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Design Specialties


Sign Design


Sign Design is very important to make your signs effective. Remember signs are usually read from a distance. Posters and graphic art materials may look cool close up, but signs need to be designed to make them do the job you planned for them to do. First of all, colors should have strong contrast so everything doesn’t blend together. Look around and get ideas from other signs. You will find the basic colors are always accented with white or black. Use simple text that is easy to read, bold typefaces work best. Alternate type styles to separate phrases or titles. Use reverse print for phone numbers, or on some lines of copy that are emphasized or most important such as WARNING, STOP or CAUTION. Signs at a distance need to be larger that a sign that is read close up.




Logo Graphic Design
Sign Design
Marketing Signs
Vinyl Lettering
Magnetic Signs


WE CATOGORIZE SIGN DESIGN IN 3 AREAS BECAUSE THEY DETERMINE THE COST OF A FINISHED SIGN PRODUCT.
More difficult layouts and artwork will cost more.

A. Basic SIGN DESIGN using basic text can keep the sign assembly easy. Alternating colors and changing type styles are easy layout ideas. The basic alterations work great for simple signs and usually come with the price of the sign.

B. CUSTOM LAYOUT. We use shapes to create a special look. Alternating colors and distorting text can add a little style to make the sign more creative without adding a lot of cost and design time. There are many clip art designs already available to put some creative input into your sign. This work requires some design costs.

C. ARTISTIC LAYOUT Make your sign more creative and original. We can create logos and graphics that can be used in your signs. Also by adding shadows, inserting graphics and design Backgrounds can create a certain mood and theme you are needing to get an image across to your customers. We have design artists available for submitting certain artwork and logo work In for sign production.



A.BUSINESS
LOGO DESIGN

1. Effective design layouts
2. Using and altering basic text only


"Create an image of your business
everyone will recognize!!"




B.SPECIAL EFFECTS
BY ADDING CLIP-ART

1. Layout specialties
2. Use clip-art and designed graphics


"Clip-Art and text, can make,
unique signs!"




C.ORIGINAL ONE OF
A KIND GRAPHICS

1. Hand-drawn graphics
converted to computer graphics
2. Recreating existing
special logos and designs.


"Be original, and have
graphics designed just for you!"

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Visit the Biz Galleries at: 715 8th Street, Downtown Baldwin City, KS
Phone: 1-785-594-0335 E-Mail: e-mail
Mailing address: Design Specialties, P.O. Box 914, 715 8th St., Baldwin City, KS 66006