Blogs
Nashville, TN – Cut Vinyl Address Decals For Trader Joe’s Retail Store
Cut vinyl is a staple in the sign industry and is used for many things, including window lettering and addressing, fleet graphics and more. Recently, Trader Joe’s encountered a problem at one of the store. Address numbering that should have been supplied by the...
Oakland, CA – Understanding ADA Compliance When Renovating Commercial Buildings Is Important
SignWorks has worked with a variety of clients, ranging from small commercial property managers and large construction companies, to supply Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) signage. The Americans with Disabilities Act for Tactile & Braille is made up of a...
San Bruno, CA – Police Credit Union Gets New Updated Evacuation Map
SignWorks has worked with the folks at the Police Credit Union in the past and guided them through the process of designing their own since the City of San Bruno does not have a formalized program. When one of the maps was damaged and the process thought to be a...
Concord, CA – Halo Lit Channel Letters Plus A Wall Wrap For A Sun Valley Mall Tenant
SignWorks is pleased with its many partnerships and talented fabricators. We are posting an example of the fabulous work of one of favorites. The project entailed making a set of halo lit 3 feet tall channel letters that spanned 14 feet as well as designing and...
Danville, CA – Interior Illuminated Channel Letters For Tophap Lobby Wall
SignWorks is pleased to report that the preparation for the electrical sign installation of our client, TopHap, is going well and that the letters will be installed at their facility this week. The client contacted us in mid-April and we began the design layout...
Pleasanton, CA – BeneSys Administrators Honors Another Employee with A Recognition Plaque
SignWorks was pleased to play a role in acknowledging one of the organizations valued employees by providing a second plaque. Because it was our second time working with the client we had already set the groundwork for how the plaque would look. Our first encounter...
San Jose, CA – Site Inspections Are Key to Smooth Installation Planning!
Often a client will ask why a site visit is needed, especially if the installation height and power source are known factors. The problem for a sign company is that we may not be able to reach the location by ladder depending on what type of signs we’re installing...
Hayward, CA – Anti-Vandal Signs For Hayward School Project
SignWorks works with a variety of builders and contractors and was asked to weigh in on the production of some affordable exterior building signs for a local school. While the Hayward School District had called for “embossed” signs which we took to mean tactile...
Hayward, CA – LED Illuminated Channel Letters & Sign Cabinets
SignWorks works with several subcontractors to produce a variety of sign types and we thought we would share some insights on current projects that we’re working on. Generally speaking illuminated signs fall into two broad categories, illuminated sign cabinets which...
Oakland, CA – Faux Stone Monument Signs Are Affordable And Cost Effective!
SignWorks has a great fabricator that makes very impressive monument signs without the brick and mortar! These monument signs look every bit as grand as those masonry monument signs we’ve all seen over the years. The difference is that the faux stone variety is less...
Piedmont, CA – Updated Brushed Aluminum Directories, Wall and Suite Signs
SignWorks was approached several months ago by the owners of a commercial property in Piedmont. The old exterior directory was in need of a facelift and the owners decided that some modernization was in order. They liked the appearance of other more modern looking...
Hayward, CA – D.W. Nicholson Reorders More Vinyl/Logo Decals!
SignWorks is pleased to report yet another repeat customer. Two years ago we re-created their logo and made of 50 large 27” wide and 18” tall decals and 50 small at 20” wide by 6” tall contour cut vinyl contour cut logo decals. Two years later and the company is...