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 colors?
• 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 Combinations

• Black on Yellow
• Blue on Yellow
• Yellow on Brown
• Black on White
• White on Green
• Red on White
• Yellow on Black
• White on Brown
• Yellow on Red

• White on Blue
• Brown on Yellow
• White on Red
• Yellow on Blue
• Brown on White
• Red on Yellow
• Green on White