When a new company moves into an existing business complex, one of the first priorities is updating the signage so employees, clients, and visitors can easily locate the new tenant. This is especially true in the Bay Area, where business parks, office campuses, and multi-tenant properties rely heavily on monument signage for visibility and wayfinding. However, replacing an entire monument …
Redwood Electric’s San Francisco office did not have any exterior signs. Having worked with them on both their monument and interior signs at the Santa Clara location, they asked us to produce a sign suitable for the San Francisco building. Due to the length of the sign, we used fabricated aluminum for the main logo letters and custom cut acrylic …
In the past people used murals to decorate their walls and other surfaces. Even through murals are still used these days, but most wall graphics today are done using digital print technologies. We can achieve many rich colors produced on variety of material including clear, translucent, canvas, etc. to satisfy any application. Case and point; Atelier Salon in Santana Row. …
The Quinlan Multipurpose Community Center in Cupertino needed more visibility beyond their monument sign. The building itself did not have any signs. Here is where Signs Unlimited came in. We met with the city personnel and went through various options for dimensional letter signs. After some design and sample material reviews, the city zeroed in on what they liked. Once …
There is a lot to be said for simple vehicle graphics. Clean and to the point. And let’s not forget very cost-effective especially for school districts with tight budgets. Case and point, Oak Grove Schools. A simple one color contour cut text and logo met their requirements for their trailers. If you drive around the Bay Area, you’ll eventually see …
Building signs come in many shapes and forms. In both commercial and industrial complexes, there is usually a master sign program that tenants must adhere to. This is mainly to keep a uniform look and feel throughout the whole property for aesthetic reasons. These master sign plans may also be filed with the city. In such cases ‘if’ a sign …
The Walking Company in downtown Los Gatos started offering ABEO bio-mechanical footwear recently. As part of this process, they also needed new signs to advertise the offering. As I’d mentioned before, we work with many out-of-state sign companies who handle major national accounts. But they need partners to work with them at the local level. So this is where Signs …
Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing facility had reached a point where they wanted to refresh their old signs and logo for the entire property. This campus wide project involved monument signs, directionals, building signs, and dimensional letter signs. We were awarded the job based on our portfolio, experience, and professionalism. Usually with this size project the design phase takes a fair …
Trust me on this. Menus get stale after a while. If you are in certain type of retail businesses such as a restaurants or Car Washes, you need to freshen up your menus with new items and also a new look from time to time. This is good for business. Case and point; Homestead Car wash which is a project …
When it comes to lobby sign options, sky is the limit. There are so many variations and designs to consider given our sign technologies today. Vanni Humphrey recently wanted to update their lobby sign. So they came to us to create the physical sign from their logo. They had very specific color and font requirements. And of course they wanted …
Community colleges as with any other organization regularly update their facilities. Foothill College has been a long term client of ours here at Signs Unlimited. Over the years we’ve fabricated and installed many of the signs on the campus. Recently they wanted to update their new student resource center signage. The college has a very detailed sign plan with specific …
Here is another example of a merger that required a change in the site signs and graphics. With the acquisition of Access Closure by Cardinal Health, the signs at the Santa Clara location had to be updated to match the new logo. Working with Cardinal Health’s representative sign company, we changed all the site signs, refurbished the main monument sign …
First impressions are important in all businesses. Hanging signs are one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to make a lasting impact. They are an excellent alternative for directing guests, promoting your business, or simply making your office space appear more professional. Running a quaint cafe on a busy street or a boutique nestled in a shopping center? A …
When a company moves to a new location, one of the first things they need is new signage. If the move is local, it is sometimes possible to relocate some of their existing signs as long as the new location allows it. This relocation is more doable with lobby signs as opposed to building or monument signs. These signs usually …
Dinah’s quaint hotel in Palo Alto has been around for decades. A year ago they started to look at refreshing their logo, signs, and graphics with a design firm. Once they got further along, the design firm approached three sign companies to create proposals based on their new designs. The three firms were also interviewed by the hotel management. Signs …
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 …
It happens like clockwork. Mergers and acquisition around the Bay Area are a common occurrence. And as you would guess many of them result in logo and graphics changes for the companies involved. Case and Point; Form Factor which is headquartered in Livermore CA. We had done all the original signs for the entire campus at Form Factor several years …
We’ve talked about the importance of directory or way-finding signage in any property. These signs are very helpful in getting you correctly oriented to where you need to go. They are also critical for first responders arriving onsite in case of emergencies. One of the issues with these property maps is that many are old and perhaps outdated. And in …
Many people associate brass plaques with country clubs and fancy corporate buildings. But they are more accessible that one would think. These plaques exude a sense of permanency and architectural depth that others signs may not. There are typically several options that vary in price and appearance. They can be made in anodized bronze, brass, or aluminum and be completed …
New retail shops have a lot of challenges when starting out. Generally a lot of upfront work and expenses before they can open their doors. But one of the more critical advertising tools they have available to them is an attractive and visible sign to draw attention to the new location. Case and point; Sugar Baby Sweet Shoppe in Los …
So we’ve talked about this before. But it never hurts to bring up the utility of full color digitally printed banners. With our sophisticated print technologies today, we can produce any color scheme or story you wish to communicate at very low costs. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. How about a few pictures that can show …
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 …
You’ve seen these when entering most cities in the U.S.; ‘Welcome To the City of XYZ’. We had designed and built the previous welcome signs for the City of East Palo Alto about 10 years ago. This time they wanted a different solution. One that was lower cost but still very attractive and high-end. We have many options available to …
You’ve got to go big if you want to attract attention. Latitude 37 contemporary condominiums needed large high resolution signs to advertise their condo units. So they approached Signs Unlimited for our professional services. We helped design and produce highly visible rich color graphics and the panel signs. We installed them on their empty field right next to the condo …
If you’ve ever done any hiking or cycling around the Bay Area, I’m sure you’ve seen these. Trail signs are a critical component of any park system that has hiking or biking trails. These signs provide several bits of information ranging from the name of the trail, distances, and whether bikes or horses are allowed. The signs are typically silk-screened …
