Year-End Team Trophy 2018: Designs That Hold Up at the 5-Year Mark 🌟
A year-end team-of-the-year trophy gets photographed in 2018 and lives in a lobby until 2023. The design choices that survive that journey are different from the choices that look good in this year's holiday party.
A year-end team-of-the-year trophy gets photographed in 2018 and lives in a lobby until 2023. The design choices that survive that journey are different from the choices that look good in this year's holiday party.
Avoid Trendy Materials
Rose-gold plating, holographic acrylic, neon UV print — all reading current in 2018, all reading dated by 2021. For a 5-year display trophy, lean into materials with no era — solid silver-plated brass, walnut, K9 crystal. Boring is permanent; trendy is temporary.
Engrave Achievements, Not Roles
'Best Engineering Team 2018' ages with the org chart. 'Shipped the mobile launch on August 15, 2018' is permanent — the achievement happened regardless of who currently leads engineering. Anchor team-trophy engravings to specific delivered work, not categorical labels.