Acrylic awards have come a long way from the generic clear plastic pieces that used to define the low end of the recognition market. Today acrylic is a genuinely exciting material for award design, offering vibrant full color options, bold contemporary shapes, and a clean modern aesthetic that works beautifully in contemporary offices, schools, and event settings. At Performance Trophies and Medals we carry acrylic awards that look exceptional and deliver real value at every price point.
Bold colors, contemporary shapes, and exceptional value. Explore personalized acrylic awards for corporate programs, schools, sports leagues, and every achievement worth celebrating.
Acrylic awards have come a long way from the generic clear plastic pieces that used to define the low end of the recognition market. Today acrylic is a genuinely exciting material for award design, offering vibrant full color options, bold contemporary shapes, and a clean modern aesthetic that works beautifully in contemporary offices, schools, and event settings. At Performance Trophies and Medals we carry acrylic awards that look exceptional and deliver real value at every price point.
Acrylic is the material that gives organizations the most design freedom of anything we carry. Color is essentially unlimited. Shapes can be cut to virtually any form. Full color printing can be applied to the surface for logos, graphics, and photographic elements. Laser engraving on acrylic creates a clean frosted mark on the clear or colored material that reads beautifully.
For programs with many recipients, tighter per unit budgets, or a desire for something visually contemporary rather than traditionally formal, acrylic awards are often the best answer we offer. They are durable, lightweight, and can be produced quickly in volume without sacrificing the quality of the finished piece.
Current Promotion: Save 10 to 40 percent on acrylic awards based on quantity ordered. Contact us for current pricing tiers.
Classic clear acrylic pieces are the most versatile in the category. The transparent material allows laser engraving to create a frosted effect that reads cleanly against the clear background. Available in a wide range of standard shapes including rectangles, beveled edges, ovals, stars, and abstract contemporary forms. A clean professional look that works across corporate, academic, and community contexts.
Solid colored acrylic in blue, black, red, green, white, and many other colors opens up a different design direction from clear acrylic. Colored pieces allow organizations to match school colors, brand colors, or event themes directly in the award material. Engraving on colored acrylic creates a contrasting mark that stands out dramatically against the base color.
Two pieces of acrylic in contrasting colors bonded together create a layered effect where the engraved top layer reveals the color beneath. This technique produces a sophisticated and distinctive look that simple single layer acrylic cannot achieve. Popular for corporate programs and school recognition where the visual impact needs to be elevated beyond standard single color pieces.
Full color UV printing on acrylic surfaces allows for photographic quality artwork, multi color logos, gradient backgrounds, and complex graphic designs to be applied directly to the award. The result is a vibrant and visually rich piece that no other engraving or etching method can replicate. Particularly effective for branded corporate awards and programs with specific graphic design requirements.
Flat acrylic panels as wall or desk plaques are a popular and cost effective alternative to wood and glass plaques. Available in clear, colored, and frosted acrylic in a range of sizes. Laser engraving on acrylic plaques creates clean and readable text and logo reproduction and the lightweight material makes shipping and installation easy.
Acrylic awards mounted with metal standoffs on a second layer of acrylic or a contrasting backing create a floating three dimensional display effect that draws the eye immediately. These pieces are among the most visually contemporary awards we offer and are particularly popular for modern office environments and design forward organizations.
One of the greatest advantages of acrylic over other award materials is that it can be cut to virtually any shape using CNC or laser cutting technology. Custom cut acrylic awards in the shape of a logo, a mascot, a geographic outline, a product form, or any other custom design create an immediately recognizable award that belongs specifically to your organization or event.
Thick cast acrylic discs and tokens in full color or clear with custom engraving serve as a distinctive recognition format for corporate culture programs, team awards, and recognition pieces that are meant to be carried rather than displayed. A contemporary alternative to traditional metal challenge coins for organizations that want color and design flexibility.
Images illustrate award styles. Contact us for available products and customization options.
We are currently offering 10 to 40 percent off acrylic awards based on quantity ordered. The more you order the more you save. This is one of our most popular promotions and a great opportunity for leagues, schools, and corporate programs to stock up for the season or plan ahead for upcoming recognition events.
No other award material gives you the same range of design options as acrylic. Colors, shapes, printing, layering, and custom cutting all combine to make acrylic the most versatile material in our catalog. If you have a specific vision for your award acrylic is often the material that can actually execute it.
Acrylic awards offer exceptional value for programs that need to recognize many recipients without a large per unit budget. The cost efficiency of acrylic at volume is better than wood, glass, or crystal while still producing a finished piece that looks professional and intentional. For youth leagues, school programs, and corporate employee recognition with large participant counts acrylic hits the right balance.
