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Purple Reigns Supreme Once Again
Today Pantone has announced that its 2018 Colour of the Year is Ultra Violet. We think that the popularity of 2014’s purple hue Radiant Orchid and now with today’s announcement, that Purple Rain, oops I mean purple reigns the colour palette. As stated on the Pantone website,
Musical icons Prince, David Bowie, and Jimi Hendrix brought shades of Ultra Violet to the forefront of western pop culture as personal expressions of individuality.
With inspirations like this, be on the lookout for Ultra Violet popping up everywhere.
via GIPHYPerhaps even in 2018 artistic sign design projects. We are always looking ahead and this colour is sure to spark creativity with many in the design industry.
Trendspotting For 2018
As each new year begins so do new trends. Many follow trends in different industries. Some follow fashion trends, others follow tech trends and most of us follow food trends.
Here at The Sign Depot, we follow design trends, but we also like to create trends with our custom signs. When it comes to creating trends in the signage industry we always try to partner vintage looks with new tech or give sleek design an edgy look. There are always ways to incorporate signage into your brand strategy and with this bright bold colour trending, Ultra Violet and its complimentary colours can add new life to a dated look.
Now Is The Time To Start Building Buzz About Your Business
Being on trend also means that your company is creating buzz about the business. You want to be as standout in your industry and make yourself unique in the marketplace. Now is the time to put your 2018 marketing plan into action and start building buzz about your business. Get a jump on your competitors by connecting with us to discuss how we can help elevate your brand with custom signs.
Crafting Custom Cedar Wood Signs For Christmas
Cottage Signs For Christmas
When the weather starts to get chilly and everyone heads indoors to Hygge, we start preparing our cedar signs for the Christmas season. Every year we receive requests for Cottage Signs for Christmas Gifts. They make a unique gift and each cedar cottage sign can be personalized to an individual’s taste. This means they become a timeless gift that can be displayed with pride all year long.
Wood Signs That Weather Well
While there are several types of wood signs, we prefer to use Canadian Western Red Cedar for our cottage signs because of the longevity of the wood. Cedar holds up against the elements and with our 4 seasons ranging from heat and humidity in the summer to the freezing temperatures and moisture in the winter it is the best choice for custom signage.
We Make What Works For You
Our custom sign designers keep your budget in mind when it comes to creating a cottage sign that meets your specifications. You are able to select the size, shape, text and image for your sign. You can also decide if the sign is to be a single sided or a double sided sandblasted wood sign. You even has the option of having a custom post created to match your sign. With all of this choice, you are sure to find a mix that works for you.
What You Need To Provide When Ordering A Sign For Christmas
Because you want to ensure you receive your quote in a timely fashion, follow these steps
- Know your budget
- Decide on a size
- Figure out the shape you want the sign to be
- Provide the text to be on the sign
- Think of an image that would suit the sign
Once you have prepared these five items, send an email to sales@sign-depot.on.ca to receive your quote. Please note that taxes, shipping and/or installation are extra. Be aware the earlier you get your order in the better, as there will be time required to prepare and custom finish your sign.
Signs Of Change In St. Jacobs Ontario
St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Ontario is a well known tourist attraction in Southern Ontario Canada. Best known for its two shopping areas, The St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market and the St. Jacobs Village Shops. Each area is a vibrant destination situated in a rural setting. To reflect both the heritage of the locale and the modern day shopping experiences available, The Sign Depot has made several signs for this area over the years. Many are featured in the video below.
Signs Of Change
After the fire at the St Jacobs Farmers’ Market years ago, a new building was erected and it showed that the market was able to withstand the obstacles that it had to overcome. The signage for the market was bright and cheerful just like the market vendors you can find there.
The Village of St. Jacobs is making changes as well. Recently we produced WELCOME signs for the area. These dimensional signs give travelers a warm welcome as they enter the village and serve as a landmark for this destination.
As years go by the retailers in St. Jacobs Village Shops change as well. Last month Nights of Napery moved into the shopping area and our expert sign-makers created a custom cedar sandblasted sign for the exterior of their shop. This eye catching sign serves as a wayfinding item but also give the sentiment of relaxation with the night scene that was carved into the sign.
