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SIGN GALLERY
What should you avoid?
What is the most important item?
What color combinations are most visible?
Can a low contrast sign be read from a distance?
Which sign is the most popular?
What signs show up best at night?
What should you avoid?
As we do not charge by the letter, number, or scroll, sometimes
customers get a little carried away and end up requesting a very busy
and not too legible sign. We want to please you, but we also feel that
a sign that can't be read is a waste of your money. [Back to Top]
What is the most important item?
In most cases the number is the most important item on the sign.
Anything else is secondary copy and less vital. Consider the distance
your home is from the street and determine the size of the number you
need using this simple chart:
| VISIBILITY CHART | |||||||||
| Letter Height |
2" | 2 ½" | 3" | 3 ½" | 4" | 4 ½" | 5" | 5 ½" | 6" |
| Maximum Visual Impact | 20' | 25' | 30' | 35' | 40' | 45' | 50' | 55' | 60' |
| Readable Distance | 50' | 75' | 100' | 125' | 150' | 175' | 200' | 225' | 250' |
These distances vary 15% with various color combinations. [Back to Top]
What color combinations are most visible?
Refer to this chart to see what level of contrast each color combination gives you.
Our SIGNselector will also give you a
good idea of how the various color combinations will look.
| CONTRAST CHART | |||||||
| COLOR OF PAINT | |||||||
| White | Ivory | Copper | Brass | Copper/Ivory | White/Silver | ||
 |
Black | high | medium | medium | medium | medium | high |
| Mottled Black | high | medium | medium | medium | medium | high | |
| Grey | medium | low | low | medium | medium | high | |
| Green | medium | medium | medium | low | low | medium | |
| Red | high | medium | low | medium | medium | high | |
| Variegated | high | medium | medium | medium | medium | high | |
| Burgundy | high | medium | low | medium | medium | high | |
How can a low contrast sign be made readable from a
distance?
Don't be afraid to order a low contrast sign if it fits in best with
your home decor. Just make the number a little larger and people will
have no trouble seeing it. [Back to Top]
Which sign is the most popular?
Black Slate with Copper/Ivory* paint is our most popular sign! [Back to Top]
What signs show up best at night?
Copper/Ivory* and White/Silver* are special blended paints containing
metal which provides better nighttime visibility. They don't glow in
the dark, they just reflect light better than the other paints. [Back to Top]