Signs Now Dallas

Armored Limousine Window Perforation

2010-06-10T09:12:00.001-05:00

We applied window perf to the inside of the windows of a one-of-a-kind, armored limousine. It allows the passengers to see out, but from the outside cannot be seen.

Here is a glimpse of the inside of the limo. The amenities include:

DVD player
Superior surround sound

Strobe Lights
Bar

iPod connection(iPod provided upon request)
Crystal glasses

Mood lighting
Plush upholstery

4 LCD monitors
Push button retractable pole from ceiling

Dual ac unit
Seats up to 28

CD player
6FT 5IN from floor to ceiling

Interesting in renting this one-of-a-kind limo...The armored limousine is offering a special promo for Signs Now Dallas fans. Make sure to call them at 972-274-5466 and ask for Milton. Don't forget to mention promo code, "Signs Now Dallas"!

Old Boat? Freshen It Up With Boat Graphics!

2010-05-12T12:21:00.000-05:00

Before Picture

With boating season right at our doorstep, it's a great time to give your outdated boat a new look with Boat Graphics! We recently had a customer bring in his boat to freshen up it's older appearance.

The boatowner worked closely with our design team to create a new look...inspired from the design of a Fender guitar. It turned out great and gave it a more masculine and unique look! Pretty cool!

Accessorizing An Arm Cast With A Wrap

2010-03-10T12:16:00.000-06:00

The official "before" photo. Our customer chose a leopard print design for her wrap :)

Applying the wrap with 3M IJ-180CV1 vinyl.

Heating the vinyl to help it to contour to the cast.

Voila! It turned out pretty cool!

Thanks Jerry! You did an awesome job!

Wraps vs. Vehicle Lettering

2010-03-06T08:05:00.000-06:00

Having your business name and company information on your vehicle is very important, especially if your work is in the service industry and your vehicles are always on the go!

Dent Repair LLC, brought in a couple of their trucks for a little makeover to help them stand out more. Above is the "before" photo.

Here is the "after" photo. We applied a window perforation to the back window (a one way view film) and a wrap on the tailgate. Wow, what a difference! Thanks Jason for your business and for allowing us to share your pictures! Glad to know that we can call you if we ever get caught in hailstorm!

Signs Now Dallas can help create a wrap to work with every budget and help your business stand out!

Although wrapped vehicles are not the same size as tractor-trailers there is a similarity in the attention they draw on the road. The American Trucking Association's study; The Visual Impact of Trucks in Traffic, showed:

- 96% noticed truck side ads

- 98% said fleet graphics created a positive image for the company

- 96% said fleet graphics had more impact than billboards

- 75% of people developed an impression about a company and its products

- 29% would base a buying decision on the impression

Make An Impression With Floor Graphics!

2010-02-26T18:50:00.000-06:00

Floor Graphics are a distinctive way to draw attention to products and events in high traffic shopping areas and retail stores. Our cutting edge products allow us to turn most flooring, walls, brick and concrete surfaces, into colorful instant signage!

Grocery Stores, Museums, Shopping Malls, Nightclubs, Airports, Entertainment Venues and Sports Arenas use floor graphics to provide directional signage, promote their products and advertise for events. Great for Trade Show floor graphics. Retail POP floor graphics offer a unique form of reaching your customers.

Check Out The February Newsletter!

2010-02-23T12:41:00.001-06:00

Click on the newsletter to view it up close.

What's Going On This Week

2010-02-10T20:18:00.001-06:00

This full truck wrap was finished last Friday and is one of our office favorites. It belongs to Theron Austin, whom is starting an appliance repair business in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. (Click on the picture to zoom in).

Theron provided some great insight for the design and made it easy for Jackie to create a great layout for him.Theron, the truck looks great! Best of luck on your new business!

Here's the final pic for Big Homie's Chrysler.

His van turned out great too! Good luck this weekend with the launch of, "What U Think I Be!"

Printing off some signage for a customer.

Here's a full wrap on an Expedition for a local Remax realtor that should be finished up on Thursday.

The design came out great!

Cesar and Chris, flame-polishing acrylic letters, "PROTECT THIS HOUSE", the slogan for Under Armour.

An action shot of Jerry, flame-polishing the edges.

Fabricating a pole sign for Friday installation.