Styles of Signs
When it to comes to styles of signs, we have quite a variety. We want to assist you in creating signs that reflect your business. For more information about getting a custom sign crafted for your company, be sure to visit our CONTACT US page. Then send us an email with your ideas and sizes. We are happy to provide you with a free signage quote.
Custom Signs That Leave A Lasting Impression
Who Said It First?
No one really knows who coined the phrase
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression!”
While, this rings true when it comes to storefront signage and reception signs, but our stance here at The Sign Depot is a little different.
Because you never get a second chance to make a first impression, make sure your signage leaves a lasting one.
We want your business to look impressive from the moment that a potential customer sees it, but we want your company signage to leave a lasting impression as well. Choosing to brand your business with custom signs is the best way to ensure your company is memorable. This is of great importance when it comes to current clients recommending your business to others. They want to refer their friends and colleagues to well established professionals. If your signs don’t convey that sentiment there is less of a chance that your will get that word of mouth recommendation.
What Do Your Custom Signs Say About Your Business?
Springtime is always a good time to take a look at your building’s curb appeal. Take some time to pass by your business. See how it looks to those traveling past in a vehicle or just walking by. Will they be impressed by what they see? What is your signage saying about your business? If it’s not conveying the message that you are the expert in your industry, it would be a good idea to change it. You may just change the impression of your business in your community.
Have The Last Word
Choosing to create a custom sign that elevates your brand is the best way to make a statement both visually and in your field of business. It acts as a 24 hour advertisement for your company, so be sure to consult the expertise of a professional sign company. They will make recommendations that fit your business and your budget. Your custom sign might start a conversation with a potential customer or help influence a decision maker looking for a new supplier. Here at The Sign Depot we want to ensure your company is always top of mind and leaves a lasting impression.
3 Dimensional Signs, Interactive Displays, Plinko Boards And More
Creating Engagement With 3 Dimensional Signs
Finding ways for companies to interact and stay engaged with their clients is very important. Being memorable is one of our 3 Keys To A Successful Trade Show. It keeps your business top of mind with your current and potential customers and helps to increase brand awareness about your company. Using 3 dimensional signs to create engagement with the public may not something you have thought of, but you can see by the examples below, interactive displays can get your info shared to a larger audience.
Providing Plinko Games To Gain An Audience
While many of our clients already come to us for unique signs for their trade shows and customer appreciation events, some really want to ensure that the audience takes the time to visit their display. This is when a PLINKO game can make an impact. While Heffner Toyota uses their custom Plinko game for customer promotions, The Great Canadian Meat Company is taking theirs to upcoming trade shows and the Portland Trail Blazers use theirs to interact with fans. Each of these circumstances create memorable experiences between the brand and their audience.
#SecretProject from @TheSignDepot has arrived. We can't keep staff away from it. Play at upcoming sales. pic.twitter.com/IdXfPON0ap
— Heffner Toyota Lexus (@HeffnerToyota) March 26, 2015
Interactive Sign Displays
When it comes to creating buzz about your brand, social media is one of the best ways to spread your message. Most people think of interactive displays as immersive virtual reality or augmented reality experiences, but any display that people interact with counts as well. Souvenir City came to Sign Depot to create a 3 dimensional sign structure to use as a photo booth prop for their Niagara Falls location. As you can see by tweet below, their visitors are putting it to good use by snapping photos and posting it on social media channels.
THANK YOU to @Radisson @NiagaraParks @NiagaraFallsTourism & @SouvenirCityNF for the amazing family memories! >> https://t.co/dXeSO8r2VK pic.twitter.com/sEJRYJ7Oy1
— Mar Ward (@toandfro21) January 30, 2017
Engage Your Audience With 3 Dimensional Signs
Whether you are looking for leads at a trade show or search for new fans online, using your business signs to display your brand is a great way to gain exposure. The sign-making experts here at The Sign Depot are here to assist you with your branded signage. Just visit the CONTACT US page to request a free quote.
Settlement Co. Makes It Official With A Their Custom Business Sign
A Sign Of Things To Come
As stated on the Instagram and Facebook pages for Settlement Co. it is now “Officially Official” that they are opening a second location.
Choosing the newly installed custom business sign to make the announcement, keeps their branding top of mind for their current and potential customers.
No Need To Search For Settlement Co.
