Lobby signs don’t always have to be made up of individual letters. They could take many shapes or forms in order to represent the business. Of course the company’s corporate logo must be taken into account as part of the signage design process. Here is a recent lobby sign we completed for a veterinary hospital in the east bay. Several …
Office Area Hanging Signs
Many businesses use theme based signage to identify different work areas within the company. These signs can be text only or have a graphical appearance. Here is a recent sign we designed, produced, and installed for a client in the south bay. This client wanted a Greek mythological theme for their signs. This was an addition to an earlier project …
Boston Market – New Logo
Sometimes we produce a sign or graphic that most people recognize. These are some of the more fun projects we work on. Boston Market is a major restaurant chain in the Bay Area. We are partners with the national company that handles this account. But we manufacture and update these signs as needed locally in the Bay Area. Here is …
intersect ENT – New Signs for New Location
One of the good things about a company growing is that they need to expand their facilities. That generally means more office space and perhaps a move to a larger building. This is always good news for companies such as Signs Unlimited that are part of these transitions. Intersect ENT had grown so they expanded their footprint within the same …
Custom Restroom Signs – Foothill College
Most of us are used to seeing restroom signs that are either blue and white or black and white. But many organizations require very custom colors and content within the ADA code guidelines. As long as you meet the Tactile and Braille requirements, there are many color options to choose from. Here are a few pictures of the custom restroom …
Area Hanging Signs
You may have seen these area marker signs in large department stores, grocery stores, or manufacturing floors. These types of sign are great for letting customers or visitors know where certain category of products are located or how the area is organized. But you can also use this signage for office environments to identify smaller work groups or projects. Signs …
Paseo Villas Apartments – New Look and New Signs
Paseo Villas in downtown San Jose recently went through a major remodeling of the entire complex. New paint and carpets. And of course new signs. They had approached us a year before the project got started and worked with us to develop the right signs and color schemes for the new remodeling project. The scope included new evacuation maps, pool …
Plant 51 Condominiums – New Directory Sign
Creating maps of any terrain can be a tedious. When it is for an apartment or condo complex, it needs some additional critical thinking. The main reason is that the first responders arriving at any of the multi-unit residential properties need a well-designed directory to determined where they need to go in a hurry. When Plant 51 in the downtown …
New Training Center and Lobby Sign – Ambit Energy
When a company moves into a new area, they need local partners to help them get established. As a partner to many companies in the Bay Area, Signs Unlimited was approached by Ambit Energy to consult with them on the design and fabrication of a new lobby sign for their new training center in the South Bay. After the final …
Re-Branding: HP Pavilion to SAP Center
As the re-branding and name change process wraps up at the SAP Center (old HP Pavilion), final signs are being installed. As mentioned in a previous blog, Signs Unlimited has been a long term partner with SAP Center providing a wide range of signs and graphics to the facility. As part of this continuing effort, a new reception area sign …
HP Pavilion Name Change to SAP Center
Stadiums around the country periodically change names which result in a major re-branding campaign affecting everything from logos on napkins to new signs all around the facility. As you may know, San Jose’s own HP Pavilion recently changed names to SAP Center. As part of this effort Sign Unlimited designed, fabricated, and installed many new signs reflecting this name change. …
Office Directories and Door Signs
We had talked about the importance of re-enforcing your brand by having a proper lobby sign for when customers or partners walk in. But in some cases the lobby is shared by multiple tenants or businesses. So this means that you’ll need a directory sign to show where your office is. There are many sign systems for lobby directories. These …
Lobby Sign With Second Surface Graphics
When you look at a poster or graphic on a wall or a door, the material is generally applied directly to that surface. This is typically called first surface application. But for certain sign applications, the graphic can be applied to the back side of the glass or acrylic material. This is called second surface application. This approach is beneficial …
High-End Office, Attractive but Cost-Effective Sign
You might think that the high-end signs you see in some corporate offices, law offices, or other higher end environments are very expensive. Well that is not necessarily true. There are a lot of creative ways to produce signs that looks expense. But you don’t have to give an arm and a leg to get them. Take this example. Signs …
Evacuation Signs (Maps)
All new commercial or industrial buildings require what they typically call code signage. Code signs are generally exit, exit route, to exit, rest room, handicapped, types of sign that you often see in any such building. There are some other safety related signs that are more of a concern for the Fire Marshall. In fact the builder may not get …