Projects This Week

2010-02-03T12:30:00.001-06:00

Finished up trailer wrap for Tree Hut skin products.

Cesar and Chris cutting vinyl decals for Ann Taylor.

Working on wraps for recording artist, Big Homie, just in time for the launch of "What U Think I Be" for the next weekend's NBA Allstar game at the new Texas stadium in Arlington.

Here is the picture of Big Homie's van before the full wrap.

Here's Jackie, one of our graphic designers, working on the wrap for Big Homie's van.

Big Homie's Chrysler. His van is also going to have the same design.

January Newsletter

2010-01-29T18:36:00.002-06:00

Click on the pic above to check out our January newsletter!

Trailer Wrap for "American Veterans Traveling Tribute"

2010-01-22T13:40:00.007-06:00

It's a gorgeous, 70 degree day in Dallas and the Signs Now Dallas team is almost finished with the full trailer wrap for the 44' trailer that transports "The Traveling Wall."

The Traveling Vietnam Wall – 80% replica (largest replica) of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in DC. 380 ft long end to end. With all 58,253 names. This wall is current up thru the additions and deletions to 2009. Additionally, all corrections know were made at the time of its construction.

The traveling tribute is a true depiction of the great sacrifices made throughout the history of our country. It consists of:

A series of A frames depicting the actual statistics from every war/conflict that the USA has been involved in.

A series of World War II panels which portray the entire timeline of events and numerous graphics and photos.

A Korean War tribute consisting of 8 panels with the entire timeline and battle maps with numerous photos.

A series of Vietnam facts and figures.

The Vietnam war timeline of events.

Art display from a Vietnam Vet artist.

A display of USA founding and significant historical documents. Constitution, Declaration of Independence and other relevant documents.

Panels for honoring Law Enforcement and Firefighters with pictorial display.

A panel memorializing the casualties at the Ft Hood 2009 shooting.

Panels displaying the pictures of each of our commanders in chief throughout history.

Displays honoring all those who fell in military hostile action between the end of Vietnam and the 9/11 attack. Each conflict is represented with facts and each casualty is recorded on a gold dog tag.

A 9/11 tribute with the names of all 2984 casualties organized by where they were located at the time of death.

A gold dog tag tribute to all those members of the armed forces who have given their life in the Global War on Terror. Each tag has, full name, rank, branch of service, date of casualty, and location of casualty.

Signs Now Dallas is honored to have the opportunity to wrap the trailer for The Traveling Wall!

Please help us choose the new van wrap!

2010-01-09T19:14:00.004-06:00

Style 1 - Black with Dallas skyline, side view

Style 1 - back view

Style 2 - Blue & yellow, side view

Style 2 - back view

Please help us choose the new wrap for the Signs Now Dallas delivery van. Just add your vote for Style 1 or Style 2 by adding a comment (directly below this post). The vote will expire in one week.

Our New Location!

2010-01-05T13:13:00.002-06:00

We have been working through the holidays to make this move happen. Thanks to several key people who really stepped in and worked hard to help us out...Jerry Padier and Steve Martinez!

We are still tying up a few loose ends, but are officially open for business. We hung the temporary banners up yesterday. They look great and will be perfect until we get the permits for our official signs.

Our new home is about half the size of the old one, but offers a more efficient layout, as well as direct exposure from Interstate 35.

We Are Moving!

2009-12-24T07:00:00.003-06:00

We are moving to a new location. Please make note of our new address, effective, January 1, 2010:

Signs Now Dallas

1400 Interstate North

Suite 100

Carrollton, Texas 75006

972-243-5030

sales@signsnowdallas.com

Banners - an inexpensive way to advertise!

2009-12-02T06:58:00.003-06:00

Special events, decoration, promotions, advertising or informational type banners and signs. We can do them all. Banners are a great way to advertise inexpensively! Call us today for your banner, we can ship nationwide!

School banners

Banner Stands

Aluminum Bracket Sign & Vinyl Lettering

2009-11-08T20:57:00.000-06:00

Here is the artwork for one of the signs that we have been working on for a brand new yoga studio at The Shops at Watters Creek in the Allen area, Allen Yoga Center.

The router-cut aluminum background. Signs Now Dallas has the in-house capability to route out aluminum or acrylic sheets up to 6' x 12' without a seam in it.