The new locale is in a high traffic area near Downtown Kitchener. By choosing to brand the exterior of the building with signs that are visible to vehicle traffic and pedestrians passing by, ensures that the community can find them easily.
Both signs were created to stand out from the surroundings. Their herringbone design was used as a backer for each sign and then individual cutout letters were mounted to it to add dimension to the signage. Both of these custom business signs were finished off with a sign frame to give the signs a sleek, stylish look.
Get Set For Settlement Co.
To get set for opening of the second Settlement Co. location, they are offering a 4 WEEK COFFEE CRASH COURSE to the public. With a variety of topics ranging from tastings to Latte Art design, these classes will provide a great intro of their offerings to the community.
Including Custom Business Signs Into Your Expansion Plan
Are you planning to add new locations to business? The best way to get the word out about a company expansion is through custom business signs that enhance your brand. The expert sign-makers here at The Sign Depot can work with your current design or assist you in developing new designs for your business. Just visit the CONTACT US page to get a quote. For more examples of our custom signs visit our website gallery, find us on facebook or send us a tweet with what we can assist you with.
Custom Sign Design With Hygge In Mind
What Is Hygge?
Are you wondering what’s with all the hype around hygge? In last month’s post we talked about the Norweign technique of Rosemaling. This month we thought we would try to explain the idea of Danish Hygge Design. According to VisitDenmark.com “The high season of hygge is Christmas, when Danes pull out all the hygge stops. Danish winters are long and dark, and so the Danes fight the darkness with their best weapon: hygge”, but it also goes on to explain that you that you can still experience hygge in the summer. “Picnics in the park, barbeques with friends, outdoor concerts, street festivals and bike rides can all be very hygge”. The concept of hygge is best explained in the video below.
Custom Sign Design With Hygge In Mind
Hygge is a state of mind and incorporating hygge into and establishment can start with a custom sign design. Just like the video shown above, the idea of bicycles, comfort and coffee became a great recipe for the Berlin Bicycle Cafe. The custom sign and rooftop bicycle structure outside let you know about the inviting atmosphere you will find inside their cafe. Extending the concept from the exterior to the interior makes for cohesive design conditions and gives the people an idea of what to expect while they spend time in that space.
Bring Hygge To Your Home Or Home Away From Home
According to the website Psychologies, Scandinavian interior design is inspired by hygge through the use of tea lights and cosy throws draped over a sofa, but in an interview on Wired, it states that because of the severe weather in the area, they create very nice surroundings for their interiors. This is also why they create high end furniture and lighting. Finding the right mix for both inside and outside your home or cottage can create an inviting environment for your family and friends.
Artistic Sign Design With Pantone’s 2017 Colour Of The Year – Greenery
‘Tis The Season
As in prior years, designers await an early December announcement from Pantone. It’s an announcement that does set a “tone” for the next year. Yesterday the wait ended as Pantone announced it’s upcoming Colour Of The Year. The choice for the 2017 Pantone Colour Of The Year is GREENERY.
It’s perfect timing as our last post was about selecting cedar trees as Christmas trees and we think adding some green is always a great idea. It’s a colour we often incorporate into our artistic sign design for our seasonal products.
Going Green For 2017
With Greenery making it’s way to the forefront of Pantone’s extensive colour list, we expect to see it incorporated into logo designs and branding strategies very soon. The new year is a fantastic time to plan a re-brand or launch advertising campaign, and a fresh colour like Greenery will add vibrancy to branding and marketing initiatives. Finding ways to stay ahead of competitors is something that needs to be planned months in advance, so now is the best time to decide if your business should go green for 2017. One of the best ways to get ahead of the pack is to update your company signs. If you are not sure where to start when it comes to signage, just visit our CONTACT US page to be connected with The Sign Depot’s artistic sign design team. They can assist with ways to incorporate this colour and complimentary shades into your branding, exterior business signs and retail signage. If you already have your designs in place we are able to work with that as well. Many well known design firms come to the sign-makers here at The Sign Depot for their expertise in creating signs that match their design work. The Sign Depot’s artistic sign designers and sign-makers understand the creative process. From concept to design to manufacturing the approved signage, they can produce a high quality representation of your business.
