The Tricks to Window Lettering

When it comes to window displays, you might be wondering; should the window lettering be on the interior or exterior side of the glass? What you may forget to consider is that most exterior glass is tinted for the sun. How heavy that tint is depends on each window. But anything placed on the interior side, facing out, will also receive that tint. For best visibility we suggest always placing lettering on the exterior side.

The next concern people have is how long it can last when subjected to the elements. While most of our materials are made to last seven years outside, our own window display has lasted fifteen years thus far. There was been no peeling or cracking around the edges. Most of the lettering is white, which not only provides the best contrast on a tinted window, but doesn’t fade in color.

Occasionally a customer will voice a concern about vandalism. How easy would it be for someone to remove the lettering? If it’s within the first couple hours, it’s not hard to peel something off. Once the adhesion has had time to bake in, it becomes increasingly difficult over the hours without tools and degreaser to remove.

Check out more photos from our Window Applications Gallery Here.

 

Halloween Sign Decor

Halloween will be upon us soon, are you feeling a little competitive with the yard decorations? Is there someone on your block with a twelve foot skeleton? Or maybe you’re looking for just a light touch in decorations and festivities. Something that’s easy to store away for the next year. A yard sign is perfect for little touch, and can be personalized to what you want.

We’ve had funny pun signs made in reference to Ghostbusters. We’ve also had some safety signs made with a little flair to them. One person had a sign made to decorate their baby stroller, for their walk about the neighborhood. Whatever design you have in mind, just reach out to us and let us know at https://www.nextdaysignscols.com/contact-us/ 

The perks of the L-Tension Banner Stand

A floor length banner, or a tabletop display is simply a must for trade shows. They’re extremely useful for local creators and vendors to boost their brand and visibility. The L-Tension is my personal favorite for anyone looking to invest in their first display. The tension on the banner is created by clamp bars at the top and bottom, stretched with a pole and a small stabilizing base. Since the base is not as complicated as a retractable stand it has a very economic price.

Photo depicting a red branded tablecloth for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and two L-Tension banner stands with banners on top.

Having the banner secured by clamp bars also means it’s easy to change the banner. The new banner can also be a different height, as the pole that stretches the banner is adjustable. This versatility is helpful for anyone starting out, who might want to have the ability to update their banner with more information. Or for someone who wants to use the stand for different events.

How to order a sign for first time buyers.

If you’ve never ordered a sign before it can be a daunting task. There are different materials to consider, sizes, and if needed stands. We can help you navigate through this process, but if you want to do some ‘prep work’ before ordering, here’s two things you can do:

 

  1. Sample Photos / Naming the event.

The best thing to know right away is what the sign is for. A celebration? A trade show event? Outdoor advertisement or permanent building signage? This will help us hone down the possibilities as well as know how sturdy you need your signage. If you find any sample photos, please share them with us! You might even find something similar to what you’re looking for in our sample galleries here: https://www.nextdaysignscols.com/products-photos/

 

  1. Colors and Fonts

Once we’ve squared away the size of your sign and material, we’ll ask what goes on it. We can print a large variety of colors known as Pantone colors. If you have a specific number, great! If not, it helps to have a general idea of two colors you like. When it comes to font you can describe the style as: ‘I want something blocky/script/old style’

 

And that’s it! From there we can help you figure out if you need a foamcore sign with an easel stand for display, a sidewalk A-frame with interchangeable panels, or a trade show wall display.

 

Winter is the best time to get that vehicle wrapped

For most businesses, winter is the time when things slow down a little. The months grow cold and the daylight short. However, there’s still plenty of traveling going on outside. People are visiting their friends and families for the holidays or festive parties. There’s shopping to be done and gift exchanging.

Regardless of the time of year, graphics or lettering on your vehicle is the best way to advertise locally. Winter is the best time of year to get that work done, when demand for the vehicle isn’t as high. At Next Day Signs we can do as simple as the business name and number on the doors, or a larger wrap. One of our customers, Dave Fox, has slowly been getting their name across their vehicles. Now it seems hard to drive around Dublin, or Worthington, without seeing them.

Personal Banners & Yard Signs

Festive banners can be a wonderful gesture for someone to share their celebration with the community. Or an extra flare for social distancing, yard gatherings, or congratulatory drive-by’s.