The finished product after the install.

The vinyl lettering on the entrance door. Thank you Allen Yoga Center! It was a pleasure doing business with you!

Our own wrap

2009-10-29T18:32:00.009-05:00

Seeing more progress in the transition from Impressive Signs & Graphics to Signs Now Dallas. This week, we have begun re-wrapping our own vehicles with the new business logos. First project, the Toyota Scion, often used to pick up and deliver materials. So far, the hood is done and looks magnificent!

Sorry for the smaller photos, but this is what the Scion looked like with the former wrap.

And here it is after the wrap is removed. Can't wait to see it with the new Signs Now Dallas vehicle wrap! We will keep you posted on the progress!

Almost there!

It's A Wrap!

2009-10-27T08:32:00.003-05:00

Wraps, also known as "skins," are a project that we see most commonly on vehicles, primarily pickups, delivery vans, and box trucks, etc. Here is a wrap that we are finishing up for ProStar Services, Inc., a privately owned Office Coffee Service company based in Carrollton, Texas. If you visit their web site, you will see several pictures of their wrapped vehicles!

Sometimes, we wrap other things...like this front counter at a Little Caesars Pizza store.

Here is a lemonade stand that was wrapped for a vendor at the state fair of Texas.
Here is another state fair vendor stand. The official "before" photo.

Almost finished, but what a difference already!

Busy, busy...lots of projects for Thursday!

2009-10-15T13:07:00.004-05:00

With all of the rain that we have had lately, our fabricators have managed to get through many truck wraps for the week. Wrapping is a very tedious process and takes a lot of patience even when it is not raining. Here they are finishing up one of the box trucks for all-Tex plumbing. This one of two that they did for this company just this week.

Other the other side of the building, the aluminum craftsmen have been busy working on a channel letter sign for a retail store called Ultimate Sports Nutrition. We have done another outdoor sign for one of their other locations.

Another part of the sign.

Here is what it should look like when they are all finished!

Rainy Day Fun

2009-10-12T17:55:00.002-05:00

If you look real close, at the top front of the truck or on the side, you will see the words, "Got Water?" We've got plenty in Dallas over the past few weeks with over 8 inches of rain. While we need the rain, it does make projects like wrapping oversize trucks more difficult and timely. This project is about halfway there! Rain, rain go away!

Here is a custom indoor sign that is just getting ready to ship out. The neat part about this sign is the customization of the "C" logo, which happens to be cut aluminum. Signs Now Dallas handles many out-of-state customers as our prices are competitive and we ship nationwide!

A Hand Painted Sign

2009-10-05T16:22:00.004-05:00

The Signs Now Dallas crew has been super busy this week. Here is just one of the projects that they are working on, and it's unique...a hand painted sign.

You don't see these too often anymore because computers can do the work in less than half the time, however a hand painted sign can be a great way to convey a special message or in the case for this customer...provide the perfect authentic look for a store that will carry vintage finds!

When needing a sign for a brick building, stucco walls, canopies, or the roof of a building, a hand painting can be the best option.

Here is the artist, Michael Benn, outlining the letters to give them more dimension.

Almost finished!

Thinking Outside The Box...With Signs!

2009-10-01T07:06:00.003-05:00

Last year, Mayor Dave Heilmann of Oak Lawn, Illinois, added humorous signs to the city’s stop signs in attempt to cut down on speeding through stop signs in September. Slogans were added 50 various stop signs throughout the community, such as "and smell the roses" and "means that you aren't moving." Evidently, the Illinois Department of Transportation did not share in the amusement and ordered the mayor to take the signs down.

"I thought that was a very harsh response to an effort to promote safety," Heilmann said. "I truly believe the signs were making an impact. They were around schools and heavily trafficked areas. The community loved them, and we heard from all over the country about how thinking outside the box was a good way to reinforce the message that people need to stop."
A great example of how signs can be effective. What do you think? Would you be more conscientious if you saw a sign like this?

DFW Founder's Plaza Monument Sign

2009-09-29T11:25:00.005-05:00

Over the years, Founders' Plaza at the Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport has become a favorite spot for families, aviation enthusiasts and Airport employees. The Observation Area offers magnificent views of many types of aircraft as they take off and land. In addition, the plaza provides convenient parking, picnic tables, telescopes, historic information, radio that broadcasts air traffic control communications from the FAA tower, and a a commemorative monument that was manufactured by our sign business...now known as Signs Now Dallas!

