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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. 

Austin Signs | Floor and Sidewalk Printed Graphics

You can get digitally printed, full-color, self-adhesive, permanent or removable floor graphics for both indoor and outdoor applications including: Supermarkets, Advertising, Promotional Events, Warehouse Signage, and Safety Warnings.

Today, many retail locations have their shelves full of products and visual advertising messages.  The floor is a highly visible, non cluttered space that really attracts the attention of the shopper.   In large venues, such as shopping malls or stadiums, floor graphics can help guide visitors to specific locations or for exciting new services, such as Bypass Mobile who are using floor graphics to help guide clients to pick up food at a stadium without waiting in line.

Floor graphics are primarily distinguished by their anti-slip surface, which is a use-specific, anti-slip film laminated over the self-adhesive graphic.  Bypass Mobile uses floor graphics to direct customers to their special pick up line.

The underlying graphic is distinguished primarily by the type of adhesive used to adhere the graphic to the floor. Adhesive variations include permanent or removable; and varying degrees of adhesion suitable for surfaces such as concrete, asphalt, wooden floors, vinyl flooring, sealed concrete floors, etc.

All floor graphics are printed with exterior-grade, solvent-based, UV-resistant inks for fade-free performance, indoors or out.  And as all our graphics are digitally printed on six-color machines, we can print just about any full-color design or graphic, quickly and economically.

Once printed, floor graphics can be contour-cut to any shape or size.  Give 360 Signs a call and we can print floor graphics for you in any quantity, be it one or one thousand.

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 | Custom Signs | Lobby Sign Design

Lobby signs most commonly include the logo and name of the company.   The font, colors, and logo shapes are usually defined by corporate brand standards.   The choices that come into play are

1. Location
2. Size
3. Mounting
4. Illuminated or non-illuminated

If the lobby has a reception desk, the wall behind the desk is the most common location.  If you have a large lobby there may be a large wall that would be ideal.   It should be a location that visitors will see as they enter your lobby.

 

 

The lobby sign should be large enough to read easily without being overpowering.   There needs to be negative space (empty wall) around all of the name and logo elements.   Approximately two-thirds of the width of the wall is a good size.   While the center of the wall can be the right location, there are times when it would look better offset towards the entrance or entrance line of sign.

 

The mounting method can be mounting the letters flush with the surface of the wall, on spacers approximately 1/2" off the wall, or on an acrylic panel held off the wall on metal standoffs.

Generally lobby signs are not illuminated, but if you have the budget an illuminated sign will grab a lot of attention. 

There are many options to consider when creating a professional, effective lobby sign.  The team at 360 Signs will ensure your lobby sign creates a great first impression.

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. 

Sign Companies Austin | Teardrop Flag Banners | Exterior Custom Signs

Flag banners are a great way to get your business noticed. Your artwork is printed onto a lightweight banner material for vibrant colors that are eye catching and attention grabbing. The print process allows your graphics to pass through the lightweight material easily. The fuller, wider curve at the top also allows for larger graphics and more vivid branding opportunities than other event banners and can be used as permanent or temporary commercial signage.

 

Flag banners are highly durable under windy conditions, and don't fade in the Austin sun. Because they are able to stand up to the types of harsh conditions that can cause conventional banners to fail, there is substantial upside to using Teardrop Banners. Their design ensures that the high impact branded message is always visible. They can be used on the grass, sand, or on any hard surface with a ground stake, hard surface stand or refillable weight bag; the number of potential uses are endless. These flying banners include several sizes with heights of up to 14 ft. With durable single, double or triple-layer polyester fabric and the highest quality UV treated full color dye-sublimated imprinting.   You can get versions with prints on both sides with a blockout layer inbetween each side. 

The set up and take down of these flying banners is fast and easy the complete banner system folds neatly for storage or transport.

Teardrop Banners are the perfect marketing tool for both indoor and outdoor events including retail & automotive sales, grand openings, special events and sporting events, just to name a few.

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. 

