We are excited when new businesses open in the South Bay. New businesses are an indication of a good and vibrant local economy. We were approached by Float Station’s architect (and GC) to help build a sign for their new location in Campbell. We worked diligently on the design of the halo-lit LED channel letters and the permit process. Once …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Starbucks continues to expand and refresh its stores throughout the Bay Area, and as one of the region’s trusted commercial sign making companies, Signs Unlimited has supported many of these updates over the years. From the Starbucks Almaden, Los Altos Starbucks, and Starbucks in Saratoga, CA, to remodels in San Bruno, San Carlos, and Mountain View, we routinely partner with …
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 a longtime partner of Foothill College, we’ve fabricated and installed hundreds of signs at the campus over the years. But as with anything in life, the signs age and require updating once in a while. Foothill College has very custom graphics, background colors, and special fabrication requirements that need to be factored in the designs. Signs Unlimited has perfected …
The Seattle-based MOD pizza is expanding in the Bay Area. This Pizza-on-Demand franchise recently added a new store in Cupertino. And of course they crossed paths with Signs Unlimited. We initially helped with the temporary banner installations as the main signs were in fabrication. Once the main LED illuminated signs were ready, the team at Signs Unlimited professionally installed them …
Atelier is a high-end salon with two locations in San Jose’s Santana Row. Recently they acquired and launched a new salon in Willow Glen which is another upscale neighborhood in San Jose. As with the previous stores which Signs Unlimited (their longtime partner) had also produced the signs for, they approached us for the new signage at the Willow Glen …
A new business in an office building means that various signs have to be updated to reflect the new tenant. In most cases, there are at least one suite sign for the main entry and also one directory strip sign in the lobby. But based on the size of the building, there could also be additions to the directory monument(s) …
You may be familiar with Dinah’s Garden Boutique hotel in Palo Alto. We had previously worked with them and their corporate design firm to produce various signs for the entire property a couple of years ago. Recently they realized that additional signage was needed to further enhance visibility and access for their guests. These new signs were intended to complement …
After more than a decade of studies, research, and community discussion, improvements at Cooley Landing Park in East Palo Alto are underway. When the park was opened to the public in 2012, Cooley Landing added nine acres to the amount of public open space in the area. As part of the improvements Signs Unlimited, a long time supplier of signs …
San Jose Conservation Corps (SJCC) has provided thousands of “at-risk” disadvantaged young men and women with academic education, hands-on learning, and development of basic skills. So we were very pleased when they came to us to produce their new large promotional site signs. These large signs were made with high resolution digital print graphics and high quality graffiti proof lamination. …
One of the advantages of being a sign company that fully licensed, insured, and bonded, is that national companies feel comfortable and trust your expertise with their projects. These sign projects are generally highly visible and require attention to details. Here is an example of a job we recently completed for Nordstrom at the Stanford shopping center. The project consisted …
Imagine this scenario. Your business has changed names, suite numbers, or have something else that requires your directory monuments to be updated. A new directory monument takes several weeks to complete especially if a city permit is required. So a great temporary solution would be to cover the existing directories with the new information while the new signs are being …
When it comes to store window coverings, options are aplenty. Businesses can have their logo in full color contour-cut and applied. Or they can have any type of artistic and digitally produced graphic their customers or market requires. One of the options that we’ve utilized in the past serves a dual purpose. We’ve used frost film (a.k.a. etched glass) as …
Wear and tear is very common in the world of signs and graphics. Especially for the signs that are outdoors and exposed to the elements 24/7. Omron / STI recently approached us with a request for a new monument sign to replace their existing one that had been ravaged by the weather over the years. But there was a twist. …
When you enter an industrial or even a commercial business area, sometimes finding your way around can be challenging. Maps at the driveway entry sometimes help. But once you get further in, you may still need directions to the specific building you are looking for. Case and point; the Mexican Consulate in the South Bay. This was an clear example …
So you’ve added a new doctor or lawyer to your medical or legal practice? This means you need to add their names to the various signs and directories around the building. This may be a good time to look at your signs and directories and see if a refresh is needed. As we’ve mentioned before, signs and graphics need to …
Property Management companies have to deal with a lot of issues related to the complexes they manage and their tenants. One common request we get from these companies has to do with signs. Anything from No Parking, No Dumping, to Suite number signs. But we also get requests for monuments and other more substantial signs. Here is a recent sign …
For businesses that operate after dusk, an illuminated sign is very important for visibility. This is especially true if the business is tucked away in the corner or back of the strip mall or business complex. Century 21 Real Estate is well-known around the Bay Area. But a well-lit and visible sign greatly helps with guiding clients to their office. …
Here we are with another change of ownership for a Silicon Valley company. Symantec spun off their Veritas business to an investment group. As we’ve done many times before over the years Signs Unlimited was contracted to replace the signage at the campus from Symantec to Veritas. The initial phase of this transition was completed recently. The scope of work …
