Blogs
Compliance Signs
There are a variety of compliance signs but generally these types of signs are used for fire and safety purposes. There are some compliance signs that are used in the workplace to shield us from hazards or warn us against danger. Whether OSHA or fire safety inspired...
Project Update| SignWorks Shop Vehicle
I asked our new intern to write about his experience in helping out with our in-house vehicle wrap project. I thought it would be a good experience for him to learn about the wrap process as well as to enhance his writing skills. He wrote the following: "I’m Steven,...
Architectural Graphics & Building Signs
Many sign companies focus their businesses on certain products and SignWorks is no different. Over the years we have gravitated toward architectural signage or those that required the development of a full scale package for an entire building. When we were very new...
Window Lettering / Graphics
Installing window graphics on your store front is a great and affordable way to advertise your business. There are a variety of different ways to produce window graphics, but four common methods are: 1.) Standard Cut Vinyl 2.) Layered Cut Vinyl...
Project Update| Kindred Hospital San Leandro
We are happy to report that we just completed an installation for an out of state sign company who contacted us here in San Leandro because they were familiar with our work. Integrated Sign and Graphics located in Lexington, Kentucky needed a reputable vendor to...
Commercial Signage| An Interns Perspective
As the owner of a sign company, I blog and write about sign industry related topics all the time. I thought it would be interesting for my readers to get a different perspective from someone other than myself. Our new intern wrote the following article about what he...
Commercial Signage| Design Collaboration Wins Every Time!
Sometimes I get to see collaboration at work and frankly, it’s truly exciting to watch! Over the summer our talented designer worked with a client to develop signage for the company’s special event, SnapDay. They were looking for a variety of digital prints and...
Commercial Signage| Affordable Plastic Logo Signs
We often talk about aluminum signs or channel letters while neglecting to mention one of the most affordable sign materials, plastic! This is especially true when it comes to fabricating logo of simple lettered signs. The array of pre-existing acrylic colors and the...
Commercial Signage| Cal State University East Bay Monument Sign Project Update
The diagrams and rendering above reflect the custom aluminum replacement monument sign that SignWorks fabricated for the facilities staff at Cal State University East Bay in Hayward this past July. When we were approached by the facilities staff to reconstruct a...
Vehicle Wraps| Managing a Remote Installation Process
We are sometimes asked by remote advertising agencies to either install vehicle graphics and wraps locally. Likewise we will sometimes need to manage the logistics for a fleet of vehicles or trucks that are located outside of our immediate geography. What this...
Traditional Outdoor Signs That Get You Noticed
There is much to be said about the new social media methods for reaching customers and prospects, but what about those customers who are less savvy and possibly even Twitter and Facebook phobic? Good old-fashioned outdoor signs are a more traditional method for...
Aspire Middle School: Evacuation Signs
We recently had an opportunity to create, build and install evacuation signs at a middle school in Oakland. Here at SignWorks we have done many evacuation signs, but this project was much different. A typical two story office building in Oakland CA, would have about ...