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Our Niagara Falls Signs Now Include Fallsview Casino
Over the years we have created several sign structures for Niagara Falls Ontario Canada attractions. The 3 dimensional signs that we create become landmarks for their tourist destinations. There is now an addition to the Niagara Falls signage list with the interior sign created for Fallsview Casino.
On A Grand Scale
The interior sign for Fallsview Casino’s Grand Buffet was manufactured in several stages here in our workshop then assembled for testing. The project was all about layering through a multi-level sign design process.
The Grand Buffet Sign – Step By Step
The workshop here at The Sign Depot began to look more like a tropical floral display during the fabrication of the Grand Buffet sign. It began with Ritch, our CNC router table expert, cutting the shapes from acrylic and HDU to start the sign formation.
After all the 3 dimensional shapes had been cut, they were taken to the paint room for finishing.
Then the layering and assembly began.
Ben our vinyl master added detail to the floral pieces for the sign.
Then channel letters were affixed to the alupanel backer in order to begin lighting the sign.
The sign was lit with LEDs which are very effiecient to run.
Additional colour changing face lit and halo lit LEDs were added to the custom floral pieces.
Then both types of LEDs were tested together to ensure they would work in unison.
Then the full sign was assembled and lit, then taken apart and taken to Fallsview Casino and installed in the interior space.
Below is a video demostration of the colour changing LEDs in the flower display areas of the sign (with background shop sounds included for your enjoyment).
The next time you find yourself in Niagara Falls Ontario Canada, be sure let us know if you visited Fallsview Casino and what you thought of the 3 dimensional Grand Buffet sign!
3 Dimensional Signs and Sculptural Structures
We Had A Barrel Of Fun Creating This 3 Dimensional Sign Structure
Here at The Sign Depot we are always looking for ways to add creativity to signs. 3 dimesional signs are a great way to customize and transform a sign into a creative sign structure. When we were approached by Souvenir City to create a custom photo booth we went all out to make sure that the sign not only served the purpose as a photo opp spot, but also to build an eye-catching scuplture. As you can see in the pics below we had a barrel of fun with this custom sign.
From Design To 3 Dimensional Sign
This sign project began with an in-house designed metal structure with attached High Density Urethane (sign foam) pieces carved to create a Niagara Falls scene for the photo booth.
The sign foam was pieced together to look like a barrel headed over Niagara Falls. After assembly, the sign structure was coated with epoxy to harden it and make it durable.
Next it was time to give the 3 dimensional sign structure a custom paint finish. It started with dark base colours to give the the custom structure depth.
After the base colours were dry, lighter colours were applied to add highlights and add to the dimensional look.
A final coat was added to the barrel to instantly age the sculpture. The rust finish technique was exactly what the barrel needed to make it feel vintage.
When CTV News Channel contributor Neil Hedley and his wife Tatiana stopped by, we decided to give the photo booth a test run. The look on their faces is priceless!
The next steps included fabricating the top portion of the photo booth and manufacturing a Niagara Falls sign that would be affixed to the top of the sign structure.
The sign structure travelled to Niagara Falls where our expert sign makers installed the photo booth and added the Niagara Falls Canada sign.
If you happen to stop at Souvenir City Headquarters make sure to tweet us a pic of you in their new photo booth!
To see the project evolve in more detail take a look at the gallery below. As you can see this sign project really “stands out”. If you are interested in having your business stand out, make sure to visit our CONTACT US page let us know about your future signage plans. We’ll be sure to get your project quoted asap and perhaps our next post will be about YOU!
