Honours board in Dundee United’s hall of fame
Ideal for clubs; lodges; schools; civic buildings; the armed forces; as well as private organisations – honours boards celebrate, commemorate and display achievements of members past and present.
Traditional honours boards are made from wood. Usually, veneered plywood sheets are selected with a fine woodgrain and stained to contrast with the colour of text and the honours boards’ features. Hardwood edged mouldings are often bevelled, routered, and layered for framing the veneered plywood panel.
Your honours board doesn’t necessarily have to be square or rectangular. Multiple corners, curves, and ornamental features increase visual appeal.
Edged mouldings are often stained darker to make the face of the honours board rise. Once varnished, stained woodgrain possesses natural beauty in matt, satin or gloss finish.
I’ve applied columns of text to a small sailing boat transom for a yachting club and rows of winners’ names on adjoined cricket bats for an annual beach cricket game. Reclaimed wood can be fabricated into a bespoke honours board with meaning related to your organisation.
Alternative sheet materials such as brushed finish alumnium composite and transparent acrylic provide modern, sleek finishes. Consider where your honours board will be installed and how the surrounding décor can influence the style of board. The honours board should compliment it’s environment.
Artwork is created for your proofing once size, shape, material, and finish are determined for your new honours board.
Typeface selection is important. Choosing an appropriate style of letter to convey the honour is crucial for the impression the honours board will make. The honours deserve to look like they’re worth competing for.
The layout of the content on your honours board is important too. The example above for Fairfield Bowling Club shows how a refurbished honours board with improved layout design adds multiple years of additions, thus removing the need for manufacture of a new board.
With foresight, calculating text height and spacing will plan column widths to avoid empty space when an existing board is nearly full.
Wooden boards with mouldings can accept thin plywood panel inserts if space for a new honours board or your budget is limited. The content of the honours board can be re-formatted to enable extra room for future additions.
Honours boards fixings can be hidden, disguised, or fabricated into the board’s structural design. Brass finish mirror fixings complement dark stained wood and metallic gold. In addition, stand-off brackets protrude panels from the fixing surface. The stand-offs add further dimension and appeal for the board or panel display.
Consistency is essential for annual additions on honours boards. Matching the font, text height and spacing, as well as colour and finish are all vital for a coherent appearance.
Honours boards content can be added by hand lettering, gold leaf, or adhesive vinyl.
Visit here to see how an honours board is painted. Visit here to see a finished board in its home.
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