Front-lit red channel letters on a brick facade

Commercial Sign Types

Ten sign types we fabricate and install for commercial projects across Florida — each one shown on a real job, not a stock photo.

If you’re not sure which type your project calls for, send us the site and we’ll tell you. Every sign type below can be quoted from the form on our Contact page.

Front-lit red channel letters on a brick facade

Channel Letters

Individually built, illuminated letters and logos — the standard for storefronts and building identification.

Channel letters are fabricated letter by letter: aluminum returns and backs, acrylic faces and LED illumination inside each letter. They are the most common storefront and building sign because they read clearly by day and glow at night, and because landlords and cities know exactly how to approve them.

Options

  • Front-lit (face illuminated)
  • Reverse / halo-lit (light washes the wall behind the letter)
  • Front and back lit combined
  • Non-illuminated letters on a raceway or flush-mounted

Used for

Retail storefronts, restaurants, medical offices, building identification, tenant signs under a master sign plan.

Illuminated monument sign with stone base at a skilled nursing facility

Monument & Pylon Signs

Freestanding signs at the street: property identification, tenant panels and community entrances.

Monument signs sit low, on a masonry, stone or aluminum base, and identify a property, a community or a building from the street. Pylon signs go up on one or two poles and carry the tenant panels of a plaza or shopping center. Both are engineered structures: footings, wind load and electrical are part of the drawing and the permit.

Options

  • Single-tenant monument with illuminated cabinet or push-through letters
  • Multi-tenant pylon with changeable tenant panels
  • Stone, stucco or brick bases to match the property
  • Address numbers integrated for code compliance

Used for

Shopping centers, office parks, HOA and community entrances, healthcare campuses, self-storage, hospitality.

Illuminated cabinet sign at a car wash

Cabinet Signs

Enclosed, internally lit sign boxes with printed or push-through faces.

A cabinet sign is an aluminum box with an internally illuminated face — printed, cut vinyl, or acrylic push-through letters. It is the fastest way to put a full-color logo on a building or a pylon, and the faces can be replaced later without touching the structure, which makes cabinets the usual choice for tenant panels and rebrands.

Options

  • Single or double-faced
  • Wall-mounted, on a pylon, or on a monument base
  • Printed flexible face, rigid acrylic or push-through graphics
  • Face replacement on existing cabinets

Used for

Quick-service restaurants, car washes, franchise locations, tenant panels, drive-thru identification.

Post and panel sign for a professional office

Post & Panel Signs

Panels on one or two posts for construction sites, offices, directories and real estate.

The workhorse of construction and development: a printed or fabricated panel between aluminum or steel posts, installed in a day. Post and panel signs announce a project, identify an office, list a directory at the entrance of a center, or carry a 'coming soon' message until the permanent sign is up.

Options

  • Aluminum composite or fabricated aluminum panels
  • Non-illuminated or with ground lighting
  • Temporary construction signage or permanent installation
  • Directory panels with changeable tenant strips

Used for

General contractors and developers (project signs), professional offices, directories, leasing and real estate.

Flat cut metal letters on a showroom building

Flat Cut Letters

Solid letters and logos cut from aluminum, acrylic or PVC — non-illuminated, clean, architectural.

Flat cut letters are cut from solid material — aluminum, acrylic, stainless steel or PVC — and mounted flush or on standoffs. Without illumination they rely on material, finish and depth for presence, which is why architects specify them for lobbies, corporate facilities and buildings where the sign should look like part of the architecture.

Options

  • Aluminum, stainless steel, acrylic or PVC
  • Painted, brushed or polished finishes
  • Flush-mounted or on standoffs for shadow
  • Exterior building letters or interior lobby and feature-wall letters

Used for

Corporate headquarters, lobbies, showrooms, medical and professional buildings, HOA clubhouses.

Illuminated letters on a marble lobby wall

Architectural Sign Elements

Interior feature signs, blade signs, reception logos and custom elements built to the architect's detail.

Some signs are part of the design of the space: an illuminated logo behind a reception desk, a blade sign projecting from a facade, a dimensional element on a feature wall, a lounge identity at an airport. Architectural sign elements are built to the architect's or designer's detail — materials, edges, lighting and mounting — and installed with the finish trades.

Options

  • Reception and feature-wall logos, illuminated or dimensional
  • Blade and projecting signs
  • Custom fabricated elements in metal, acrylic and wood
  • Coordinated with interior design and construction schedules

Used for

Hospitality and airport lounges, medical and wellness interiors, corporate reception areas, retail centers and restaurants.

ADA-compliant restroom sign with braille

ADA & Stairway Signage

Code-required room, restroom, stair and level identification with tactile text and braille.

Every commercial building needs ADA-compliant signs at permanent rooms and spaces: restrooms, exam rooms, stairs, floor levels, exits and mechanical rooms. They must meet specific rules for tactile characters, braille, contrast, mounting height and location — and inspectors check them before a certificate of occupancy is issued. We produce complete ADA packages for new construction and tenant improvements, in materials that match the interior.

Options

  • Full building packages scheduled from the architectural drawings
  • Stairwell and level identification for parking garages and high-rises
  • Photopolymer, acrylic or metal with raised text and Grade 2 braille
  • Custom colors and finishes to match the interior design

Used for

General contractors and tenant improvement teams, medical offices, office buildings, parking structures, hospitality.

Portico drop-off directional sign

Traffic, Safety & Directional Signs

Wayfinding, parking, clearance, speed and regulatory signs for properties, garages and roadways.

Once a property is built, people and vehicles need to be told where to go: entrance and exit, drop-off, visitor parking, clearance height, speed limit, do not enter. We fabricate and install directional and regulatory signage for parking garages, campuses, car washes, communities and roadways — on posts, walls, ceilings and pavement — in reflective and non-reflective materials as the application requires.

Options

  • Parking garage packages: levels, clearance, speed, exit, elevator
  • Roadway and community street signs on posts
  • Drop-off, pick-up and drive-thru wayfinding
  • Reflective sheeting where visibility at night is required

Used for

Property managers, HOAs, developers, parking structures, car washes, schools and worship centers.

Full storefront window graphics

Vinyl Graphics

Window lettering, printed and frosted graphics, wall graphics and vehicle lettering.

Vinyl graphics put a brand on glass, walls and vehicles quickly and at low cost: hours and logos on entrance doors, frosted privacy bands, full-window printed graphics for a store opening, and lettering on service vehicles. Design, print, cut and install are handled by our team, and graphics can be updated as often as the message changes.

Options

  • Cut vinyl lettering and logos
  • Printed full-color window and wall graphics
  • Frosted and privacy films
  • Vehicle lettering and partial wraps

Used for

Retail and restaurant openings, medical and professional offices, corporate interiors, fleet and service vehicles.

Coming soon banner on a storefront

Banners

Printed banners for openings, construction fences, events and temporary identification.

While the permanent sign is in permitting, a banner does the job: 'coming soon' on the storefront, the project and the general contractor on the construction fence, an event or a promotion on the facade. We print, finish and install banners with grommets, pole pockets or frames, sized for the site and for Florida wind.

Options

  • Storefront 'coming soon' and 'now open' banners
  • Construction fence and site banners
  • Event and promotional banners
  • Banner frames and hardware for repeat use

Used for

New locations before the permanent sign, general contractors, property managers, events.

Not sure which sign type you need?

Send us the address and a photo of the site. We’ll tell you what the code allows, what the landlord will approve and what it will take to get it installed.