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How To Choose the Right Sign Colors

Your client just said “we are re-designing our logo for our new locations, and we’re wondering which colors are best to use for on our channel letter sign for this type of business.” What is your answer? As a signage … Continue reading

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Why a Channel Letter is Not a Channel Letter

A channel letter is not a channel letter. With a common sign type like channel letters, it is too easy to think they are basically all the same. After all, a channel letter sign is just a metal can with … Continue reading

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Customize Your Way to Signage Success

Your client just said “I’d like for the daytime appearance of this channel letter sign’s letters to be white, but at night they need to be red.” What is your response? This is easily done. It is possible for your … Continue reading

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Because Your Sign Proposal Needs to Be the Best

Your client just showed you the location of her new channel letter sign. It is perpendicular to the roadway, which is good, but it is on a busy street in a commercial district. How do you determine how large the … Continue reading

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How To Reduce Signage Fatigue

We’ve talked about the ongoing value of signage in this blog before. We’ve also presented compelling evidence that signage provides an ongoing reminder of the existence of a business and the products and services sold. But how do you combat … Continue reading

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Which Sign Format is Best for Impulse Businesses?

Your prospect is building a new car wash, and she is asking you for the most effective sign design for a “business of this type.” What do you tell her? You know one thing immediately. A car wash tends to … Continue reading

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Which Sign Color Combinations are the Most Effective?

You already know that a sign must have acceptable contrast to be effective. But what are the best color combinations for both contrast and legibility? Check the chart below for a fast reference* (click the chart for an enlarged version.) … Continue reading

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Which Sign Colors are Best for Older Adults?

Your client just said “our new business is targeted to older adults. So our sign needs to be easily legible to someone in that age group. What colors do you recommend?” What is your answer? There is a difference in … Continue reading

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A Great Way to Increase Your Signage Revenue

What is a great way to increase your signage revenue? The answer is to make your customer’s primary sign highly effective. By a “primary sign”, I mean the main outdoor sign – the sign that drives the location awareness and … Continue reading

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Another Way to Signage Referrals

What is a fast way to decrease your customer’s sign effectiveness? The answer is to make your sign difficult to notice and/or read. The 10 dollar word used by the signage textbooks is “conspicuity.” Conspicuity is defined as “a sign’s … Continue reading

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