Custom Signs Austin | Top Six Uses for Digital Signs

You see them more every day. Digital signs are helping companies and organizations communicate key information to their customers at the right place and time. Whether it is at the airport, or in a business, digital signs use compelling displays of video, text, and graphics to get your attention and get you a message. With digital signage, your company can use this powerful technology to share information with your customers and "talk" to them when they are right in front of your business.

Digital signage is a form of electronic display that shows information, advertising and other messages. Digital signs (such as LCD, LED, plasma displays, or projected images) can be found in public and private environments and are widely used in retail stores and corporate buildings.   Daktronics, of Brookings, SD, is a leading supplier of LED displays for many venues such as airports, gas stations, and stadiums. 

  

Digital signage delivers information that is relevant and useful in a format that is attractive and enticing to the user.  Displaying custom content that communicates your message easily and more effectively, digital signage increases visitor interaction and ultimately increases customer retention and ROI (Return on Investment)

Six Popular Uses of Digital Signage:

• Way finding - used anywhere where mapping can efficiently guide visitors and guests: hotels, conference centers, universities, casinos and corporate campuses.  Great for directory signs.
• Restaurant Menus - digitally display menu items and allow for easy changes and updates
• Flight Arrival & Departure Live Information -used frequently in hotel lobbies to alert guests of flight delays or changes, great for keeping guests on property
• Event Listings & Schedules - great for any environment where events and scheduling are a priority: hotels, conference centers, hospitals, corporate settings, and universities.
• Meeting Room Signs - show individual meetings per room as well as local information
• Conference Area Signage -meeting room signs, way finding, and event listings are very popular in any conference center and operationally support convention center staff

In Austin, if you need help with high impact digital signage contact 360 Signs, your source for custom digital signs.

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. 

Face Lit Channel Letter Signs | Building Signs Austin

Face lit channel letters are the most common type of channel letter.  The light from the letters comes out of the front of the letters and is visible from long distances.   During the daylight hours, the letters are not illuminated and are the color of the faces.

 

The face of the letter is made out of lexan (plastic) and is either colored material or has colored vinyl applied to the face.   The color covers the entire letter face with two exceptions.   With dark colors, such as blue, the human eye has difficulty seeing them at night and therefore, we typically put a small border of white around the blue to make it easier to read. 

 

The other exception is black letters.  Because you cannot get translucent black material, we use a black perforated vinyl on the faces.  This has a lot of small holes in it.  During the day the letters appear black; at night the light comes through the small holes in the vinyl and the letters appear white.  

 

The letters are illuminated with either neon or LED lights.

The body of the letter is made out of aluminum and the side of the letter is called the "return."   It can be the same color as the letter or is often painted white.   The face of the letters is secured to the return with a trim cap.  The trim cap can be the same color as the face or an accent color.   

Some channel letters are individually mounted directly to a panel or the fascia (wall) of the building.  

 

In this case all of the electronics are wired in behind the panel or wall.   In other cases the letters are mounted on a raceway and the raceway holds all of the electronics and wiring. 

 

Individually mounted letters take longer to install at the site because each letter has to be positioned, mounted, and wired one by one.   Raceway mounted letters can be installed more quickly because they are positioned and mounted at the production facility and only the raceway has to be mounted and wired to the building.  Your landlord may have sign regulations that specify how channel letters must be mounted on your building.

Face lit channel letters are a very visible on-premise sign that can really attract attention to your business.  For custom channel letter signs in Austin, contact 360 Signs.  We can help you with all of your commercial sign needs in Austin.

 

 

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. 

Post and Panel Custom Signs Austin

Post and panel signs are some of the most widely used and compelling signage in the market.  They are simple, consisting of two posts installed in the ground with a solid panel suspended between them.  They are easily customized and can be made from a wide variety of materials ranging from metal to wood to plastic.  These signs are an attractive, durable, highly effective way to advertise and pass on information to your customers. 

Post and panel signs can be fabricated from metal cabinets with vinyl graphics applied to one or two sides.

