Who are the best signs, environmental and experiential graphics firms in 2021?

By GDUSA award wins, Adrenaline and ArtHouse Design lead with 2 winning projects each. HMC Architects (2) and Karen Skunta & Company (2) are next. The count of winning projects in the gallery is the only measure here.

How is this ranking counted?

Each winning project in Signs, Environmental & Experiential Graphics in 2021 counts one point, counted from the projects published in the GDUSA Design Gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name count like firms. Ties list the most recent win first.

How does a firm get on this list?

A firm gets on this list by entering and winning. Signs, environmental and experiential graphics work goes in through the GDUSA entry platform, and each published winner adds a point. A single entry costs $120 as of October 2026, and packages bring the price per piece down to $400 for ten to twenty entries. Winners who publish get a project page here with full credits, and publication is the paid step.

Most-awarded firms

The Best Firms in Signs, Environmental & Experiential Graphics of 2021, by Award Wins

27 firms and in-house teams · 32 winning projects

Signage is the design a visitor uses without choosing to, and when it fails the building fails with it. The designer decides what a visitor reads from fifty feet and what they read up close, and the drawing specifies the materials and the mounting as well as the letterforms. Adrenaline and ArtHouse Design share the lead for signs, environmental and experiential graphics in 2021 with 2 winning projects each, ahead of HMC Architects (2), Karen Skunta & Company (2), Visual Asylum (2). The firms with the most GDUSA awards for signs, environmental and experiential graphics in 2021 are ranked below, each with one of its winning projects. Open any firm to see all of its work.

Standouts of 2021

VIP Village Preschool Color + Graphicsby Visual Asylum for South Bay Union School District | Westberg+White Architects · 2021
Morse High School Signage Systemby Visual Asylum for San Diego Unified School District/Architects Mosher Drew · 2021
Military Heroes Golf Classicby PenFed Credit Union · 2021
Morro Bay Street Banner Seriesby HB Design for City of Morro Bay · 2021
MathWorks Apple Hill 2 Environmental Graphicsby MathWorks · 2021
Sender One Climbing Graphicsby Shook Kelley for Sender One Climbing · 2021

The Best Firms for Signs, Environmental & Experiential Graphics in 2021

The Best Firms in Signs, Environmental & Experiential Graphics of 2021, by Award Wins: rank, firm, winning projects, years, a recent winner
#	Firm	Wins	A recent winner
1	AdrenalineFirst winAtlanta, GA	2	Bank of Colorado McGregor Square Branch Environmental Graphics
2	ArtHouse Design	2	Signage and Wayfinding System
3	HMC ArchitectsFirst winOntario, CA	2	Point of View
4	Karen Skunta & CompanyCleveland, OH	2	75th Anniversary Campaign
5	Visual AsylumFirst winSan Diego, CA	2	VIP Village Preschool Color + Graphics
6	Altitude Design OfficeFirst winSanta Monica, CA	1	11611 San Vicente Signage and Environmental Graphics
7	Burns Design GroupFirst winLafayette Hill, PA	1	Interior Design
8	C&G PartnersFirst winNew York, NY	1	Native New York Exhibit Design
9	Children’s Hospital ColoradoAurora, CO	1	WOW! Children’s Museum Kid’s Clinic
10	EntroFirst winToronto, ON	1	Shine Student Center Environmental Graphics
11	ENTRO and Terry Heard DesignersFirst winToronto, ON	1	OC Transpo Signage and Wayfinding
12	Equifax Workforce SolutionsFirst winClayton, MO	1	Equifax 2x to 2B Signage
13	EwingColeFirst winPhiladelphia, PA	1	Rutgers University, Rodkin Academic Success Center
14	HB DesignFirst winMorro Bay, CA	1	Morro Bay Street Banner Series
15	LeibowitzFirst winNew York, NY	1	Campus Reimagined Signage and Map
16	Lookout, Inc.First winPlano, TX	1	Les Assises Booth
17	MathWorksFirst winNatick, MA	1	MathWorks Apple Hill 2 Environmental Graphics
18	MultistudioFirst winPhoenix, AZ	1	Yosemite National Park Curry Village Concessions Environmental Graphics
19	NIH Medical Arts BranchBethesda, MD	1	NHLBI Environmental Graphics & Office Art
20	PenFed Credit UnionFirst winMcLean, VA	1	Military Heroes Golf Classic
21	RentPathFirst winAtlanta, GANow part of Redfin	1	RentPath LIVE \| NAA Apartmentalize Exhibit
22	Reynolds Design & ManagementFirst winWaltham, MA	1	Grounded, Growing, Acting Welcome Banners
23	Sepia Studio, a division of Cushing & Co.First winChicago, IL	1	Gaslight Village Environmental Signage
24	Shook KelleyFirst winLos Angeles, CA	1	Sender One Climbing Graphics
25	StreetsenseWashington, DC	1	Founders Row Mural
26	T-MobileFirst winMercer Island, WA	1	Honor Wall
27	Vanguard/Corporate DesignFirst winMalvern, PA	1	Earth Day Campaign

Counts are winning projects published in the gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name are counted like firms.

