Recent simple free standing sign

[SignManiac]

Did this one last week. Small tenant directory board. Carved address panel at top. Custom made topper for the post. All DiBond and PVC plus digital printing.

 

[Letterbox Mike]

Very nice!

 

[signage]

Signmaniac are those panels replacible?

If so how are they attached?

 

[GP]

I like it a lot (and into the "inspiration folder" you go).

I would love to see detail of the construction - did you trim the sides to make the material look like thicker stock?

Great work,

GP

 

[SignManiac]

Signage, yes each panel is attached with brass screws so they can be replaced with new one's if the tenant changes.

Gp, that's exactly what I did. The faces are 1/8" thick dibond sandwiched to the 4"x4" post. I slotted the inside edge of the side panels so that a 1/4" of each face is glued into it, and then gave the outer edge a slight round over. It makes the sign look like its a 5" thick solid sign. Plus it adds strength to the sign overall.

Here, went back and made a simple example from the top view looking straight down.

 

[Fatboy]

EXCELLENT STUFF
:U Rock:

 

[daveb]

Very good use of space

 

[amw]

Very nice work! I like it.

Marsha

 

[Marlene]

nice looking sign. is that a pink background with the bottle green?

 

[SignManiac]

Marlene it is. I color matched the background of the sign to the buildings siding and trim colors. It's a professional office complex in an older style home that had been renovated.

 

[dweinmann]

Great looking sign, thanks for sharing! I don't have much experience with constructing larger signs like this, so this may be a dumb question. Is there any top and bottom piece at all? From your 'top view' attachment, it doesn't look like it.

 

[Sign_Boy]

Great Stuff!!

 

[Marlene]

Marlene it is. I color matched the background of the sign to the buildings siding and trim colors. It's a professional office complex in an older style home that had been renovated.

that is such a pretty color combo!

 

[SignManiac]

that is such a pretty color combo!

Thank you Marlene. I never design any sign without first considering the building color or surroundings. It's very important to visually tie all the elements together. You won't often see me making a plain white sign. 90% of all my signs use color, especially darker colors for backgrounds. Dark expands light and really improves contrast and visibility on signs.

Great looking sign, thanks for sharing! I don't have much experience with constructing larger signs like this, so this may be a dumb question. Is there any top and bottom piece at all? From your 'top view' attachment, it doesn't look like it.

Nothing on top or bottom. Bottom is too low to see and top is too tall to see. If it would have been visible, then I would have closed it in.

 

[GP]

That is slick - thanks for the detail. I really appreciate your time in sketching that out.

GP

 

[Just Another Sign Guy]

what i like about it the most. is that i know like all of your projects you were handsomely paid to build it. if more people in our trade would listen to you they would make a lot more money than many of them do.

 

[SignManiac]

Dan, sad to say, but if I haven't been able to show others after all these years the way to sell your work for what it's really worth, I doubt I'll ever be able to convince anyone now or ever. I've preached this topic so many times that I'm blue in the face. You either get it, or you don't. Lucky for me, I do "get it".

You can't get what you don't ask for, simple as that.

 

[Ponto]

...professional sign in every which way.....well done

JP

 

[Just Another Sign Guy]

believe me i preach the same philosophy. if people want to work for free i can think of much more enjoyable things to do with your time. just my opinion, i am thankful in that i enjoy the work that i do but if i am working for free i am going to work in my garden or chase my child around the park

 

[SignManiac]

Can't really argue with that logic now can you? Nothing wrong with working hard, but make it a point to "play even harder"