We can work with you to design a banner to match the theme of any celebration, OR you can do-it-yourself through our intuitive banner design templates online. You can personalize your banner with a variety of colors, fonts, graphics, or your very own photos. The banners are waterproof against and come with reinforced grommets. Allowing you to hang your banner anywhere, or you can purchase our pole kit to skip the hassle.

Our turn-around time for custom banners or yard signs is only 1-2 business days. We are a locally owned business here in Columbus, OH, with staff available to help you through any questions. Feel free to reach out to us!

Wall Wraps Sprucing-Up Offices

Whenever we receive new print materials at Next Day Signs we test the material personally before recommending it to other customers. After one year of testing Phototex, we took the leap and decorated our entire lobby wall with it. It has been four years since then and I have to say I’m still pleased with how our wall looks. The color hasn’t faded, nor have the panels pealed at all, and I love the reaction we get from new customers who see it for the first time.

Even more so, I love some of the creations our customers have thought up as they’ve purchased it for their own businesses. It brings a real pizazz versus a blank painted wall, and the plus side is how hassle-free it is to work with the material. I have personally applied a panel to a painted wall and five years later went to remove it; it left no adhesive residue, it didn’t remove the paint and I was able to reapply it with no issue. Making the material perfect for rented offices or even personal decorations such as an apartment.

Cheryl’s Thoughts on SGIA

Author:  Cheryl –

Conferences are a mixed bag – at their best they offer great ideas for new development, an opportunity to network, and the chance to see/touch/feel products that interest you.  The other side is hours of standing, sometimes pushy sales people, and then the pressure of decisions to purchase – go small, go big, or not at all.

This last week I attended the SGIA conference, one of the largest sign conferences in the world.  We saw printers that could create banners to cover the side of a building, machinery that would need a new building to house it.  But we also saw many products and machinery suited for smaller businesses like ours that will help us to be more productive and increase the offerings to our clients that we can produce right in house.

Now it’s time for the follow-up – review the literature, check the samples, and makes some decisions about what steps forward to take our business.  Are you thinking about taking some steps forward this year with your business?  Let us help you market your new ideas or products with sign solutions.  Stop by with your ideas, notepad scratches or full designs and we’ll work with you to take it to great results in signs, banners, decals, displays, flags, or printing that will take your business to the next level.

Many Hats Indeed

Author: Amanda

There are two things that I really love about working at Next Day Signs LLC. The first is that each day is different, rarely do we come across two days in the week that we’re working on the same sign orders (unless it is a rather large project.) The second is that the owner, Cheryl, is not the kind of person to just sit behind her desk and leave production work to everyone else.

Today was an adventure, Aaron had to take half the day off and our part time help wasn’t scheduled for the day, leaving just Cheryl and I in the store. Normally on a Monday this isn’t much of an issue, but we’ve been keeping busy and still had many jobs in production to do. One of the jobs consisted of 15 routed red 3mm PVC signs. Usually we leave these jobs to Aaron who has carpentry skills, but since he would be out Cheryl caught him in time to teach her in five minutes or less how to use the hand-held router.

Occasionally I would peek over from my work to see how my boss was managing. She was covered in red flecks of PVC, as was the counter and the floor, it was an image akin to an explosion of Valentine’s day confetti. However, she was not hindered by the sign debris, and swiftly completed the 15 signs needed. “Chief, Cook and Bottle Washer,” she proclaimed as she finished dusting off the specks, being an owner of not only a store but many ‘hats’.

Signs Point to Growing Economy

Author: Amanda

Today I have joined the exclusive designer club, as my computer was updated with the design software used by both Cheryl and Aaron (our designers). Now, I am not design artist, so I won’t be able to help with all the designs needed, but this will help speed up production as I will be able to design many of the signs we work with daily; magnets, yard signs, banners. And in the future, should we hire another employee with design experience, they shall be able to use the computer as well.

I’m happy to see the progress Next Day Signs LLC has been making. As many of us know, 2009 was a very hard year for all of us economically, and being in a sign business makes it easier for us to notice the swings in economy. Both by watching the amount of personal signs purchased and the types of business signs people buy: be it ‘liquidation sale’, ‘closing sale’, ‘coming soon’, ‘now hiring,’ and ‘now open’ signs.

It’s nice to see that three years later, not only are we catching up to where we use to be, but exceeding years prior. More new customers, more personal orders, and for the first time in a long time, ‘now hiring’ signs. Here’s to hoping we see more of these good signs.