Clear wayfinding is essential in residential environments, especially in large multi-tenant properties where visitors, delivery drivers, new residents, and emergency responders often rely on visual guidance to navigate the area. Across the San Jose region and the greater Bay Area, we regularly design and install apartment directory signs, detailed apartment complex maps, and illuminated property map signage for residential communities …
Property management companies working with their HOAs look at different improvements in the complex on a regular basis. This of course includes signage. When we walk through a large property, we can usually identify additional signs that can provide relevant information, better safety, or guidance for visitors to where they need to go. Here is an example of a project …
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, …
Signs don’t always have to be fancy and colorful. Many signs are made to be practical or functional. Secondary doors and entrances in commercial and industrial properties need basic identification signs to guide employees, vendors, or service personnel to the right location. Through digital print technologies, we can create functional signs bearing the companies’ logos easily and cost-effectively. Here is …
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 …
Some of the strip malls in the Bay Area were built over decades ago. So an occasional upgrade is always a good idea for a fresh look and more visibility for the shopping center’s business tenants. Cedar Tree Plaza recently went through a major renovation which obviously included the addition of new signs. The signage scope of work included new …
Certain businesses do need lighted signs at night. It just makes sense based on their business. Building lighted signs can be in the form of individual letters called channel letters and light boxes or cabinets. These days we provide illumination for all these signs using energy-efficient LED technology. Here is an example of an LED-lighted cabinet sign we recently designed, …
Marvell Semiconductor started to evaluate their campus signage over two years ago. As with many organizations, tech companies periodically give their facilities and of course their signage a complete makeover. The project was initially put in hold but then it was restarted a couple of months ago. The process started with a detailed site survey to capture the specifications of …
Not every company has a single occupancy building with enough square-footage to have a standalone monument or large building signage. Many smaller companies have offices in multi-tenant business parks and can only have one or two signs for that specific suite. For these smaller companies or offices, there are many attractive and low cost signs or graphics options. Here is …
There are times when you may need a sign for a one-off event. Or perhaps an annual event where the venue and contents change each year. For these occasions, a corrugated plastic sign (a.k.a. coroplast) may be the most cost-effective solution. A full color digital print, or contour-cut vinyl graphics may be applied to the coroplast substrate. Based on quantity, …
We’ve talked about the fact that all organizations from schools to churches to fortune 500 corporations refresh their logos from time to time. This is an important step in helping a company re-brand and re-announce itself. This could also coincide with major events such as acquisitions or launch of a new product or service. Hope Services, a nonprofit organization in …
As we’ve said before, monument signs may seem intimidating to some businesses because of their perceived costs and over all investment. But if you were to simply modify or refurbish an existing monument which many commercial properties already have, then you could save a lot. Take this example. Sign Unlimited used the existing frame on this monument and designed and …
