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2 Comments 3 Dimensional Signs – Proportion is Everything
Raising The Sign Stakes
We are always looking for ways to push the envelope here at The Sign Depot. The more creative the project, the more enthusiam there is to see how it will be constructed and finished.
What’s that? You need giant flames? We can help.
How about kitchen utensils built for a giant? We’ve made those too.
Looking for a life size moose? You haven’t stumped us yet.
Designing 3 Dimensional Signs
Many local residents made the trip to Sign Depot workshop this summer to see the MASSIVE Pirate Display that we have been talking about quite a bit. It evolved from small foam sculpture and scaled to proportion of large pirate ship and crafted from High Density Urethane. To see more about how this artistic sign structure was created make sure to read our post about Creating A Pirate Crew. What seems like a sign of epic proportions here in The Sign Depot workspace, ends up looking quite different as this 3 dimensional sign is raised to new heights.
Sign Proportion And Height Perception
Although this 3 dimensional sign structure became quite a showpiece in our sign shop here in Kitchener Ontario, the Pirates were created for a different locale altogether. Yesterday crew made the trek to Niagara Falls Ontario where the pirate display became a focal point for those visting Clifton Hill. As you can see the height of this showpiece sign distorts your perception of how large this artistic sign structure truly is.
See what happens when you take into account the height the sign structure will be secured to. To understand more about sign height and proportion make sure to read our post on Visibility and Custom Signs.
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3 Dimensional Signs – Creating A Landmark Sign
Creating a Landmark – Souvenir City Vase
The handles were made from High Density sign foam and covered in fiberglass fior extended durability
Next a welded steel super structure was manufactured to keep the dimensional sign centred and rigid. This was attached to a fabricated mounting plate.
The turned vase was then installed onto the steel post and surface coated in two layers of 6oz. woven fiberglass cloth to begin the custom sign finishing process
A complete sanding and filling to smooth the surface
Finally, a crack paint job by Dave to replicate the character of translucent glass. A clear UV top coat to hold the colour, and wax to accentuate the shine on our latest sign prop.
Once this 3 dimensional signs was done and installed it was hard to miss. This is where custom sculptural signs come into play for your company’s findability and wayfinding sign solutions. They become a focal point for passers-by. These 3 dimensional signs get you noticed and make your business memorable.
Even while we were installing this signs folks were stopping by getting their picture taken in front of the vase. They would then make their way into the store and exit with bags in hand. The 3 dimensional vase was already proving to be a worthwhile advertising investment.
