Terrace View Apartment Repaint

It didn't look too bad to begin with, especially considering the paint job was about 10 years old. However, a repaint can make an old sandblasted sign brand new again, for considerably less money.

Let us know if your sign is ready for a little touch-up. We did this one in the field. Not our favorite way, but certainly possible. (Hard to fight off the bugs and the weather in the field, but we can do it when necessary.)

Alpenrose!

Another lovely customer stopped by and wanted an alpenrose on her sign...I thought to myself, "What's an alpen rose?" (Actually, I may have said that out loud...it's likely.)

She had some photos and we also utilized Google's search engine to see exactly what it was...turns out, . yep, it's a small flower (that looks nothing like a rose, by the way).

She named her house after it and had a sign made...voila!

Lovely customer came in one day and said she wanted some signs for her farm...actually, 3 different signs. She had about 14 pieces of artwork-a picture of the barn, a mountain scene, a tractor...and wanted to know if we could incorporate the pieces into 3 signs.

Here are the final results. Tom did the original drawings, and Lisa did an amazing job turning those "paper ideas" into the signs. (Not to mention excellent work by our vinyl guy and our shop guys.)

The signs are sandblasted 1-1/2" urethane and have been detail-painted. They are each 27" high x 48" long.

Hunting Hills Gets New Entrance Signs

Hunting Hills residents decided it was time for a facelift and recently bought three new entrance signs for their property in Roanoke. The signs are sandblasted Western Red Cedar painted with latex and a special mix of metallic gold and brass one shot to give them that sharp, high-visibility finish. An alternative to 23k gold leaf, the effect is quite dramatic.

Beautiful landscaping (by owners) completes the look. While there are many new materials for signmaking available, wood is still a wonderful choice for signs. In a few years (10-15 depending on sun exposure), the sign will begin to show age, but another coat or two of paint and this sign will look again like it does today. Can't beat wood for longevity and natural beauty.

Dinwiddie Health & Rehabilitation Center

Randy at Martin Brothers Construction sent over a photo of our sign installed. (We made the sign-they installed it in the brick monument.)

Looks pretty good, and that's got to be a record on the production line. 7 days start to finish. Not that we normally do that...but he needed it fast, and we aim to please.

Interestingly enough, I've gotten 2 phone calls now from people looking for this place! (grin!)

So, for those who need to know: the physical address for this facility is:

6405 Boydton Plank Road
Dinwiddie, VA 23803

Changing Existing Signs

A customer contacted us recently about getting another sign. Seems customers thought they were closed...never good.

Rather than sell them a new sign, we just added the small white panel below their existing sign to let people know...hey we're still here--just go thataway.

Much less expensive than buying a banner or a new sign, and quite effective. Another sign challege solved, right on budget.

Add a Doggy Graphic! Or 2!

Kevin with Dave's Chem-Dry came in today carrying 2 large prints sent by the franchise owners. He had installed the ready-to-apply lettering already but was a little nervous about the huge prints.

Sign Design to the rescue. Fine job, Brian.

Dachshund Sign - We can put anything on a sign

One of our new (and now one of our favorite) customers wanted a little doggy on his sign...a dachshund. First of all, I had to look up how to spell it to put it on the work order, then we made it! Cute, isn't it?

We don't get to do a lot of "cute" signs most customers being businesses and government entities. But every now and then, something kind of fun comes along...

Virginia Military Institute signs

These were fun! VMI wanted some full-size cutouts of "uniforms over the years" and these are the ones we produced for them! (Oh, and the guy in the red shirt isn't actually a military guy...that's our vinyl guy, Brian.)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We have a new website design for 2008! Yay Tom!

If you peruse our website and cannot find a piece of information you need, please contact us and let us know! We want our site to be as easily accessible and helpful as possible for our customers.

2007 was a great year for Sign Design, and we are looking forward to serving you in '08! Any time you need a sign, please give us a call. Give us a chance to see if we can help you solve your "sign challenge". If we can't do it, we might know who can...we want to be your sign information one-stop shop.

Have a wonderful new year!!