Rainbow Records - Top, hand-rendered design and presentation art by Bill for the presentation to the client; bottom, the photograph of this award-winning design installed; fourth place winner in the National Design Contest held annually by the trade's "Signs of the Times"
Canopy at The Handlery Union Square - Top -detail of Bill's design drawing for the exterior underside of the Handlery Hotel's canopy; bottom -a photo by Bill of the installed design by Ad Art Signs Corporation; many thanks to John Papais
The "Headlines" Neon Billboard - Top -detail of Bill's design drawing for a neon billboard on the San Francisco Fwy 101 Skyway (close to the "Yahoo!" electric billboard); bottom -a rooftop photo by Bill of the neon billboard by Ad Art Signs Corporation; many thanks to Lou and John Papais
Blockbuster Video - Top, hand-rendered design and presentation art by Bill for the presentation to the client and the city's design revue board; bottom, the photograph of a typical Blockbuster Video design installed
Hayward Fishery Sign - Top -photo of the Hayward Fishery double-faced circular sign with formed faces and pegged out fish logos; bottom -detail of the hand rendered design drawing, Prisma pencil and pastel on black board with photo-copied "fish", by Bill for presentation to the client; honorable mention in the National Electric Sign Design contest held annually by the premier trade magazine, Signs of the Times, with credited designers Bob Yagura of Meta IV and Bill Hannapple of Ad Art Inc
Fremont Auto Mall Pylon - Top, a guache and watercolor design and rendering approximately 30" x 40" for presentation to the client envisioning the grand opening with "Hollywood" lights; lower, the newly installed pylon sign with neon accents and graphics that were kept consistent throughout the many versions of the pylon's design; for Ad Art Signs Inc.
Top, hand drawn design and rendering for presentation to the client; prisma color and guache on black poster board; lower, a photograph of the subsequently modified newly installed display
Nations Alameda - Top, the photograph of the newly installed sign; lower, the 3D model drawn and assembled for the Design Review Board in Alameda to prove the design of the proposed sign met with the Art Deco theme of the building
The Death and Life of Sneaky Fitch / Stage Design - Top, my design for the Berkeley High School production of a "Wild West" comedy with a classic "American Western Town" theme, "Golpher Gulch"; with cast members during a rehersal; lower, the set without the cast
Shakespeare's Hamlet / Theater "Stage" Design - Scaled model for Hamlet "design" at 1/2" scale; model positioned into a miniature scaled "theater" with hand painted background, special lighting and then photographed; figures recently added for this view
Volpone, "The Fox" / Theater "Stage" Design - Scaled model for Volpone "design" at 1/2" scale; model positioned into a miniature scaled "theater" with hand painted flooring, special lighting and then photographed; figures recently added for this view
The Glass Menagerie / Stage Design - Scaled model for "design" of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie at 1/2" scale; model positioned into a miniature scaled "theater" with lighted set only and no "props", and then photographed; figure of my theater friend Stevin Henderson recently added for this view
Headlines, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Top, detail of design and call out blueprint drawn to scale; lower, a photograph of the newly installed western-themed display; photo courtesy Jeff Jensen
Estates Shopping Center Pylon - Top, an ink and prisma color pencil design and rendering on velum for presentation to the client; lower, the newly installed pylon sign in Concord CA
Serra Bowl - Top, hand rendered design and illustration for presentation to the client; ink and prisma color pencil on velum; lower, a photograph of the newly installed retrofitted pylon sign; 3M vinyl on plex;
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