Designing Your Sign

Types of materials used to make the sign

• What would you like to promote?
• Permanent or temporary?
• Indoors or outdoors?
• Do you need specific colours?
• Will your sign be illuminated?
• Illuminated: internal or external?
• What message do you want to portray?
• Your product or service?
• Your phone number?
• Your company name?
  
  

• Plastic?
• Metal?
• Wood?
• Banner?
• PVC?
• Magnetic?

What About the design

Helpful tips

• Logo (stock & custom available)?
• Shapes?
• Clip Art?
• Photos?
• Border & Shadows?
  
  

• Contrast
• Light Colours on Dark
• Dark Colours on Light
• Avoid Dark Colours on Dark Backgrounds
• Avoid Light Colours on Light Backgrounds

Good colour combination

• Logo (stock & custom available)?
• Shapes?
• Clip Art?
• Photos?
• Border & Shadows?
• Contrast
• Light Colours on Dark
• Dark Colours on Light
• Avoid Dark Colours on Dark Backgrounds
• Avoid Light Colours on Light Backgrounds