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Commercial Signage | Remote Site Survey Assistance

As part of a national sign organization SignWorks is sometimes called upon by sister sign companies to provide site survey work for our sister sign companies.  This happens when a local sign company is working with a larger company that has multiple locations...

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Project Update | Canteen Vending Fleet Graphics

Canteen Vending is the only national (and the largest) vending operating company in the country with several locations, one of which is located right here in San Leandro.  This family operated business provides onsite dining, food and beverage vending, not to mention...

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Project Update | Friend’s Of The San Leandro Library

One of our favorite non profits, Friend’s of the San Leandro Library, has been bringing their street sized banner to us for the past four years to have the event date updated.  They host two events, one April and the other in October which means that for the past four...

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Media Frames Makes Changeable Graphics More Affordable!

Every few months a billboard is changed out with a new graphic or advertisement.  Typically a two man crew lays new graphics over the old graphic or, with the newer billboards; the graphics come off and are swapped out.  Billboards are usually tall stationary signs on...

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Commercial Signage| Exterior Building Letters

Many companies choose to spell out there names across the front of their building, but depending on the size of the building those lettering choices can vary greatly.  Often local guidelines, especially for multi-story buildings, will determine what is possible and...

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Vehicle Graphics| Wraps, As Individual As You Are!

There are mis-perceptions out there that a wrap by definition is going to be loud and full of bold colors.  While this may be true for some customers it may not necessarily be true for others.  The most important thing is that the wrap reflects the style and brand of...

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Lobby Signs

Indoor lobby signs are a good way to brand your company and make an impression on anyone who walks through the door.  From company logos and mottos, lobby signs make a statement that can sum up a business’s standards and reputation. For instance in a Law Firm’s...

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Evacuation Maps

Evacuation maps are signs which allow people and safety personnel to locate where they are in a building and to find the closest way to exit a building in an emergency.  All multi-level buildings are required to have evacuation maps near every stair-well and elevator...

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Channel Letters

To the common person channel letters are usually referred to as “The sign letters that light up.” Channel letters are signs that have either neon or led lights encased in a metal shell, caped with acrylic plastic, which allow it to light up at night. A lot of new...

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Sign Facts | Company Logos

Logo brands are all around us!  Everywhere you look there is a brand logo or brand name on billboards, TV ads, vehicles, buildings and even bathrooms. There are some company brands that are circulated so much that by just a single glance we know exactly what company...

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Commercial Signage | Wall Graphics

If a customer wanted to put a graphic on a wall of their house or building they only had two options, paint directly on the wall or hang up a picture. With new advancements in adhesive vinyl materials, there is now another option, adhering vinyl graphics directly onto...

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