We love repeat clients. In fact the 80/20 rule (80% of your business comes from 20% of your customers) seems to be alive and well. We have been doing the vehicle graphics for Fremont Bank for many years. So when they came to us to produce and install new graphics for more of their vehicles in multiple locations, we were …
We tell many of our clients that a sign needs to identify what their business does as oppose to what the owner’s name is for example. Unless you have a brand that is recognized nationally, what the business does is much more important than random name that people can’t associate with. Here is an example of a recent sign we …
Auto Dealerships have some very elaborate signs reflecting the logos of the vehicles they sell or service. The signs used for their service departments don’t always need to be as elaborate since they serve a more practical purpose. Here is an example of a recent sign we produced for McLaren of San Francisco. This custom dimensional letter sign was great …
Kinderwood Children’s Center already had a sign. But after many years, they needed a fresh look. No matter what type of sign you have, eventually it’ll lose its original look due to weather and sun. We designed the new monument lettering to fit within the allowed space and updated colors that client chose. These letters have a life time guarantee …
School Signs for Bay Area Campuses Schools looking for school signs in the Bay Area need more than room labels; they need a coordinated campus sign system that supports accessibility, navigation, safety, and daily facility use. Signs Unlimited brings over 30 years of San Jose signage experience to help schools, districts, and educational facilities create clear, durable, and professional signs for classrooms …
We like helping new businesses get the visibility they need by designing signs that reflect the image they would like to communicate. There are many ways to design exterior building signs. They can also be illuminated or non-illuminated. In this particular case, we used a combination of non-illuminated prismatic dimensional lettering and an LED illuminated logo shield. The result was …
Logo changes aren’t limited to building signs. Vehicle or truck graphics also need to be updated with new logos and other relevant information from time to time. We recently completed a truck graphics project for a company in San Francisco. The scope of work involved new logos, hood striping, and other text graphics. One of the challenges with this type …
We’ve been making various trail and event signs for the Open Space Authority for many years. So when they needed a temporary monument sign cover for their new location, they came to us. We do a reasonable amount of these covers for existing monument signs as a stopgap solution until the clients decide on their final sign solution. Here are …
As we’ve said many times before, you don’t always need to do a full or even a partial wrap on your work trucks to get your message across. Based on the type of business you have, simple graphics can easily suffice. Case and point, CommConnect. We designed their van graphics to be very subtle and also accented it with an …
You see all sorts of things in the signs and graphics business. This includes people crashing into signs. This generally happens to monument or directory signs that are at the entrances of business parks, schools, or strip malls. Here is a recent example of a monument sign that we had to replace at Foothill College due to damage by a …
We had talked about regular name and logo changes due to acquisitions among the high tech companies in the valley here. It is notable that these logo changes also happen for non-profits. Hope Services recently went through a major update of their logo. This resulted in many new signs and graphics for all their locations around the Bay Area. We …
Energy costs are always on the rise it seems. So one way businesses can help reduce their energy usage is by updating their old signage from neon or new efficient LED technologies. Signs Unlimited has been helping clients save money by refurbishing the old signs and installing new energy efficient LEDs for years. Here is an example of several neon …
When you’ve been in the business long enough, you see existing clients go through logo or name changes over time. This could be due to an acquisition or simply an update to their image. In either case, they’ll need new signage produced to reflect their new logo. Here is a an example of an existing client updating their lobby, suite, …
When you walk into a business of any type, the images or graphics you see should ideally communicate the essence of the business. We recently completed a graphics job at a nursery in the South Bay. The new graphics we installed fully refreshed the nursery with bright colors which was very appropriate for the image they wanted to create. We …
We are affiliated with a nationwide sign company association which allows us to perform work in other states especially for large corporation with multiple locations. One of the other advantages is that we can perform work for out of area sign companies locally here in the Bay Area. Here is an example of a sign project we recently completed in …
A big advantage of working with property management companies is the ability to create a large data base of requirements for their tenant signage and graphics. Here is an example of a property that we’ve serviced for years. We know all the specifications for the various signs they use in this property and can easily create new tenant logos or …
Some of our projects do not initially start out with the end client. We actually launch many projects working directly with designers and architects who represent end users. This approach allows us to create designs upfront and fine-tune them working with the client’s representative before it is presented to them. Here is an example that demonstrates this approach. The sign …
When a business moves into a new location, they usually need all new signs. But not always. Sometime we are able to move their old sign to the new location. The sign will obviously need to be refurbished but that may be more cost-effective that building a new one from scratch. Case and point; Flooring America. In this case the …
The standard three types of sign for many new tenants moving into a business complex are the lobby, suite, and monument signs. Here is an example of a project we recently completed for Associa. The scope included a brushed aluminum dimensional lobby sign, acrylic monument lettering and logo, as well as ADA complaint suite signs. #lobbysign #suitesign #directorymonument If you …
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 …
If you are a brand conscious company, you continuously want to re-enforce that brand. One effective way to accomplish this is through your signs and graphics. The first thing a potential new client or partner would see when they walk into your lobby is your lobby logo sign. Signs Unlimited has designed, fabricated, and installed thousands of lobby and interiors …
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 …
Once again a corporate merger/acquisition results in a whole new logo change for a company in the valley. Pericom became Diodes. This project posed some unique technical challenges. The new logo had to be fabricated as individual letters and installed in a flat manner even though the main building fascia was curved with custom brushed aluminum paneling. We spent a …