If you ever get the opportunity to go, it is great for a picnic, either in the grass or on the tables, they have free telescopes to watch the airport traffic.

One of the coolest parts of Founders Plaza has to be the speakers playing the real-time Air Traffic talk between the planes and the ATC Tower. It's awesome seeing a plane approaching in the distance and to hear the pilot radioing into the control tower. Did you know DFW is the only airport with 3 air traffic control towers? Me neither!

It's a pretty gorgeous view of the airport. This is definitely the kind of place to take the kids. It makes for a really neat experience.

Here are the guys constructing the granite monument sign at Founder's Plaza.

Certain dimensions and features of this monument have been established to represent significant facts about the Airport. The panels are symbolic of the Airport’s general layout.

1. The four panels represent the Airport's four original passanger terminals.

2. The 35" wide side panels represent 35 miles between Dallas and Fort Worth. The Airport's seal in the center symbolizes the Airport's central location.

3. The four center panels are bound on the top and bottom by horizontal bands symbolizing the Airport’s physical relationship between Highway 114 and 183 respectively.

4. The total height of the center panel is 8.11' representing the 8.11 mile length of the Airport’s property.

5. The overall thickness of the monument is 17.638" representing the 17,638 acres originally contained within Airport property.

The granite monument located in Founders' Plaza was funded by generous donations from the Friends of DFW, various civic leaders and community members.

Vehicle Wraps - A High Impact Cost Effective Solution For Your Business!

2009-09-28T15:15:00.005-05:00

Today's consumers are always on the go. In fact, 96% of Americans travel in a vehicle every week. They don't have time to watch television or read the newspaper, so how do you reach them? Studies have shown that vehicle wraps are highly successful and cost effective, they reach people on the go, in every tax bracket.

Our vehicle wraps are most commonly done in a secondary layout, "the background", that looks great, attracts attention, and uses fade away photos that will initially draw attention to your vehicle. Next, we will overlay this with a primary copy instantaneously by using 3-dimensional techniques over the background design, causing the subconscious mind to not only see, but retain the information.

Using HD Mimaki printers, we offer our customers the best in HD printing, with the brightest, most real life colors in the industry today. Lamination is a fundamental part of the vehicle wrap process. We use 3M gloss lamination over 3M wrap vinyl. The over laminate adds a sheen to the final prints giving it the look of a painted job.

Wraps without lamination several challenges. Vinyl that is not laminated is not protected from the elements, chemicals, or abrasion. Also, depending on the type of ink used, the prints may fade extremely fast.

Wraps with a premium grade laminate offer chemical resistance. They resist gasoline spills or other cleaning liquids. When shopping to price your vehicle wrap, be sure to also look for prices to unwrap your vehicle. Wraps with vinyl that were not laminated are very difficult to remove and become expensive at removal when charged by the hour.

Vehicle preparation is a very crucial stage for a successful stage for proper vehicle wrap installation. We take careful steps to make sure that your vehicle wraps will adhere properly for years to come.

Impressive Signs & Graphics --> Signs Now Dallas

2009-09-27T15:15:00.000-05:00

Since August, Impression Signs and Graphics has been transitioning to it's new name Signs Now Dallas. As local business owners, we are committed to providing the personal attention and professional service that you expect from a neighbor. At the same time, we are your local connection to a global network of over 300 digitally integrated Signs Now centers. We have the resources to execute sign & graphics projects of any scope.

We manufacture, install and ship letters, numbers and logo signs nationwide. Some examples of our most common projects include vehicle wraps and graphics, channel letters, awnings, poles and pylon signs, channel letters, ADA Braille, illuminated electric cabinets, decals, pop displays, safety signs, OSHA signs, banners stands, restaurant menu signs, monument signs, and all types of business signs.

We can manufacture signs with different types of materials, depending if the sign is going to be used indoor or outdoor. Some examples include foam, PVC, aluminum, copper, bronze, acrylic, metal and vinyl.

We hope that you will visit often...as we blog (and Tweet!) about our exciting projects and offer tips to help your business stand out!