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A new local business has taken a location where there are 4 narrow panes of glass separated by 3" window frames. Applying a logo across the window frame looks too 'broken up' and is unprofessional and unattractive in my opinion. Yet a small logo in all 4 panes is more understated than I would like and maybe even too repetitive but more attractive and effective than just using one or two window panes and making the front look 'asymmetrical. The entire store front is window... there is no bulkhead for a sign and a projecting sign is not a possibility. What would you do?
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Stand back to where the traffic and majority of passers by will be seeing it from, and figure it from there.
Possibly the 3" frames will be insignificant gaps, or might be better if ignored & the logo painted or stuck over/across them. That sort of thing tends to look odd close-up, but from further away where most will see it, the overall picture often looks much better that way.
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back when i PAINTED WINDOWS.... these "mullions" got painted as part of the lettering/logo. at a distance....it looked flat.
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Or, could you do a sign on a piece of clear lexan, that would span a couple of the panes? That could give you a decent appearance without chopping out the visibility.
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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I guess I'm thinking that the client wants the lettering on the inside? Because if not, if you can wrap an entire vehicle, you certainly should be able to go right over the top of a three inch window frame.
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Depends a lot on the logo. Can you post the logo?
-------------------- Frank Smith Frank Smith Signs Albany, NY www.franksmithsigns.com Posts: 807 | From: Albany, NY USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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I had a splash to do across a number of windows, the frames were the usual thinner ones. But for some reason, maybe it was a flowing script thing, for some reason I wanted the frames not there. Not being sure what the guy's landlord would say; I decided on a different tact: first apply removable vinyl, prepped in a way that let it accept paint. I figured it was under an overhang, therefore wouldn't age/crack from the sun. The whole thing worked well. Not a lot of vinyl involved, just enough to cover the frames where the lettering was.
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Thank you for all the suggestions. I should have mentioned that the building is a hundred plus year old building currently being restored and both the business and property owner/manager want something in a classic style so running a logo across the window frames and awnings won't be approved.
I have pretty much decided that I will have to make a taller, narrower version of the logo and likely put the same logo in all four window panes so that it looks balanced and proportionate. If there was an odd number of windows then the logo could go in the middle pane and perhaps some sort of decorative element on each pane immediately to the side of that logo.
Maybe 4 logos is overkill but neither myself nor the business can think of anything else to present a balanced look... we certainly don't want to junk up the windows with miscellaneous advertising content.
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If they are set on the smaller logos, I would suggest 1 in the far left window, and 1 in the far right. Still balanced, but not as much clutter.
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