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Wide Format Printed Vinyl Map

Vinyl Sign 59

Vinyl Sign 59

This is one of the many occasions that calls for something called , a method of printing patterns and letters onto large pieces of vinyl.

Maps are especially difficult to produce otherwise, and this is the strong point for , getting lots and lots of details into one small area without any loss of quality.

This particular case also has a thick protective layer of clear vinyl placed on top of the printed vinyl.

This style of sign belongs to the wide format printing category. Click on that link to see more kinds of articles like this one.

Delicious Lightbox Sign

Bespoke Sign 56

Bespoke Sign 56

This is a type of sign known as a lightbox. For the purposes of this article we will call it a as that is precisely what it is.

The box itself houses fluorescent tubes, and the face that we see here on the image is translucent perspex with relief-cut vinyl applied to the face.

When the light is turned on, the overall effect is of a beautifully rich purple sign, with the lettering a bright white. Very impressive!

This style of sign belongs to the bespoke signs category. Click on that link to see more kinds of articles like this one.

Large Wide Format Printed Vinyl Sign

Vinyl Sign 60

Vinyl Sign 60

We design, create and manufacture a lot of , but sometimes they are quite large and interestingly challenging, just like this one.

With strong single colours, such as the dark blue and the lighter blue, the quality has to be picture perfect, and this is one reason we ask for vector-based images rather than bitmaps (see here for our blog entry).

The resulting is clean and clear.

It should be noted that in this case, the printed vinyl is applied to a strong sheet.

This style of sign belongs to the aluminium signs,vinyl signs,wide format printing categories. Click on one of those links to see more kinds of articles like this one.

Complex Wide Format Printed Vinyl Sign

Vinyl Sign 61

Vinyl Sign 61

Some that we create are not as simple as others, and some like this one are full of useful information, so they have to be created and crafted carefully. In this case the customer provided the artwork.

Although you can’t see this, this is a that is printed onto a vinyl substrate that is bonded to an blank.

You might also notice the multitude of symbols along the bottom of the sign, these have to be large enough to be seen when reading the sign, but also not too large as to be in the way.

This style of sign belongs to the aluminium signs,corporate signs,wide format printing categories. Click on one of those links to see more kinds of articles like this one.

On High Scaffolding Fitting Signs

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Fitting Sign 37

Here is one place you won’t find a lot of people, that high up scaffolding working and fitting signs.

Nevertheless, our fitting team are gifted in that they don’t seem to mind the heights so much as some of us here doing the other jobs. They have correctly put the scaffolding in place rather than using a tall ladder, and are wearing their safety gear.

Although you can’t see it in this picture, there are bracing struts that extend outwards from the corners. They really make sure their scaffolding is secure before going up, and at that height who can blame them?

This style of sign belongs to the fitting category. Click on that link to see more kinds of articles like this one.

Vertical Mesh Banner

Banner Sign 8

Banner Sign 8

I bet that like most people, you think that banners are things you string across a road, or in a town hall for a reunion. are much more than that.

These days the wide diversity of materials that can be used for is staggering, each has its own purpose. Some are single-sided, others allow the wind to flow through them, others are dense and very rugged, some may be double-sided, but all of them share one thing in common – they can go everywhere signs can go.

An interesting example is this type of banner, vertically suspended instead of being a wide horizontal banner.

The wording and patterns that appear on banners, especially ones like this one, are printed directly on using .

This style of sign belongs to the banners,wide format printing categories. Click on one of those links to see more kinds of articles like this one.

Mirrored Vinyl on Aluminium Bespoke Sign

Vinyl Sign 58

Vinyl Sign 58

This is an interesting because we don’t use a great amount of mirrored vinyl, but when we do it looks really good, very impressive.

The is used as a solid backdrop for the dark grey that holds the relief cut letters.

The mirrored vinyl itself has to be treated carefully, and applied with some degree of skill. The result truly is a bespoke sign.

This style of sign belongs to the aluminium signs,bespoke signs,vinyl signs categories. Click on one of those links to see more kinds of articles like this one.

One-Piece Professional Wayfinding Sign

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Wayfinding Sign 46

There are many kinds of and the large majority of those placed inside as directories are created using replaceable slatz that can be moved around as needed.

This is the same kind of but as you can see, it is all one piece. The lettering is the heart of the wayfinding aspect of the sign.

The sign itself is fixed to the wall using sturdy but simple aluminium locators.

This style of sign belongs to the aluminium signs,vinyl signs,wayfinding signs categories. Click on one of those links to see more kinds of articles like this one.

 

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