Blogs
Oakland, CA – Exterior Illuminated Channel Letters for Cricket Wireless Retail Location
SignWorks recently completed an illuminated channel letter sign for an out of state contractor. His client, Cricket, had a store location in Oakland that needed their channel letter logo sign made with a letter height of 19 ½“with an overall width of 4'-8 1/4" and...
Hayward, CA – Dimensional Letters For Brick Monument Wall At Fairview Heights
SignWorks recently completed a project for the Fairview Heights Homeowners Association that involved installing bronze dark oxidized ¼ inch thick flat cut letters onto the monument wall structure and the entrance to the property. To make the lettering more...
Richmond, CA – Evacuation Maps For Richmond Art Center
When SignWorks was approached by the Operations Director at the Richmond Art Center it was unclear whether there were City of Richmond Evacuation Map Guidelines to follow. As it turned out, the City of Richmond, like many city’s these days, simply adopted the...
Oakland, CA – Commemorative Plaques Are Used In Many Different Ways!
SignWorks has designed a variety of plaques, some used on buildings to identify when the building was first constructed, and others to acknowledge a fallen hero or to celebrate and acknowledge an employee’s contribution. We have also produced ADA plaques, complete...
Hayward, CA – Dimensional Letter/Logo Building and Lobby Signs
SignWorks has lots of examples of a variety of exterior dimensional letter/logo and interior lobby signs that we have fabricated and installed of the years, and it is something that we are very good at. In this blog I’m going to talk a little bit about what goes...
Hayward, CA – Big, Bold Banners and Signs Help Celebrate Trader Joe’s Newest Newark, DE Store Opening
SignWorks is thrilled to have been involved in helping to publicize the opening of Trader Joe’s new store in Newark, DE. We had already sent the 180” x 34” Coming Soon Banner months previously, but our list of store opening tasks involved sending several other...
Hayward, CA – Vehicle Wrap Installation For Bay City Boilers
We are sometimes asked by remote sign companies and advertising agencies to install vehicle graphics and wraps for their local client. Similarly, SignWorks will sometimes need to manage the logistics for a fleet of vehicles or trucks that are located outside of our...
San Francisco, CA – Building Directory Update for Downtown Commercial Building
SignWorks has been working with the building’s architect and property management staff to determine how to use the traditional brass directory frame while rescaling it to make it more readable and updated. Initially we also explored the idea of using a digital...
Hayward, CA – Parking and Property Restriction Signs
SignWorks continues to fabricate a variety of parking and property restrictions for our clients, including Trader Joe’s. These types of signs use a standard 24” by 18” .080 aluminum sign blank that, in the case of Trader Joe’s, clarifies the retailer’s stance with...
San Francisco, CA – Evacuation Maps for 160 Room Downtown Hotel Is Back On Track!
SignWorks is pleased to report that working through a permit expeditor, we were able to get this project back on track. Once our client confirms payment of the permit fees we will be able to start the fabrication process. The non-glare lens have been ordered and are...
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Big Bold Banners Get Retailer, Trader Joe’s, Message Delivered!
Trader Joe’s uses a variety of different banners to communicate with its customer base and last week SignWorks was delighted to fabricate and ship one of our favorites to the Fort Lauderdale, FL store. This particular banner (pictured) is very colorful, measures 190”...
Manhattan Beach, CA – Aluminum And PVC Parking Signs For Trader Joe’s Retail Store
This was a busy week with more work for Trader Joe’s. Our most recent order had SignWorks cranking out 24” X 36” PVC parking signs, four in all, with a variety of text as pictured for the Manhattan Beach and Los Angeles stores, along with aluminum caution and one way...