Channel letter signs are an eye-catching way to promote your business, with multiple styles to fit any unique brand identity.
Illuminated channel letters are an ideal choice for businesses looking to make an impressionful statement about themselves in public spaces. Highly visible even at distance, illuminated channel letters attract customers day or night.
1. Increased Visibility
Illuminated channel letters are one of the most effective marketing tools for businesses, as they’re easily visible day or night and draw in passing traffic and customers. Furthermore, their durability makes them ideal for harsh environments or high traffic areas; additionally, customizable colors, sizes, fonts and designs enable channel letter signage to meet specific branding needs of a company.
Front-Lit Channel Letters
Constructed of aluminum backs with acrylic sides (called returns ) and LED light fixtures inside each letter, front-lit channel letters are highly visible day and night. Customizable to meet business dimensions and available in both traditional and contemporary styles – front-lit channel letters offer plenty of value!
Reverse-Lit Channel Letters
When seen from the side, reverse-lit channel letters provide a sleek and contemporary appearance, making them a top choice among businesses looking to convey their brand in an elegant manner. Constructed of aluminum with acrylic faces that allow the LED lights to illuminate through, reverse-lit channel letters create an illuminating “halo” around each letter for added effect.
Combination Lit Channel Letters
Combination lit channel letters are an ideal combination of visibility and brand recognition, offering the best of both worlds in terms of both visibility and brand recognition. As they combine the advantages of front and reverse-lit letters with acrylic faces that allow illumination through, as well as aluminum framing that provides a sleek, contemporary look, they have both brightly lit front faces as well as soft back-halos to draw customers’ eyes towards them and strengthen brand recognition by standing out against their surroundings. The dramatic impact that combination creates creates draws passerby attention from across town while increasing brand recognition through brand recognition through brand recognition alone!
2. Energy-Efficient
Illuminated channel letter signs offer businesses an efficient means of conveying their brand message. While neon illuminated signs might work best, modern LED (light-emitting diode) signs offer greater energy savings while being easier on maintenance costs and usage costs – not to mention virtually no breakage issues! While initial costs might be slightly higher for such signs compared to neon ones, over time you could save yourself money in terms of electrical costs.
LED signs offer businesses a versatile, eye-catching sign that’s visible day and night. Front, reverse or combination-lit letters feature acrylic faces that let light pass through while reverse-lit letters create an eye-catching halo around their sign when back-lit with LEDs for backlighting effects.
Combination-lit signs combine elements from both front and reverse lit signs, including aluminum returns or sides and molded faces. You can have these signs custom made with any combination of sizes, fonts and colors available – both standard or customized versions available. Consider your storefront, local environment and company image when choosing the color for your sign to ensure it fits with both. An experienced signage expert can guide your decision so that it best matches up with your business and brand. Sign Creation Plus can take care in every aspect of sign creation and LED illumination for any business type imaginable, making their signs an attractive and efficient solution that stands out from competition and attracts customers. They will add beauty and functionality to any building they are placed in while helping businesses get noticed, stand out, and bring in customers.
3. Long-Lasting
Illuminated channel letters provide a long-term, sustainable sign solution. Crafted of durable aluminum and acrylic materials that resist weather and other environmental elements, lighted channel letters can be customized with various fonts, shapes, lighting techniques, mounting methods and mounting methods – creating a custom signage display tailored specifically to your brand!
Illuminated signage is an effective way to attract customers and brand your company’s products or services, while standing out from competitors. Channel letter signs offer high levels of visibility and attention-grabbing appearance – both of which help increase brand recognition while building loyal customer relationships.
There are various kinds of illuminated channel letters available today. These include FRONT LIT, BRACKED LIT, REVERSE LIT and DUAL LIT options. With FRONT LIT channels having LED strips installed inside them to light up each letter face; while with BRACKED LIT having back letter enclosures or “letter cans” made out of different material than front letter faces for added depth; REVERSE LIT channels feature a halo-like glow around them that’s achieved by adding reflective film onto letter faces before painting over them with translucent paints;
For creating channel letters, the letter face must first be cut using a computerized router before adding its letter can, trim cap, and lighting elements. Premium LED modules should provide even lighting without breaking down over time; when choosing illuminated signs it’s also wise to consider their location and any factors such as weather exposure that could impact its lifespan – for instance signs placed by an ocean are susceptible to salt air which hastens material degradation over time.
4. Easy to Maintain
Be it to bring more customers into your storefront or refresh corporate image, channel letter signage can unlock new levels of creativity. From shapes, fonts, and lighting options that fit with your business and brand to one-time investments with low ongoing maintenance requirements like LED lights (which outlive traditional neon tubes while saving energy costs in the process), channel letter signage opens new pathways of expression for businesses of any kind.
There are various styles of channel letters available on the market, including front-lit and halo-lit models. Front-lit channel letters feature LED strips that illuminate each character face for an eye-catching sign visible day or night. You could also consider opting for something translucent like aluminum or acrylic that creates its own lighting effect for added uniqueness.
Back-lit or halo-lit channel letters feature LED strips installed behind each letter or shape to illuminate them from within, giving your storefront an elegant appearance and making your store appear larger. Businesses and stores often utilize this form of sign.
Your channel letter sign requires an electrical source in order to power its lights, typically via a transformer that converts electrical current to lower voltage suitable for LED lights – typically 12v. Depending on its design and location, this transformer may either be built-in directly onto or nearby the sign itself.
5. Affordable
Channel letter signage is an innovative, eye-catching business investment that will quickly pay for itself by drawing new customers in and increasing sales. While its initial costs may be higher than traditional signs, LED illumination offers energy efficiency and brightness benefits that save your company money in the long run.
Fabricating a channel letter sign begins with a computerized router cutting metal or plastic sheets according to customer preferences for font size and style. Once cut out, letters can be painted using standard colors or brand-specific shades from Pantone Matching System (PMS).
Backers are attached to each letter, with strip LED lights placed within. This produces the eye-catching halo effect that makes your business shine at night. Next comes face creation made out of acrylic or, for open-face channel letters, transparent materials such as lexan. Furthermore, open-face channel letters also allow more customization opportunities by permitting neon or neon-simulating lighting options to be added as customization elements.
Complexity also plays an influential role in determining the cost of channel letter signs, since more complex designs require additional labor and time for fabrication, which drives up overall costs. Factors such as logo incorporation, intricate details in designs and additional coloring all add up to make up its total price.
Your sign’s cost also depends on its installation method. Direct or flush mounting are generally less costly than raceway installations, which involve running individual letters independently from an electrical supply – increasing costs as raceways, transformers, etc. must all be purchased as separate elements to complete installation.