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It take some creativity as well as practical know-how to produce unique signs. Many clients know exactly what they like. Others look to us for ideas. But ideas and designs must always consider manufacturability not just what looks good on a computer screen. Stanford Medical wanted a unique effect for their signs. A translucent effect with high-end acrylics and mounting …
Unless you’ve lived in seclusion for the past few years, you most-likely know what Amazon is. As Amazon expands their footprint in the Bay Area, they’ll need more office space and of course new signs. We recently completed a lobby sign project for one of their offices in the South Bay. This particular lobby wall was curved. So we used …
We’ve produced many signs for veterinary hospitals around the Bay Area over the years. We’ve manufactured both illuminated and non-illuminated signs. When Warm Springs approached us for a new monument sign for their new location, we jumped in to action with survey, design, and permit processes. These new monuments always require city permit procurement which Signs Unlimited offers at an …
When you are in the signs and graphics business, you come across variety of complex situations. Case and Point, Teavana in Stanford. The sign was initially installed by another company. But the client wanted to make the sign more visible. So this is where Signs Unlimited came in. We surveyed the sign and ultimately fabricated a custom platform (bracket) for …
A full service sign company means that you can do certain jobs that other companies can’t do. For example, working at an airport has many requirements. Besides the mandatory licensing and contractor’s bonds, you must also work overnight within the allowed hours. Tools must also be fully documented and tracked during the whole job. Signs Unlimited has been doing work …
Some apartment and condominium communities are very large and spread-out. So you’ll need help getting around and finding your way once you get there. That is where property maps come into play and can be very helpful. Accurate representation of the property with intuitively color coded areas is extremely important to help visitors, first responders, and service personal find their …
A fresh new face attracts more attention. That is why many businesses or properties choose to update and freshen up their signs instead of replacing them. Case and Point, Tradewinds Condos. Here is a clear example of how much better a refurbished sign could look. New graphics, lettering, and paint can do wonders to brighten up an old sign. Please …
So guess what? Another acquisition in the valley. Jupiter became InFocus. And yes we were chosen as the sign company to help them with the logo and sign changes. The scope involved replacing the building sign, monument faces, and several smaller signs around the property. The old monument had a curved surface. So we had to design and fabricate the …
Sign renovation is a continuous process. One of the considerations when renovating or refurbishing a sign is whether or not the original look and feel needs to be maintained. In some cases the property owner or manager may choose the keep the same color schemes and graphics. In other cases they may go a whole new route. Here is an …
We’ve talked about companies changing names due to mergers and acquisitions before. But occasionally business parks change names too. Instead of replacing the property’s monument signs completely due to the new name or logo, the owners may choose to simply refurbish or update the existing ones (if feasible). Case and point; Menlo Park Labs. Working with their property management company, …
We have been working with the Sage Veterinary Hospital for a while. After completing the Campbell office signage upgrades, we started on the Redwood City site. This location involved a much larger scope and included multiple LED illuminated building signs, an illuminated monument sign, as well as lobby and entry plaques. The project required full city permit processes and multiple …
We’ve been working with the Starbucks Corporation for a several years. This has primarily been through national companies that manage local Starbucks coffee shop facilities. We’ve done repairs, installations, and some manufacturing for various locations around the Bay Area. Here is an example of a recent job we completed for Starbucks in Santa Cruz county. The scope of work included …
Larger companies and franchises around country typically use a national firm to manage their local branch needs such as signs and graphics. But many times local offices or branches go directly to local sign companies to get their signage due to the faster turn arounds and less bureaucracy. Additionally when a sign is located inside of a mall, there are …
As we know most structures, properties, and yes even signs need to be refreshed once in a while. This includes parking signs. Beside normal wear a tear, contents of parking or property signs may change. Perhaps new parking hours or new logos and color schemes. Here is a job we recently completed for The Pruneyard. Complete replacement of their existing …
Here we go again with another corporate name change. As you know, mergers and acquisitions are very common in the Bay Area and particularly in Silicon Valley. And of course they require name changes hence new signs and graphics. This is where Signs Unlimited comes in. Omron/STI was one of the recent exterior building signs we completed. This scope of …
For certain type of buildings a panel sign may be more appropriate than say individual letter signs. You may mostly see these signs on industrial buildings. However we’ve also produced them for commercial and other applications or businesses. The solution is simple. Sign quality substrate (multilayer aluminum/pvc panels), and high quality digital print graphics with graffiti resistant lamination. There are …