Francis S Lestingi of Signs of Gold, Inc is one of 34 recipients of the "Innovators & Influencers Award" presented by Sign & Digital Graphics trade journal, 2013, in recognition of those "who have changed for the better the way our industry conducts business"1st Place - USSC Sign Design Competition -19991st Place - USSC Sign Design Competition - 20021st Place - USSC Sign Design Competition - 20051st Place - USSC Sign Design Competition - 20061st Place - USSC Sign Design Competition - 20071st Place -Signs of the Times- ISA Contest - 20071st Place - USSC Sign Design Competition - 20081st Place - USSC Sign Design Competition - 20091st Place - USSC Sign Design Competition - 20101st Place - USSC Sign Design Competition - 20112nd Place - Sign & Digital Graphics Portfolio - 20092nd Place - Signs of the Times - ISA Contest - 20123rd Place - Signs of the Times - ISA Contest - 20043rd Place - Signs of the Times - ISA Contest - 20084th Place - Sign & Digital Graphics Portfolio - 2009Honorable Mention - USSC Sign Competition - 1995Honorable Mention - S&DG Portfolio Contest - 1996Honorable Mention - S&DG Portfolio Contest - 1998Honorable Mention - S&DG Portfolio Contest - 1998Honorable Mention - S&DG Portfolio Contest - 2000Honorable Mention - S&DG Portfolio Contest - 2001Honorable Mention - S&DG Portfolio Contest - 2002Honorable Mention - Signs of the Times ISA - 2004Honorable Mention - Signs of the Times ISA - 2004Honorable Mention - S&DG Portfolio Contest - 2005Honorable Mention - S&DG Portfolio Contest - 2007Honorable Mention - S&DG Portfolio Contest - 2007Honorable Mention - Signs of the Times ISA - 2008Honorable Mention - S&DG Portfolio Contest - 2009Honorable Mention - S&DG Portfolio Contest - 2010Honorable Mention - S&DG Portfolio Contest - 2011First published Sign in S&DG newSignage Projects -2012S&DG Signage Projects - 2013