Design is something that has real value! Here's an example of how design makes a big difference - using the same size, layout & design criteria:
Original Sign:
Our Sign: Posted by Judy Pate (Member # 237) on :
Great improvement...it really pops! Love the colors and the graphic.
Posted by Dennis Raap (Member # 3632) on :
I agree with Judy.............nice job!
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
A fine job Tom. That's a great selling aid for your portfolio. You can't deny an old faded, tired looking sign really detracts from a property. Now go out and sell some more makeovers! We've done it with great success. Here's a link to a bit we have on our website... Before and After Posted by Tom Henningson (Member # 7442) on :
Thanks everyone! And that's nice work Duncan...makes a real difference, that's for sure! I guess you don't need me to tell you about how many signs in Edmonton really need a makeover.
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
Nice, and VERY nice & appropriate pictorial!
Posted by Craig Sjoquist (Member # 4684) on :
Yes excellent and it really makes a big difference
Posted by Dale Feicke (Member # 767) on :
I kinda liked the old one better.
FOOLED YA!
Nice job, Tom. The background looks like butcher block........neat.
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
Well I do see a slight improvement.
Your version really pops. It's like going from high school to professional. Great job.
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
I've just relooked at this, and at first I thought the 8003-8149 was a phone number for the apartments.
Then I wondered why there was so much room between them & the space bar and I was going to say I'd have closed up that gap a bit & allowed more room at each end instead...
...then I figured they were street numbers - d-oh to me!
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
What a layout! I love these kinds of signs for the outdoor natural themes. Everything about it breathes professional; the colors and use of space and choice of materials. Very pretty and legible also. Thanks for the inspiration as we live in a place called Forest City and it calls for a lot of this type of sign.
Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
Really nice job...I like the way the green in the pine needles is carried around the border...great pictorial...is that a print of the pine bough?
Posted by Tom Henningson (Member # 7442) on :
Thanks everyone!
Rusty, the pine bough is all hand painted. We don't have a digital printer and, it may sound funny, but it just seem easier to break out the paints.
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
Great job! I love the pine cones. Funny, how a lot of hand painted stuff looks more realistic than a digital printed photo.
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