We probably glance over and look at building signage and building names over a hundred times a day without really realizing it, however it’s such an important method of signage for offices, blocks of flats, government buildings and pretty much every other building on the planet as we’d all be lost without them!
Ok, perhaps that’s an exaggeration, however it certainly speeds things up when we’re trying to find a building along a busy high street and the building name is clearly written in big bold letters on the front of the building.
So it’s important to get it right.
With the vast amount of materials, paint finishes and typeface fonts available to use, you’re able to tailor the signage to suit the style of the building you wish to sign-write and transform it into a stylish feature on the building. More often than not, materials such as brushed stainless steel and polished stainless steel are used to create the building letters as they require very little maintenance which is ideal if the signage is positioned out of reach in an awkward position.
Building signage can be produced in pretty much whichever font and typeface you desire (within reason and providing it isn’t too small to fabricate) so you can ensure the branding used throughout the exterior of the building is keeping in line with the interior.
Signage and lettering used for building names doesn’t always need to be illuminated, however it certainly helps to make the text stand out more especially during the darker winter months. With a large range of lighting methods available these days, you’re able to add illumination to the signage by either incorporating lighting inside the letters so they light up internally, or by positioning spot lights and external lighting onto the signage to illuminate it in that way.
A lot of companies also display the company logo instead of having a building name. If the office is only referred to as a unit number within a trading estate then having the 3D company logo sign on display is how people recognize where the business is situated.
Here’s a few popular types of building signage used for businesses and organizations:
Produced in 304 grade and 316 grade stainless steel, the freestanding steel letters are produced in a way to give the illusion that the letters are fixed in an upright position which is ideal when you have limited space to mount the letters to the wall as a bar which runs along the bottom of the text ensures that all the letters are firmly fixed upright and it also limits the amount of fixings used to fix into the wall. LED up-lighting can be incorporated into the base to create an up-light style of illumination.
Painted 3D Metal Building Signs:
Produced in with an aluminium or stainless steel, the 3D metal steel letters are painted in a commercial grade paint which can be colour matched to a Pantone colour or a RAL colour to ensure the signage is in keeping with the company brand guidelines. The signage letters are produced by welding pieces of cut metal together to form a three-dimensional shape of the letter. LED lighting can also be incorporated into the typeface to help illuminate the signage and make it more visible at night.
3D Brushed Steel Building Letters:
Produced in a brushed stainless steel which is usually a 304grade of 316 grade steel, the 3D building letters are welded / soldered together to create a three-dimensional letter. There are thousands of fonts and typefaces which can be used to create each individual letter and the depth of each letter can be as deep/shallow as you wish depending on how chunky you’d like the letters to be. The stainless steel has a brushed hairline grain finish which adds a nice subtle clean shine to the text.
Produced in a mirror polished chrome stainless steel the 3D steel letters are produced with a super high polished mirror-like finish. The letters are manufactured in the same way as all our 3D letters by welding sections of steel together to create a three-dimensional shape. With there being thousands of fonts and typefaces available to choose from, you’re able to tailor the design of the letters to suit your branding guidelines. All letters can be mounted flush to the building or on raised wall fixings.
So if you’ve been thinking about renewing the signage on the building and replacing it with some of the latest methods of producing 3D Sign Letters, then you’re going to be spoiled for choice as there’s a whole world of signage available at your fingertips.
More information on Building Names & Letters can be found online at:
http://www.surreyshopsigns.co.uk/building-name-signage-letters.html