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2021 NanoLumens Crystal Nixel Awards Are Now Open For Submissions

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, November 17, 2020 — Continuing to emphasize the importance of creativity in the design of compelling NanoLumens LED display installations, NanoLumens, award-winning creators of LED visualization solutions, today announced that submissions for the sixth annual Crystal Nixel Awards are now open. The annual awards program spotlights and rewards American and international partners that demonstrates outstanding creativity…

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, November 17, 2020 — Continuing to emphasize the importance of creativity in the design of compelling NanoLumens LED display installations, NanoLumens, award-winning creators of LED visualization solutions, today announced that submissions for the sixth annual Crystal Nixel Awards are now open. The annual awards program spotlights and rewards American and international partners that demonstrates outstanding creativity in the design and implementation of a NanoLumens LED visualization solution during the course of 2020.

“More than ever, NanoLumens displays empower designers and their customers to imagine and create dynamic LED visualization solutions that engage customers in new and artistic ways,” said NanoLumens CEO Ney Corsino. “The Crystal Nixel Award is an opportunity for us to celebrate how design and creativity come together in our displays, using LED as art.”

Past winners include iconic LED displays at KAOS Nightclub, McCarran International Airport, Britomart Transport Centre, and Suria KLCC Shopping Mall.

This year’s NanoLumens Crystal Nixel Award submissions will be voted on by a panel of industry professionals, with the final winners determined by the NanoLumens team. Submissions for this year’s awards will be open here until January 22, 2021 with winners announced by February 15, 2021.

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