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Austin Signs | Sign Foam Letters for Lobby and Building Signage

Sign Foam Letters are produced by cutting your design (either letters or a logo) from a flat sheet of high quality sign foam material using state-of-the-art cutting equipment.  Sign Foam letters can be produced in any typestyle or shape that can be routered. These quality dimensional letters will provide nice thick letter for your signage project at a lower cost than metal or acrylic.  Sign foam is available for both indoor and outdoor applications.   They are a great option for lobby signs and building signs. 

The sign foam material thickness will obviously determine the "depth" of the finished letters. As you can see from the Zoom Room letters, the blue foam creates a "drop shadow" appearance for the foam letters. The more depth, the more of this effect on your sign. You can choose a variety of thicknesses and layers of sign foam can be stuck together to create even larger letters.  the letters below are 1-1/2" of pink sign foam attached to 1-1/2" of white sign foam with an acrylic face.   It gives real depth to large signs.

Sign foam letters are a cost effective solution for a wide variety of interior signage needs including retail POP signage, special event signage, temporary sign letters, and tradeshow displays. Foam letters can be used unpainted natural white or black or painted in a standard or custom color with either a matte or semi-gloss finish. Foam Letters are extremely lightweight, and are available in a variety of thicknesses and finishes to serve all your signage and visual display needs.

Foam letters are also available with a metal and plastic laminate faces.  Metal faced letters are available in gold, silver, copper or bronze and can be ordered with a polished or brushed finish and the sides can be painted in any standard color.  Acrylic mirror faced letters add the reflective quality of mirror to a letter.  Acrylic faced letters are made by laminating Acrylic to the face of a Gator Foam substrate. The acrylic faces are backsprayed to give a deep shiny look. The sides can be painted any standard color. The letters are installed with double sided tape and adhesive.

There are many choices for materials for your sign.  Sign foam offers a wide variety of options at a reasonable cost. 

360 Signs in Austin, Texas can help you with a wide variety of custom signage.   Give us a call at 512-442-2900 or visit us at www.360signs.com. 

Austin Signs | Choosing Dimensional Letters

Choosing a sign that is right for your business- whether considering a lobby sign, a monument sign or a building sign- is an important decision.  Your sign creates an impression of your business by all who see it.  Finding the right look to your sign requires a number of decisions from type of letters to size of letters and also choosing the right color scheme to make your sign stand out. 

 Gemini letters offer several options for your coloring choice: 

Acrylic letters come in 32 standard colors or you can choose your own painted custom colors. Cast metal letters and Cut Metal letters can be painted in any of 45 standard Gemini painted colors or your own painted custom colors. 

 

 

The Cast and Cut letters can also be done with various types of finishes that are extremely sharp and appealing.  These come in a brushed metal finish, an anodized, an oxidized or a polished finish. 

There are variations of these in an Aluminum finish, Bronze, Brass, Stainless Steel or a Cor-Ten & Hot Rolled Steel finish. 

Whether you choose to paint your dimensional letters or utilize one of the attractive finishes, 360 Signs will provide you with the information you need to make that decision.  And, you can be certain that you will receive a sign that will enhance your place of business and your company image.

360 Signs in Austin, Texas can help you with a wide variety of custom signage.   Give us a call at 512-442-2900 or visit us at www.360signs.com. 

Austin Signs | Monument Signs - Letter Mounting Options

Apartment homes, neighborhood entrances, office parks, retirement facilities, nursing homes, doctors offices, cities, churches and schools are just some of the places you see monument signs.  The importance of a monument sign cannot be underestimated, it makes your business easy to find and leaves a memorable impression on all who see it.  A monument sign is part of your brand so consider a design that helps your organization make a positive first impression.

 

Two options for mounting letters to a monument sign are flush mounting and stud mounting with spacers. 

In flush mounting the letters are installed directly onto the face of the sign.  When using this method, it is important to choose dimensional letters that are substantial enough to be visible from a distance.  The graphics and letters should protrude from the sign by a minimum of 1/4" to 1/2".  This give the face of your sign depth and interest. 

In stud mounting with spacers the letters are secured to hardware that is then drilled into the face of the sign.  The hardware enables your letters to actually stand-off the face of the sign creating dimension.  Stud mounting provides you with the option of including lighting within or behind the letters to enable visibility at night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whatever method you choose, 360 Signs will ensure that you have a well designed, solidly constructed monument sign that best fits the needs of your organization. 

360 Signs in Austin, Texas can help you with a wide variety of custom signage.   Give us a call at 512-442-2900 or visit us at www.360signs.com. 

Austin Signs | Dimensional Letters - Guarantee

You’ve purchased a beautiful lobby sign, a monument sign, or building sign with Gemini dimensional letters for your business… so what guarantee do you have for the investment you’ve made?  The good news is that with all Gemini letters you will receive a guarantee for life.  Should a letter fade, break or contain any defect, we will refinish or replace the defective materials at no cost to you, as long as the letters are installed on their original location.

 Keep in mind that most signs will require periodic maintenance (click here to watch video) to retain their original sharpness.  Plastic and metal letters will need to be cleaned or revitalized.  This can usually be done by simply using a good dish soap to remove dirt or pollutants that come from the sign’s environment.  Should the face of a metal letter get scratched, the coating can be revitalized using a good car wax.  You’ve invested good money in your sign, it is important to take good care of them.

All of these letters are designed to last a lifetime.  Materials and finishes are constantly tested and refined.  This includes harsh environmental testing such as with salt spray.  These products will last much longer than the life a sign you may install.  Gemini’s experience and testing insures that products are designed to last in excess of ten years without any noticeable degradation of their appearance.  We also know from specific experience with signs that have been installed all over the world that many of our products will last much longer than that.

A great looking sign can come with a great guarantee when you use Gemini letters.

360 Signs in Austin, Texas can help you with a wide variety of custom signage.   Give us a call at 512-442-2900 or visit us at www.360signs.com.