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 …
Even if you are not in the high tech business here in the Silicon Valley, you still have industry specific events and trade shows. One of the main visual aids and marketing tools at these events are banners. More specifically banners on a stand. These systems come in various sizes and qualities. They can also be retracted neatly in a …
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 …
Serving businesses across San Jose, the greater Bay Area, and extending as far south as Salinas, our team continues to support companies that need reliable, high-quality signage solutions. Because very few sign companies cover such a broad region, we regularly partner with brands that require consistent fabrication, customization, and installation across multiple locations. One recent project involved a complete signage …
Retail businesses represent a good portion of the signs and graphics we make. These could range from window graphics, banners, to fully illuminated building and monument signs. The retail businesses that have a national presence also have more stringent guidelines for their signs and graphics. They typically produce style guides that companies like us would follow to correctly manufacture or …
It happens like clockwork. Another merger resulting in new signs and graphics. STS recently became Watlow. We had worked with STS locally in the past. But this time we worked with Watlow’s national company representative to implement the project here in the South Bay. The scope of work included new lobby signs, door logo graphics, and new custom fitted monument …
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 …
As many construction companies know, you cannot get an occupancy permit and move in until you have proper ADA signs installed in accordance with the Fire Marshall requirements. The ADA regulations evolve regularly. And you must keep up with them. That’s where a trusted source such as Signs Unlimited comes in. Here is an example of some of the ADA …
Manufacturing custom signs is sometimes only part of the job. Navigating through the complex permit processes in various cities around the Bay Area is another. Not all sign companies have the expertise to produce the correct technical plans and maneuver through these processes. Signs Unlimited does. Here is a project we recently completed that required a tedious permit procurement process …
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 a valued client asks you for a new concept for a sign, you do your best to accommodate. General Dynamics has been a special client of ours for many years. For their new location they wanted an illuminated lobby sign that was both front and halo (reverse) lit. They also wanted a very unique glow from the sign. We …
It take some creativity as well as practical know-how to produce unique signs. Many clients know exactly what they like. Others look to us for ideas. But ideas and designs must always consider manufacturability not just what looks good on a computer screen. Stanford Medical wanted a unique effect for their signs. A translucent effect with high-end acrylics and mounting …
Unless you’ve lived in seclusion for the past few years, you most-likely know what Amazon is. As Amazon expands their footprint in the Bay Area, they’ll need more office space and of course new signs. We recently completed a lobby sign project for one of their offices in the South Bay. This particular lobby wall was curved. So we used …
