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November 27, 2006
Specialty Signage
I got my start years ago in design in the sign industry. Although I soon decided it was not the kind of thing I wanted to do full time, I still enjoy designing and producing specialty signage.
After designing the logo for the Iron Garage we talked about some unique signage for their showroom. As a dealer of fine musclecars and hot rods, they wanted something slick and shiny so I came up with this design. The sign itself is 7 feet wide by 4 feet high. I started by having the large black background water jet cut out of 1/4" aluminum. I then had it powder coated black and then routered the edge making the raw aluminum edge all the way around. The sign is mounted to the wall on a frame that stands off 6 inches from the wall. The large black plate is bolted to the frame and all of the mounting hardware is hidden behind the shiny "swooshes" in the logo which are separate peices of water jet cut, polished 1/4" aluminum. The remainder of the sign is done in printed vinyl.
The result, a three dimensional depiction of the logo that appears to be floating in front of the wall. A great backdrop for the hot rods of the Iron Garage. If you're in the market for some fine "Iron", be sure to check out the Iron Garage. You can also witness some ID Motorsport Design web design there as well.
Posted by Stu at November 27, 2006 10:40 AM