Or, they can be made from wood posts and a wood panel, painted with vinyl graphics applied.

Or, from a single flat metal panel which is painted and has vinyl graphics applied.

They are simple and can be very elegant ways to communicate your infomation to your customers.

For post and panel signs in Austin, contact 360 Signs, your source for custom commercial signage. 

 

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 Custom Signs : Foam Letter Signs

One of your options for exterior signs are sign foam letters. Foam letters are a good choice for large dimensional letters. They can be used for interior or exterior signs. They are also one of the most cost effective choices you can make, they are less expensive than solid acrylic or metal letters due to the cost of the material used. The foam is specifically made for indoor or outdoor signs; it is durable, light, and easy to install.

There are a number of different materials used for foam letters:

Dura-Foam Letters (Gatorfoam®)

Dura-Foam Letters are made from Gatorfoam®, which is structural foam, sandwiched between a hard facing, providing extra durability and a smooth surface. Dura-Foam letters can be used unpainted natural white or black or painted in a standard color or custom color with a semi-gloss finish.

Foam Letters with Plastic Laminate

Foam Letters with Plastic Laminate Letters are made from a high-pressure plastic laminate adhered to foam material, and precision cut.

 

The sides can remain natural white, or painted in any standard color or custom color with a matte, semi-gloss, or metallic paint.

 Foam Letters with Metal Laminate

Foam Letters with Metal Laminate Letters are made form real metal laminate, available in a variety of finishes, adhered to sign foam and precision cut. The sides can remain unpainted, or be painted with matching metallic paint, or in any standard color or custom color with a matte or semi-gloss finish.

 

This is an example of a foam letter sign in Austin.  Plain Ivey Jane is an upscale botique in downtown Austin.  The sign is made of two layers of 1-1/2" foam, one pink and one white, with a white laminate on the face.   The letters are stud mounted to the building face and we used some additional adhesive. 

At the same cost, this sign would have been much smaller with acrylic letters and wouldn't have the same impact. 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you need a great looking sign and have a modest budget, consider foam as the material for dimensional 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. 

Austin Custom Signs: Custom Awning Signs, a Face Lift for Businesses

Awning signs are a great way to make your business visible from the street. Having an awning and not have it double as a sign is a missed opportunity.   They are on-premise signs with flair.

Custom awning signs will make your business look more professional and established. These inexpensive signs also give a great finished look to any storefront. You can cover your awning with a logo, text, or just cool designs making them highly attractive custom signs.  Awning signs can come in almost size and shape and can be printed in single color or full color.

 

This is just one example of the versatility and attractiveness that an awning sign can bring to the front of your building. They can also be used to complement channel letters and building signs that you already have above or near your awnings.

Dorothy, we're not in canvas anymore, today, awnings can be made with a wide range of materials. Holiday is a high performance 100% polyester woven awning fabric with an acrylic coating. It weighs 12 oz per square yard, Holiday has exceptionally high strength and stamina to endure sun, rain, tension, wind stress and snow loads year after year.

Awning signs are a great way to make your business look great and get your name seen by thousands of people everyday.  Let 360 Signs help with you with your awning today.

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 Custom Signs: Custom Golf Course Sign - Hole Yardage

Austin Country Club asked us to create a custom golf course sign that they could put the yardages for the 13^th hole on the golf course.  We met with them and designed a custom golf course sign that fit in with the look and feel of the course.

We built a wooden cabinet with an aluminum panel with printed vinyl on it to show all of the tee marker information.  The open space was covered with dry erase vinyl to allow them to write in yardages that change daily. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cabinet included space inside to store markers and other necessary materials.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After installation the sign looked great, but they didn't like the functionality of dry erase sign.

We upgraded the sign by using Pronto Changeable Track on it and used Pronto Changeable Copy Letters to display the yardage. They are weather resistant and very rugged.

 The Club is very happy with their new custom golf course sign and have received comments on how easy it is to read and understand.  360 Signs is ready to create custom signs for clients in the Austin area.

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.