Do you plan to incorporate the Pantone’s Colour Of The Year GREENERY into your business for 2017? Let us know in the comments.
Custom Campground Signs For Tim Horton Children’s Foundation Memorial Camp
Time To Sign Up For Camp
This is the time of year when many families are spending summer their vacation time at cottages and campgrounds. It may be for fun in the sun, canoeing in lake or cooking over a campfire. To ensure that children that may not have an opportunity to experience the outdoors in that way get a chance to, the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation sends kids to camp through sponsorship and the funds raised at their annual CAMP DAY.
Custom Signs For Campground Operations
Running a summer camp has many challenges and often custom signs can assist with some organizational logistics. Whether it be for wayfinding on the grounds or organizing cabin groups, signage can help simplify tasks for camp administrators. The Tim Horton Memorial Camp decided that their signs needed to be a mix of bright and bold signage to clarify what needed to be where for their camp. Below are a few examples of signs that the expert sign-makers here at The Sign Depot created for the campground.
Creating Summer Memories
We think that camping is a great way to create lasting summer memories. It also teaches responsibility, how to problem solve and it creates a co-operative atmosphere among the campers. Developing these skills through fun and team work will help kids function in today’s world, and it helps create the confident, motivated leaders of tomorrow. We hope you take the opportunity to get outdoors this summer. It can help you stay active, enjoy the what nature has to offer and may just change your perspective on things. Do you have a summer camp experience that you want to share with us? We would love to hear it. All you have to do is leave a comment at the end of this post.
For more information on how you can help send kids to Tim Horton Children’s Foundation Memorial Camp be sure to visit their donation page.
Landmark Signs and Roadside Attractions Playlist
Welcome To Summer
The summer has officially begun and with a long weekend upon us, many are planning their summertime road trips. While this activity usually has families scrambling for travel friendly board games and searching for locations on google maps, we thought we would provide you with something a little more fun. While you spend time looking out the windows at interesting landmark signs and roadside attractions you can sing along to the tunes below.
Road Trip Playlist
Inspired by CADDLE CANADA’S SUMMER PLAYLIST, here’s our playlist of songs (in no particular order) that we suggest you download for your upcoming summer road trips. Some are about cars, some are about traveling and some are just about getting away from the everyday.
- Life Is A Highway – Tom Cochrane
- Route 66 – Chuck Berry
- Little Red Corvette – Prince
- Roll On Down The Highway – BTO
- Thunder Road – Bruce Springsteen
- Drive – The Cars
- Leather Jacket – The Arkells
- Middle Of The Road – The Pretenders
- Sweet Mountain River – Monster Truck
- Echo Beach – Martha and the Muffins
- Little Honda – The Beach Boys
- Freeway Of Love – Aretha Franklin
- Pink Cadillac – Bruce Springsteen
- Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
- Travelin’ Band – John Fogerty
- Mama – The Glorious Sons
- Get Out Of My Dreams, Get Into My Car – Billy Ocean
- I Drove All Night – Roy Orbison
- Car Wash – Rose Royce
- Drive My Car – The Beatles
- Lets Ride – Choclair
- Bobcaygeon – The Tragically Hip
- Sudbury Saturday Night – Stompin Tom Connors
- Run, Runaway – Great Big Sea
- Shut Up And Drive – Rihanna
- Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
- King Of The Road – Roger Miller
- Where The Streets Have No Name – U2
- Runnin’ Down A Dream – Tom Petty
- Interstate Love Song – Stone Temple Pilots
- Radar Love – Golden Earring
- Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
- Holiday Road – Lindsey Buckingham
- Low Rider – War
- Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen
- I Can’t Drive 55 – Sammy Hagar
- Steve McQueen – Sheryl Crow
- I’ve Been Everywhere – Johnny Cash
- Vacation – The Go Gos
- Paradise By The Dashboard Light – Meatloaf
You can get this playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vjKRDIl1FXbFXhCbsjSMr
(Note some of the songs are marked as explicit lyrics).
Did we miss any? Be sure to add your favourites in the comments below. Have you stopped by a roadside attraction lately? Here’s a picture we found on the Souvenir City City facebook with some of the signs we have made for them.
For more tourism related signage be sure to visit our post CUSTOM SIGNS FOR ONTARIO TOURIST ATTRACTIONS.
