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I'm trying to identify this interior signage to match. I'm pretty clueless here as I've only received photos from the client. Think I might need to take a trip out to take a look. Looks like some sort of milled or molded material with raised letters and braille. I'm not familiar with this material though. Has anyone seen a fabricator offering this line? If I can't locate the manufacturer I will probably have to fab them without the textured surface but would still need a source for the letters and braille insets. Any referrals for a source on that would be appreciated as well.
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus Posts: 6712 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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There are companies that make that type of sign like eyecatchsigns.com. I'm surprised that those would pass ADA specs because of the font. The substrate could be HDU and the Braille Balls were glued into it.
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5396 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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This is a job I would pass on. No fun at all!
-------------------- John Arnott El Cajon CA 619 596-9989 signgraphics1@aol.com http://www.signgraphics1.com Posts: 1443 | From: El Cajon CA usa | Registered: Dec 1998
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Gemini is also good at helping you replicating such things when given detailed specs (WxHxD etc).
Also, There have been times when I have simply asked the client if they can recall or still have paperwork on who made the original sign. Then you could call the company and order or ask them questions about it.
I'm often stumped by the fact that just about all my clients are deeply imbedded in utilizing computers - but it seems ONLY when it comes to their sign, they have no vendor list - not even archived - they'll have a vendor list for who provides toilet paper and who did their countertops and who installed the framed art in the lobby. But when you need an ounce of info about an existing sign they get a real,perplexed look - like, ". . , uh . . . oh - You mean somebody produced that . . .? We thought it just came with the wall . . . "
Lol!!! John - that's what I been tryin' to tell a few of my customers!
'Look, nuthin' personal - but - this sign,you want - well .. I gotta pass. It just is not gonna be fun. Sorry.'
Then I point to a sign on the office wall: WE PREFER TO DO FUN SIGNS.THERE WILL BE AN UNLIMITED ADDITIIONAL FEE FOR UNFUN SIGNS
lol - actually that's criteria for a price increase. The less fun the more the price goes up. The more fun, the more the price goes up . . . hmmm.
That would be a great bar chart to have handy to explain your prices - the incrementally shorter bars represent least fun jobs & higher prices - the incrementally taller bars represent the most fun but no less change in price - meant to confuse the customer and make 'em take headache-unfun work somewhere else or aquiesce to your ideas of how to make the sign much better. (ie; more fun)
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