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Every winning project adds a point the day it is published. Enter the awards →

Common questions

Who are the best signs, environmental and experiential graphics firms in 2021?: By GDUSA award wins, Adrenaline and ArtHouse Design lead with 2 winning projects each. HMC Architects (2) and Karen Skunta & Company (2) are next. The count of winning projects in the gallery is the only measure here.
How is this ranking counted?: Each winning project in Signs, Environmental & Experiential Graphics in 2021 counts one point, counted from the projects published in the GDUSA Design Gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name count like firms. Ties list the most recent win first.
How does a firm get on this list?: A firm gets on this list by entering and winning. Signs, environmental and experiential graphics work goes in through the GDUSA entry platform, and each published winner adds a point. A single entry costs $120 as of October 2026, and packages bring the price per piece down to $400 for ten to twenty entries. Winners who publish get a project page here with full credits, and publication is the paid step. How the awards work.

Most-awarded firms

The Best Firms in Signs, Environmental & Experiential Graphics of 2021, by Award Wins

27 firms and in-house teams · 32 winning projects

Standouts of 2021

VIP Village Preschool Color + Graphicsby Visual Asylum for South Bay Union School District | Westberg+White Architects · 2021
Morse High School Signage Systemby Visual Asylum for San Diego Unified School District/Architects Mosher Drew · 2021
Military Heroes Golf Classicby PenFed Credit Union · 2021
Morro Bay Street Banner Seriesby HB Design for City of Morro Bay · 2021
MathWorks Apple Hill 2 Environmental Graphicsby MathWorks · 2021
Sender One Climbing Graphicsby Shook Kelley for Sender One Climbing · 2021

The Best Firms for Signs, Environmental & Experiential Graphics in 2021

The Best Firms in Signs, Environmental & Experiential Graphics of 2021, by Award Wins: rank, firm, winning projects, years, a recent winner
#	Firm	Wins	A recent winner
1	AdrenalineFirst winAtlanta, GA	2	Bank of Colorado McGregor Square Branch Environmental Graphics
2	ArtHouse Design	2	Signage and Wayfinding System
3	HMC ArchitectsFirst winOntario, CA	2	Point of View
4	Karen Skunta & CompanyCleveland, OH	2	75th Anniversary Campaign
5	Visual AsylumFirst winSan Diego, CA	2	VIP Village Preschool Color + Graphics
6	Altitude Design OfficeFirst winSanta Monica, CA	1	11611 San Vicente Signage and Environmental Graphics
7	Burns Design GroupFirst winLafayette Hill, PA	1	Interior Design
8	C&G PartnersFirst winNew York, NY	1	Native New York Exhibit Design
9	Children’s Hospital ColoradoAurora, CO	1	WOW! Children’s Museum Kid’s Clinic
10	EntroFirst winToronto, ON	1	Shine Student Center Environmental Graphics
11	ENTRO and Terry Heard DesignersFirst winToronto, ON	1	OC Transpo Signage and Wayfinding
12	Equifax Workforce SolutionsFirst winClayton, MO	1	Equifax 2x to 2B Signage
13	EwingColeFirst winPhiladelphia, PA	1	Rutgers University, Rodkin Academic Success Center
14	HB DesignFirst winMorro Bay, CA	1	Morro Bay Street Banner Series
15	LeibowitzFirst winNew York, NY	1	Campus Reimagined Signage and Map
16	Lookout, Inc.First winPlano, TX	1	Les Assises Booth
17	MathWorksFirst winNatick, MA	1	MathWorks Apple Hill 2 Environmental Graphics
18	MultistudioFirst winPhoenix, AZ	1	Yosemite National Park Curry Village Concessions Environmental Graphics
19	NIH Medical Arts BranchBethesda, MD	1	NHLBI Environmental Graphics & Office Art
20	PenFed Credit UnionFirst winMcLean, VA	1	Military Heroes Golf Classic
21	RentPathFirst winAtlanta, GANow part of Redfin	1	RentPath LIVE \| NAA Apartmentalize Exhibit
22	Reynolds Design & ManagementFirst winWaltham, MA	1	Grounded, Growing, Acting Welcome Banners
23	Sepia Studio, a division of Cushing & Co.First winChicago, IL	1	Gaslight Village Environmental Signage
24	Shook KelleyFirst winLos Angeles, CA	1	Sender One Climbing Graphics
25	StreetsenseWashington, DC	1	Founders Row Mural
26	T-MobileFirst winMercer Island, WA	1	Honor Wall
27	Vanguard/Corporate DesignFirst winMalvern, PA	1	Earth Day Campaign

Counts are winning projects published in the gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name are counted like firms.

Other years

The work

Your firm

Every winning project adds a point the day it is published. Enter the awards →

Common questions

Who are the best signs, environmental and experiential graphics firms in 2021?: By GDUSA award wins, Adrenaline and ArtHouse Design lead with 2 winning projects each. HMC Architects (2) and Karen Skunta & Company (2) are next. The count of winning projects in the gallery is the only measure here.
How is this ranking counted?: Each winning project in Signs, Environmental & Experiential Graphics in 2021 counts one point, counted from the projects published in the GDUSA Design Gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name count like firms. Ties list the most recent win first.
How does a firm get on this list?: A firm gets on this list by entering and winning. Signs, environmental and experiential graphics work goes in through the GDUSA entry platform, and each published winner adds a point. A single entry costs $120 as of October 2026, and packages bring the price per piece down to $400 for ten to twenty entries. Winners who publish get a project page here with full credits, and publication is the paid step. How the awards work.

Standouts of 2021

The Best Firms for Signs, Environmental & Experiential Graphics in 2021

Other years

The work

Your firm

Common questions

Get Featured in the GDUSA Design Gallery

Standouts of 2021

The Best Firms for Signs, Environmental & Experiential Graphics in 2021

Other years

The work

Your firm

Common questions