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Letter Size Signs for Your Office

Vista System proviWFP84Udes a wide array of letter size signs for your office.  Creating office signs is fast, easy and economical so I put together a list of Vista frames that accommodate an 8.5″ X 11″ piece of paper without any additional cutting and pasting.  Just print it out, insert it and you’re ready to go.

First up in the office signs category is wall signs.  If you’re looking for horizontal curvature there’s the WFP163U, WFP160U, WFP86U and WFP84U (as seen in the photo).  If you prefer wall signs with vertical curvature there’s the WFL50U and WFL79U.  For easy identification, all office signs listed with “(Letter)” on the thumbnail image will hold letter size signs.  Note that the WFP86U has a 2″ ADA header in addition to letter size sign footprint.

If you’re looking for table signs there’s the T54U in vertical and T46U and T48U in horizontal curvature.

The Vista System flag signs have two options.  There’s the WBD10U in horizontal curvature and the WBD22U in vertical.

Some clients have done some very simple and cool things with their letter size signs.  One client took several of their WFP84U wall signs and made directory signs out of them.  They simply print bold lines to delineate the copy so when their directory signs change they print out the entire sheet and pop it into the frame.  (They’ve done the same will legal size frames too where they needed the extra space for copy).

Another client outfitted their office signs with specialty parchment paper from an office supplies superstore.  It cost a few extra cents, but letter size signs printed on this specialty paper look spectacular.  The options are limitless – hope this makes signing your office easier!

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Vista System Flat Wall Signs by GreenSquare

Wall signs are typically used as wayfinding or directional signs.  In this, the first part of theVista Wall Signs series, I’d like to introduce the new GreenSquare wall frames and the pertinent information you need to know.

Wall signs increase visibility to your product or business.  They can be used as both interior or exterior signage as office signs or in the walkway or courtyard, respectively.  You might easily see wall signs in retail establishments, restaurants and airports hanging overhead, on posts or at the checkout counter.  Wall frames provide great POP (Point of Purchase) presence announcing a current sale, a future promotion or a new product that just hit the market.

Wall frames are also popular in schools, universities and office buildings.  Office signs with an employee or professor’s name and title are very common.  Office signs may also be used as directional signs, highlighting building or department locations or simply controlling traffic patterns.

Wall signs can be mounted on any vertical flat surface and come in numerous sizes and shapes.  The GreenSquare catalog lists many of the more common ones but you can customize your wall signs given the modularity of the product.  They’re all cut from larger extrusions so it is quite easy, and inexpensive, to have wall frames tailored to your office specifications.  In many cases it’s modularity allows you to match existing signage.

The flat wall signs by GreenSquare as depicted in the illustration are also aesthetically pleasing and crafted to complement even the most discriminating interior designs.

 

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File Types and Sign Frame Inserts

Sign Frame Vector Image IllustrationWhich file types would you use to create images for your sign frame inserts?  Vista signs make it easy to implement inserts into your office signs, but consider the following before making your decision.

File types will fall into two basic categories – vector and raster (or bit map) images.  The primary difference between them is that raster images are based on pixels and vector images are based on paths or strokes.  From a visceral standpoint, a vector image can be enlarged without distortion whereas bitmap images will distort the larger the image becomes.

Let’s say I’m installing a number of Vista sign frames in the building and my office signs consist of wall signs, table signs, directory signs and poster frames.  If I’m just going to put textual content on my directory signs for example I need not worry about a vector image here.  If I have a sign frame on my door with a picture of myself I may get by with a bit map image assuming the image resolution is high and the image size is reasonably small.

On the other hand, let’s say there are Vista signs in the break rooms and common areas with employee safety information consisting of full-color photo backgrounds and text.  In these cases I would highly recommend a vector image for maximum visibility.

If you’re not sure if a PDF, JPG or AI file is appropriate for your sign frame insert consult with your graphic designer or simply print it to size and make the determination yourself.