Signs

Common Types and Uses of Signs

• Lawn & Yard Signs – Used for real estate rental and sales, political party and candidate campaigns, site contractor information ads, small and home business signage and directional signs.
  It’s also a great way to spread the word about an upcoming event or birthday party in your house, announce a neighborhood garage sale and show support and create community awareness about important local issues.

• Magnetic Signs (for cars, vans and trucks) – A great way to turn a vehicle into a moving ad or a mobile billboard.
  A great opportunity to display your logo, phone number, business address, website URL and anything else you’d like potential customers to see, just by being on the road, driving around town.

• A-Frame Signs – Also known as sidewalk or sandwich board signs, they are used in indoor as well as outdoor settings.
  Often, these portable ads are placed on the pavement, outside a retail store and attract customers with information about specials, daily deals and promotions.
  It’s a very effective method to capture the attention of anyone walking by and to increase foot traffic to any local business.

• Metal and Aluminum Signs – Can be mounted on fences as well as walls.
  They’re used for indoor or outdoor displays for multiple purposes: real estate, parking, street and directional signs as well as other custom messages.
  They’re also a good medium to present cautions, warnings and different notices.

• Wall & Floor Decals – Help to enhance the look of any house room or business environment with high-impact decorative graphics.
  Floor and wall decals can be created from any image file you may wish to super-size.

• Window Signs – Window perf (perforated window film), static cling and backlit films are some of the great options for window signage solutions.

How to Order Signs

Most advanced websites usually offer 3 common ways to purchase a personalized sign.
The first is to use an online design end editing tool that enables the user to choose a ready-made design template for his sign, fill in the blanks with custom text and images and select from various finishing options.
The process is extremely easy and almost any computer user can handle it.
This option represents the fastest way to create a custom sign from scratch.

In case you already have a design and you just need it to be transformed into a sign, you have the ability to upload the print-ready artwork file, select from multiple finishing options and approve the proof which is emailed to you from the company.
If you don’t have a design and wants the sign to be custom created by a professional graphic designer, that’s another service that many sign makers provide for an extra fee.

Express Sign Making Tips

If you’re in a hurry and need an urgent signage solution, here are a few quick ideas that you can start implementing instantly.
Most sign printing companies do not have the ability to process last-minute, rush orders that can be completed in up to 24 hours.

However, some makers do specialize in tight-schedule projects and offer fast turnaround times, even as quick as the same day or overnight.
The key to ensure that your project will be successfully completed and delivered within a timely manner is to closely follow the guidelines, requirements and instructions provided by the website.

Pay close attention to critical aspects like order cutoff time, artwork / material submission and proofing issues, order processing time, shipping methods and times, etc.
If you feel that you still have unanswered questions after reading everything, pick up the phone, call the sign maker and ask for further help and more information.