The flat portrait directory signs from Vista System are made from anodized aluminum and come in brushed silver, black and gold. The directory sign end caps for the flat system are available in grey or black plastic. Outfit your directory sign with either grey or black plastic divider strips and remember the suction cups since they are needed to remove the clear acrylic lenses from your directory signs.
Check out the following flat portrait directory sign video for more information.
Mounting office signs and office directory signs properly will save you time and money. Whether installing an office sign in a business suite or an office directory sign on a college campus, the following tips will help ease the decision process given the variety of mounting surfaces available.
The most popular mounting options are:
Mounting Holes
Commonly used for office directory signs or larger office signs, mounting holes provide a permanent solution and is suitable for most hard surfaces. They’re relatively vandal-proof yet are easily removed using the proper tools. The wall surface can typically be patched or painted to its original condition.
Foam Tape
Industrial strength, double-sided white foam tape is great for most office signs, such as the WFFP3U, and is suitable for most hard surfaces including walls, doors and glass. If your surface is rough, porous or uneven, your office sign may not have a secure bond and should therefore consider one of the other mounting methods. Foam tape is semi-permanent.
VHB (Very High Bond) Tape
VHB tape is a double-sided, high-bond permanent tape. It is used for smaller office directory sign frames along with most office sign frames creating a secure bond on doors, walls and glass. Removal can cause damage to the mounting surface if not done using the proper tools.
Velcro
Velcro is ideal if you need to move your room office signs or office directory signs due to construction or related floor plan changes.
Cubicle Pins
Great for cloth surfaces such as cubicle walls, cubicle pins are the least permanent mounting option and are perfectly suited for small office sign frames.
Check out our website for more detail on each of these mounting methods.
Choosing an office sign for small business can sometimes be intimidating given all the choices available. When making the decision on which type of office sign is right for you consider the following:
First, there’s the cost of the sign itself. Office signs can vary in price based on the size and type of material selected. Signs for office environments are typically made of plastic or metal and come in either flat or curved orientations. If you’re looking for an office sign that lasts and is aesthetically pleasing, then metal would be the preferred choice.
With respect to size, you want to make sure your office signs are readable and can accommodate the copy that will go on them. For illustration purposes, we’ve chosen two of the more popular office signs for small business, namely the WFP4U and WFP5U.
The WFP4U is a 4” x 4” two-part office sign with a 1” ADA header and the WFP5U is a 5” x 4” one-part office sign. Signs for office settings, especially small businesses, would find both footprints equally attractive and accommodate most sign copy.
The other consideration is maintenance. Maintenance on signs for office interiors can be costly and time consuming. Choosing a sign system that accepts paper inserts is highly cost effective, timely and is something that can be done within your office. Take your time in choosing office signs that meet both your specifications and your budget and you’ll be extremely satisfied.
There are many reasons to choose Vista System sign frames but according to our customers the following four seem to always come to the surface.
Vista also offers custom sign frame sizes and colors to meet the most demanding project specifications. With international presence, Vista is also well positioned to manage sign standards on a global scale for any business or campus setting.
An office directory sign is a great asset for any building or campus setting. Directory signs manage traffic flow and enhance the interior wall space. To ensure maximum flexibility and ease of maintenance in the future, take into account the following design considerations when putting together your office directory sign strategy.
Consider these factors when planning your office directory strategy and save tons of time and money.
Here’s a picture of a high-quality directory sign that was recently installed in Port Louis, Mauritius. These directory sign frames and other way finding signage was installed at the Le Caudan Water Front Mall which is a high-end luxury mall with over 120 stores offering products from sports equipment to jewelry. This collection of sign frames is comprised of five long directory panels similar to the D5U in addition to a poster frame along the top. The product line allows seamless matching of the various sign frames.
The client wanted their directory sign and other way finding signage to complement the various store interiors and to manage visitor traffic throughout the mall. The directory sign frame inserts were fabricated using substrates that enhanced the existing color schemes. Due to the wide variety directory signs and way finding signage available, the mall successfully met their objectives.
Not only were these directory signs elegant but they were flexible too. The copy on the directory signs changes often as does a number of the other way finding signs throughout the mall. Updating directory signs is fast and cost effective using these sign frames because you aren’t dependent on the local sign company for maintenance.
Having sign consistency throughout the mall cannot be overstated. Whether we’re talking directory sign, flag sign, room sign or other way finding types, having a common look and feel throughout adds a extra touch of elegance that can only be achieved with a comprehensive sign system such as this.
