We had the pleasure of collaborating with Mosaic Sales Solutions and Google Canada to bring the 2024 edition of the Google Search Honours Awards to life. This year, the award design was updated to reflect the sleek new look of Google’s Gemini AI logo.
Although the concept remained similar to last year’s, we faced new challenges to ensure these trophies surpassed their predecessors in quality and finish.
The trophies were crafted from Smooth-Cast 326 color-match urethane resin, maintaining the same solid build as before. However, the thinner edges of the new design made it impossible to use dyes effectively, as they wouldn’t achieve consistent coloration throughout. To overcome this, we partnered with an automotive paint specialist to develop custom 2K candy paints. These paints were sprayed over clear resin trophies, resulting in a uniform finish.
For the metallic tops, we used Sculpt Nouveau acrylic paints in gold, silver, and bronze, applied with an airbrush. The vinyl details for the tops and sides were precision-cut from Oracal 951 permanent vinyl.
To complete the process, the trophies were coated with an automotive-grade 2K super gloss clear coat, giving them a brilliant shine and professional polish.
