. Held at the Birchwood Manor in Whippany, NJ, the ADCNJ Awards recognize industry excellence in New Jersey advertising, marketing and creative strategy.

Sure - we’re proud of the awards, because they affirm our efforts to provide targeted branding and marketing solutions for small businesses. But we’re even more excited about the results we continue to achieve on behalf of our clients: for web design, print marketing, social media and turnkey advertising strategy. It’s your success that inspires us!

ADCNJ Awards Categories

Graphic D-Signs swept the Electronic or Interactive Design: Web Site Design (Consumer) category, taking a Gold Award for Duct Dudes, Silver for Maglio Electric, LLC, and Bronze for Watercraft Adventure Tours. Additional honors included:

• Gold Award, Advertising: Consumer (Out-of-Home Advertising: Billboard, Transit, Posted or Painted Bulletin) for Duct Dudes, a New Jersey-based air duct cleaning company.
• Silver Award, Advertising: Consumer (Out-of-Home Advertising: Billboard, Transit, Posted or Painted Bulletin) for Michigan-based electrician, The Neighborhood Electrician.
• Gold Award, Design: Corporate & Promotional Design (Trademarks, Logos: Brand) for Duct Dudes.
• Gold Award, Design: Corporate & Promotional Design (Trademarks, Logos: Brand) for The Neighborhood Electrician.
• Gold Award, Design: Corporate & Promotional Design (Trademarks, Logos: Brand) for Miller Homes, a Jersey-Shore modular home builder.
• Silver Award, Design: Corporate & Promotional Design (Trademarks, Logos: Brand) for the Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship Corporation (WCEC), a New Jersey-based non-profit offering entrepreneurial training for women. 

Images of Our Award-Winners

Graphic D-Signs Is Growing!

Did you know that Graphic D-Signs has nearly doubled in size over the past year? Our 12-member creative team consists of illustrators, designers, developers and copywriters whose work has been published in dozens of magazines, trade publications and graphic design books. Our specialized marketing services include: logo design, brand identity strategy, website design and development, print collateral, marketing materials and social media campaigns. In addition, we offer full-service retainer agreements designed to manage all of your advertising--soup to nuts--so you can get back to running your company.

If you’re already a Graphic D-Signs client, thank you! We value your business, and plan to continue wow-ing you with our award-winning creativity. If you’ve been thinking about partnering with us, now is the time! Make sure your logo, brand and website are garnering the attention they deserve: call today to discuss your small business advertising and marketing needs!


Dan Antonelli is the President and Creative Director of Graphic D-Signs, Inc, a NJ advertising agency specializing in small business advertising, marketing, and brand development.