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Classic Quarterboard History

12 March 2011

Nineteenth-century sailing ships displayed their names on decoratively carved and painted wood signs called quarterboards. When a ship's captain retired and went ashore he would acquire the quarterboard and place it on his house for all to admire.

International Sign Contest 2011

04 February 2011

Signs of the Times Magazine has gone public with the winners of the annual 'International Sign Contest'. We are pleased to announce that four of our signs won awards in this year's competition.

Create Your Own Handcrafted Sign!

12 January 2011

Great signs start with great designs. From day one Danthonia has valued the time of our designers and charged clients a reasonable fee for any design work. But not everyone wants to pay a designer to come up with custom designs. Some people know "just what they want", they just want to be able to communicate their ideas, and get the sign made!

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6 August 2010

Union Hotel Signs on Pretty Pollution

North Sydney's Union Hotel is a classic example of the city's Art Deco architecture. The new owners wanted signage that would fit the jazz-era atmosphere of the establishment. Sydney-based design firm Pretty Pollution created a fresh and eye-catching corporate identity that emphasised the pub's vintage feel. For signage, Pretty Pollution worked with us to dimensionalise the logo and create a sign strategy that was both beautiful and functional. Recently, the project was featured on their website:

'Pretty Pollution worked alongside Danthonia Designs to create the indoor and outdoor signage for The Union Hotel. The signs were initially hand carved and then a mould was created to replicate the detail in all the signs. Pretty Pollution also designed the font used for the main wording on each sign. '

One of the pub's new wall signs