Blogs
Project Update | Brand Integrity, Sunset Funeral Company
We have a long standing relationship with a local funeral and casket company that has developed over the years. The owner, sensing that past clients and their referrals were confused about what products and services were available from the company, made a bold but...
Vehicle Graphics: Perforated Window Graphics
Here at SignWorks we do a variety of different signs which include custom vehicle graphics. A trend has been developing to apply graphics not only on the body of vehicles, but the windows as well. We recently completed a project that consisted of mainly...
Project Update | Restoration Hardware Truck Wraps
It’s great when you are able to report that a project is going well! Although we had hoped to have more of these large trucks complete, we’re able to report that 3 of the 8 trucks in the Los Angeles market have been completed. Because these delivery trucks are...
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...