our signage services

Discovery

Conduct strategic research and information-gathering, leading to an evidence-based understanding of the projects's needs and constraints.
  • Site Audit

  • User analysis

  • Existing signage audit

  • Signage narrative

  • Code/regulation research

  • Technical/material research

Schematic Design

Incorporate findings from the Discovery phase to start the concept phase of the visual design process where the overall "look-and-feel" of the project is established.
  • Hand sketches

  • Initial typeface, materials, and color studies

Design Development

Refine and detail our designs, select materials, and through a process of design documentation, visually integrate the signage program into its environment.
  • Preliminary sign types

  • Preliminary sign location plan

  • Preliminary message schedule

  • Preliminary sign quantities

  • Power/data review

Construction Documents

Translate the approved design development package into an official blueprint of detailed, buildable drawings and specifications.
  • Finalized sign types

  • Finalized typeface, materials, and color studies

  • Finalized sign location plan

  • Finalized message schedule

  • Finalized sign quantities

  • Specifications

Construction Administration

Provide oversight as the project moves from paper to physical, installed reality, ensuring that the signage is built according to approved plans and specs.
  • Bidding

  • Coordination with fabricator

  • Samples and prototypes

  • Review and approve shop drawings

Installation

Provide on-site review of the installed signage in order to flag problems that require fixes to individual signs and to assure that the process has resulted in 100% acceptable results.
  • Onsite QA/QC

  • Change orders