Custom Business Signs
Whether you are opening a restaurant or starting your own business, one of the first items on your to-do list needs to be building a custom business sign. Signs by Van is a custom sign builder in Monterey County, specializing in quality, handmade, dimensional signage that you’ll be proud to hang up and display for the public.
For over 30 years, our sign makers have designed, built, and mastered the art of custom business signs that reflects your company and attracts customers. We believe that quality signage begins with an impressive design that showcases your business. If you have yet to establish your brand, Signs By Van offers in-house professional design artists who work directly with you to design your own custom business sign in Monterey County.
Local Sign Company
Signs By Van has been proudly serving Monterey County for over 30 years. Although you can see our work throughout our beautiful state, Signs By Van produces 85% of our custom signage in our Salinas sign shop. If there is any locally owned business that understands the importance of supporting other local businesses—it’s Signs By Van.
If the purpose of building a custom business sign is for a facelift or if it is to introduce your new company to Monterey County, we’re the team to call. All of our materials used at our sign shop come from local vendors—it’s safe to say our signs are made with the highest quality.
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Signs and Graphics
Designing a custom sign can be difficult for anyone who is not a designer or a sign maker. Some things are better left to the professionals, like the sign makers at Signs By Van. Our design process takes a unique and hands-on approach that heavily involves our clients, ensuring 100% customer satisfaction.
Are you ready to get started building your custom business sign? Here’s what you can expect:
- Meet with a project manager on-site to plan out the initial sign design
- Establish a budget for the custom design
- Meet with an in-house designer and select sign materials, graphics, and overall design.
- Signs By Van will work with you to apply for the city’s approval
- Once approved, the sign will be built and fabricated
- Finally, professional installation of your finished custom business sign!
Large Signs
Installing large business signage is job for the professionals. Signs By Van manufactures large signs, smalls business signs, and everything in between to advertise your establishment. When you hire the sign makers at Signs By Van, we offer city planning services to accommodate everything you’ll need without any surprises at the end of your sign’s production.
Our team at Signs By Van will submit all designs, dimensions, and the required details for approval on your behalf prior to fabricating the sign. Once the request for approval has been approved by the city, we’ll work with you to determine the best sign placement to get the most out of your custom business sign. During the site survey, we will take measurements and photos to determine the best placement of the sign, as well as the needed posts, brackets, and other design features that will fit the surroundings and your design cohesively.
The placement of your sign is vital. After all, what is the purpose of having a beautiful hand-crafted custom sign, if it is not visible to the public? Our team has a vast understanding of the many forms of sign installation, and we carry active California Contractors License and insurance that allows us to install your business sign. No need to hire a third-party company to perform this service for you—Signs By Van is an all-in-one service sign making company.
Custom Metal Signs
Metal signage to display your business is a unique way to make a bold statement. A quality metal sign by Signs By Van shows the pride you have in your business through the strong, industrial materials.
Signs By Van offers a full range of materials to choose from and when it comes to custom metal signage, we use the best materials that will withstand the elements for years to come. When you work with the designers at Signs By Van, we’ll help you decide from metal options such as:
- Aluminum
- Plate steel
- Stainless steel
- Dibond
- Alumalite
Custom metal signage is highly-cost effective, fully customizable and strong enough to withstand direct sunlight without compromising the quality. A metal sign is a smart investment for the longevity, durability, and timeless nature of the piece itself. If you’re looking for a truly unique metal sign to represent your business, contact Signs By Van to get started.
Professional Business Signage
If you think about it, the purpose of a custom business sign is to simply display the name of your business. But over the years as our society has evolved and the market is ever changing, businesses have been competing against each other and are continuously looking for new ways to appeal to their consumers. Some tactics work better than others, while some of the more subtle attempts can go a long way. If you’re a business owner and you want to design a compelling sign for your storefront, you have come to the right place. Signs By Van can help you every step of the way to fabricate the best custom sign that you’ve been envisioning all along.
Before you dive into designing your own sign and end up making common design mistakes, you’ll want to continue reading and then contact a professional sign maker at Signs By Van.
Signage is a highly-effective marketing technique that will draw in traffic and catch the eye of potential customers. While you may be tempted to include anything and everything about your business on your storefront sign, having too much information on your sign can actually deter customers for a couple of reasons. One reason being that customers are passing by too quickly that they don’t have enough time to read it. And the second reason, naturally our minds block words out as valuable information in a short period of time. Basically, there is such a thing as too much information and being too wordy can be seen as boring by your customers. Instead, your focus should be on the design elements to engage with the public and entice them to your business. This element can be tricky for some people, especially for those that are not in the custom sign making industry.
Your custom business sign should (at the very least) include your business name, your brand logo and/or color scheme, and perhaps the year of establishment or a short slogan. Resist the urge to include your business hours, type of business, owner’s name, website, and social media accounts all on one sign and limit graphics as this can be distracting to the eye. By following these simple rules and working alongside our designers, your signage is sure to look professional and well-thought out.
Murals
Painted wall murals are another great form of advertising and marketing for your business. And similar to our large scale signs and company signage across California, Signs By Van creates inspirational wall murals for businesses.
Signs By Van has partnered with the talented and world-class muralist, Dong Sun Kim. Together, we have delivered vibrant designs to our clients and recreating their atmosphere to embody their business’ brand. If you’re looking to add unique character to your business, consider an extraordinary wall mural that is sure to impress passersby and customers in your community.
Outdoor Business Sign Techniques
Sandblasting for Custom Business Signs
Do you want a sign to make your business stand out from competition and enhance your brand identity? Wood signs are a classic and timeless favorite for business signage. However, no matter how the wood is stained, they tend to look very similar to other wood signs in the area. Signs By Van found a solution to differentiating classic wood signs from others.
Sandblasting wood signs is another artform that our artists have perfected over the last 30 years and our method is structured in a way so that the quality of the wood isn’t compromised but achieving the nostalgic West Coast style.
When we say everything at Signs By Van is done in-house, we mean it! Our experienced sign makers have access to a powerful Tier 4 engine and a 240 CFM compressor that remains in our sign shop. We love preserving the quality of wood while revealing its character and the spirit of your business through sandblasting. Visit our portfolio to see our latest projects!
Gold Leafing
Custom Sign Painting
Dimensional Signs and Lettering
Custom Business Signs In Monterey County
The next time you find yourself driving through the scenic landscape of Monterey County, take notice of the agricultural signs, winery signs, business and restaurant signs. Chances are, Signs By Van had the pleasure of fabricating that very sign that caught your eye. Our expert sign makers know that your business is your livelihood and you’re not going to settle for ordinary. As a small business ourselves, Signs By Van understands the importance of standing apart from your competitors and unique ways to entice customers through a professional sign. You’re not going to get the personalized attention to detail, quality, care, and design from a website—some things are better done in person. While timeliness is an important factor to our clients, our ultimate focus is the quality of your sign and your satisfaction. We aim for a professional, personalized design experience that highlights your business in its truest form. When you’re ready to let go of your outdated sign that is no longer bringing in the customer traffic that you once saw, then don’t wait and contact Signs By Van today! We look forward to designing your own custom business sign!
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