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2. Tips on Materials for Great Custom Signs1. A Larger Sign is Better!2. Make Sure Your Custom Sign is Durable.3. Reflectivity for Nighttime Viewing.4. Try Another Shape.5. Repeat Your Message (again and again and)6. Dont Forget about Installation.Avoid these mistakes! Stick-on Vinyl Metal Signs Sharp square corners. Ink jet printing.Stick on letters and borders can be pulled off. Sharp corners, while cheaper, are dangerous. Ink jet printing fades outside. 3. 1. A Larger Sign is BetterHow much timedo you need Is your sign going to be seen while you are moving?to react?A bigger sign is needed to compensate forcompressed viewing time for people in a car. Is your sign going to be seen from an angle? Legibility Rule of Thumbo 25 to 50 feet of viewing distanceper inch of text height.o Poor weather, low light reduces legibility.For viewers in cars,a larger sign is Signs up toneeded.6 Wide. 4. Pressure2. Make Sure Your Sign is Durablepoint causesdelamination.Choose the right material 3M MCS proven, credibledurability. Examine sign life-cycle costs,too!Avoid Ink Jet Limited outdoor life. Ink jet and banner presses are everywhere (sign shops at the mall, One of our signs 20 years small web-based printers, many online later! sign sites). Laminate helps, but problems here, too. Ink jet print can often be simplyInk jet print givesscratched off when improperly only a thin laydowncured. This occurs too often! of pigment. 5. All-In Costs for a Custom SignHow much does a custom sign truly cost? Installation Costs22%Sign Purchase Cost19% Sign Receiving Costs 6%Sign Ordering Costs 13%Sign Post Cost 40% This study surveyed a number of facilities managers and used their estimates for sign costs including thesign purchase and attendant labor costs. 6. Sign Life-Cycle CostsCost Per Year for a Custom Metal or Custom Plastic Sign$25.00$20.00$15.00$10.00 $5.00 $0.00Premium Aluminum SignItem Cost Metal Sign Plastic Sign 3M Matched Component SystemUV Ink Jet Screen PrintedThis study surveyed a number of facilities managers and used their estimates for sign costs including the sign purchase and attendant labor costs. 7. 3. Reflective for Night ViewingSigns must be seen, even at night! Reflective signs stand out against the typical landscape. Compare three grades of reflective sign material (EG, HIP, DG).Which signs stand out? 8. Different Grades of Reflective Signs Three Reflective Grades Engineer Grade. High Intensity Grade. Diamond Grade. Differences Nighttime brightness. Reflective angularity. In practice, similar outdoor durability.Outdoor signs should be reflective. There are several grades. Higher reflective grades are brighter, especially when seen from an angle. 9. 4. Try Another ShapeGet away from the boring rectangle! Any ol sign can be rectangular. Die-cut shapes make your custom sign special.Rectangular Sign Circular Sign What do the different shapes mean? Familiar and Traditional Community Just the facts Security Oval SignSigns with Notched Top Friendly Stand Out from the Crowd Polite Notices Upscale Octagon SignsDiamond & Triangular Signs Stop! Dont do this! Warnings (e.g. Crossing) Security notices Unstable shape gets attention Metal signs should have round corners. Reduce the hazard of a sharp edge. 10. Some Other Metal Sign MaterialsCustomize them all: Deep Engraved Brass. Projecting Metal Signs. Anodized Aluminum Signs. Brass is great forAlumiGuard Anodized Metal Z-Signs lock into drop ceiling frames. upscale lookSigns feature embedded print. Metal projecting signs can be glow, too. 11. 5. Repeat Your Message (again and again)Marketing 101: Repetition Works Repetition = Learning Repetition = Credibility of MessageThe first time you notice the sign. By the third time, you might read it. But the fifthtime you might head the warning! 12. More Examples of Repeating SignsA family of signs reinforce each other.A sign series builds momentum. 13. 6. Dont Forget InstallationYour Custom Sign Must be Installed, Too! Designing a sign is just one step. Where [and who] will install the sign? Do you have a fence or post? Would a portable base work best?You can use 2 or 4 clips Fence clips or Fence Brackets make it easy to attach asign to a chain link fence 14. Installation on a Fence Dont hide your message behind a fence. Signs should be mounted on the outside! For theft-prone areas, use a tamper-proof bolt. 15. Sign can be placed where and whenMount a sign onto the Use brackets to mount a signit is needed with a portable base.flat part of a post. perpendicular to a wall. 16. About UsExtensive Weve seen it all! testing Ship 500+ custom sign orders per day. History started with manufacturing traffic signs for thetoughest & most discerning customers: cities, utilities andlarge industrial distributors.Now, sell direct to end users. Customer Service a Passion!State-of-the-art equipment. Smile for our CSR team.