Acrylic is remarkably durable compared to glass and crystal. It is more resistant to impact and casual handling than glass, making it a practical choice for recognition pieces in high traffic environments. For youth programs and school settings where awards may be carried in backpacks or handled by young recipients, acrylic holds up exceptionally well.
Acrylic awards are among the fastest products we produce. Laser cutting, engraving, and assembly of standard acrylic pieces can be completed quickly even for larger orders. For programs with tight timelines acrylic is often the best option for getting quality recognition pieces in hand before the event date.
In modern office environments and design forward organizations, acrylic awards fit the visual language of the space in a way that traditional wood and metal plaques sometimes do not. The clean lines, vibrant colors, and contemporary shapes of acrylic awards make them feel like intentional design choices rather than off the shelf recognition items.
Every element of an acrylic award can be customized. Color, shape, engraving, printing, size, base, and mounting. The customization process for acrylic is also typically faster and more affordable than for crystal or glass custom work making it the most accessible premium customization option we offer.
Peer recognition programs, department spotlight awards, most improved honors, cultural values awards, and team milestone celebrations. Acrylic works particularly well for corporate recognition programs that run frequently throughout the year and need to maintain quality while managing per unit cost across a large number of recipients.
Participation awards, season end recognition, most valuable player honors, sportsmanship awards, and coach appreciation pieces. Acrylic is ideal for youth sports because it is durable enough to survive the journey home in a child’s gym bag, vibrant enough to excite young recipients, and cost effective enough to work within the budgets most youth leagues operate with.
Student of the month awards, classroom achievement recognition, academic competition pieces, extracurricular honors, and teacher and staff appreciation. Schools appreciate the combination of visual quality, color customization for school branding, and cost efficiency that acrylic provides for programs that run throughout the academic year.
Golf tournaments, bowling leagues, trivia nights, cornhole tournaments, charity competitions, and any organized event that wants to recognize placing and participation with something more distinctive than a generic trophy. Custom cut acrylic shapes in the theme of the event are particularly popular for community tournaments that want their awards to be memorable.
Volunteer recognition, board appreciation, fundraising achievement awards, and community service honors. Nonprofit organizations that want professional looking recognition pieces while being responsible with donor funds find that acrylic delivers the right combination of quality and value.
Custom branded acrylic awards and recognition pieces for trade show presentations, product launch events, brand ambassador programs, and influencer recognition. Full color printed acrylic with brand graphics and logos creates a branded recognition experience that reinforces company identity alongside the recognition message.
The most common and versatile engraving method for acrylic. The laser vaporizes the surface of the acrylic creating a frosted white mark against the clear or colored background. Text, logos, and simple artwork all engrave cleanly on acrylic surfaces. Engraving is available on virtually every acrylic award style we carry.
For designs that require multiple colors, photographic elements, gradient backgrounds, or complex graphic artwork, UV printing applies the design directly to the acrylic surface in full color at photographic quality. This method is used for the most visually complex and design forward acrylic award programs.
CNC and laser cutting technology allows acrylic to be cut to virtually any two dimensional shape. Custom cut awards require a digital file of the desired shape and minimum quantities depending on the complexity of the cut. Lead times for custom cut orders are slightly longer than standard catalog pieces but the result is a completely unique award that cannot be produced in any other material as efficiently.
Standard catalog acrylic is available in clear, black, white, blue, red, green, yellow, orange, and a range of specialty colors. Custom color matching is available for larger orders where brand color accuracy is important. Two tone and layered acrylic combinations expand the palette further. We will show you available color options when you request a quote.
Recipient name, title, award category, event name, date, organization name, logo, and custom message. Every acrylic award we produce is personalized. We provide a digital layout proof for all custom engraved orders before production begins and do not proceed until you have approved the proof.
Acrylic awards are among our fastest products to produce. Standard catalog pieces with laser engraving are typically produced and shipped within a few business days of order confirmation and proof approval. Full color printed pieces and custom cut orders require additional production time which we communicate clearly when you place your order.
For programs ordering in quantity we encourage reaching out early to discuss your full order so we can give you accurate pricing across the discount tiers and confirm the timeline. The earlier you contact us the more options we have for meeting your event date comfortably.
Rush production is available for most standard acrylic award styles. If your deadline is approaching faster than expected call us at (973) 315-5542 and we will assess your timeline honestly and do everything we can to meet it.
We ship acrylic award orders to all 50 states. Acrylic is lightweight which keeps shipping costs lower than heavier materials. Local clients in New Jersey can pick up orders in person at our Randolph NJ shop at 236 S Salem St during business hours Monday through Friday 9:30am to 5:00pm.
Browse our online shop for our full acrylic award catalog, contact us about current promotional pricing, or request a custom quote for a unique shape or bulk program order.