As if the inherent flexibility wasn’t enough, it is now possible to customize your office sign or room sign with additional accessories. The line of MCFT curved office signs now support these add-on accessories to accommodate the ever-growing demands of today’s project specifications.
For example, you may have a horizontal curved office sign frame like the 4×4 WFP3U that you would like to customize by adding a decoratively cut aluminum insert. The insert protrudes out from the office sign frame to create the unique design. There are variations in the office sign accessories yet the illustration provides an idea of what you can do with these accessories.
You may also have a vertically curved room sign such as the 3×6 WFL10U that you customize by adding a decorative back plaque to the room sign frame giving it that unique design. The plaque attached to the back of the room sign can be made from a variety of materials thereby creating a variety of eye catching designs.
The MCFT (Modular Curved Frame Technology) applied to an office sign or room sign offers the advantages of a modern modular system and the ability provide a customized solution at the same time.
Office signs are a great way to upgrade any office setting. Office signs are also a way to improve corporate morale with inserts you can personalize and print yourself. You need not be a desktop publishing expert to create high quality office signs like the pros. It’s fast, simple and economical!
Here’s a great success story where 100 pylon signs, also referred to as post signs, were recently installed in the UAE for Paris Gallery. Paris Gallery is a high-end luxury retailer in the Middle East with a premium assortment of over 450 international brands. They were looking for elegant, illuminated pylon signs to complement the interior design of their stores.
The pylon sign copy changes frequently due to the seasonal and promotional nature of the product line. Because each pylon sign supports clear covers, the ability to change out the copy is fast and easy. The client was very pleased with these pylon signs and the flexibility they offered.
This particular pylon sign as shown in the picture is illuminated and double-sided, however pylon signs come in non-illuminated and triangular variations as well. Some use the terms pylon sign and post sign synonymously because both formats are quite similar. The main difference between a pylon sign and a post sign is the viewable portion of the post relative to the frame. Pylon signs tend to encapsulate the post in its entirety or perhaps revealing a small portion of the pole while post signs tend to reveal various degrees of the post itself.
Semantics aside, both pylon signs and post signs accept a wide variety of substrates including paper, plastic, metal, laminates, sublimation and others. They can be used indoors and outdoors for promotional, informational and wayfinding needs. As highlighted in this example can acclimate well to very sophisticated environments.
What are the most common poster frame sizes? As a result of our previous blog on poster frames, we’ve put together a poster frame category containing the most popular sizes we come across. We’ve already mentioned the 24 x 36 poster frames but there’s also the 18 x 24, 11 x 17 and 27 x 40 poster frame to round out the list.
The 27 x 40 poster frame is popular because of movie posters which happen to be around this approximate size. The WFFP230U is the standard 27 x 40 poster frame and the WFFP230SPU is it’s floating counterpart. Both poster frames come with acrylic lenses to protect the poster while the latter gives a bit more dimension as if the poster frame is floating off the wall.
The 27 x 40 poster frame has many uses including promotional and informational messaging. If you need a smaller poster frame, the 11 x 17 and 18 x 24 poster frames appear to be the most popular for the majority of our customer’s applications.
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or 24 x 36 poster frames to mount your interior office signs? 24×36 poster frames are great for wayfinding too. One of our healthcare clients recently mounted four of these 24 x 36 poster frames on their main lobby wall which their media department would change out on a monthly basis. The interior office signs they used were printed on card stock and contained either new healthcare programs or employee-related information.
They also added several more throughout the halls for wayfinding purposes. 24×36 poster frames worked great for wayfinding for this client for two particular reasons; 1) they were quite large and they needed the visibility and 2) they were growing rapidly and needed to control the employee traffic. As a side note, they used smaller versions of these frames for recognition on their employee “Wall of Fame”.
The 24 x 36 poster frames come in several orientations. The WFP148U is a curved frame while the WFFP256U as seen in the catalog is a flat, portrait-oriented frame. You can also get a 24×36 poster frame in a flat, landscape-oriented style although not listed in the catalog. They come in brushed aluminum, black and gold finishes and can be installed rather easily. We recommend using wall anchors and screws when installing interior office signs over 8.5 x 11, so clearly these 24 x 36 poster frames fall into that category.
Whether used for wayfinding in an office, campus, train station, hospital, doctor’s office or numerous other venues, these 24×36 poster signs are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. They also come with a lifetime warranty.
