Types of Business Signs

These signs are ones that identify and/or advertise a business venture along with the name of the business, location, hours of operation, and more. It can also be one that is located inside the business listing the customer policies, a menu, prices of products, etc. There are many different kinds of business signs such as the monument, channel letters, the pylon, the billboard, and the Electronic Message Center (EMC).

Channel letters
These are consider business signs but each letter on the sign is separated, lighted, and three dimensional in shape. One common form of this type of business signs are the letters that you see on the top of the outside wall of a hotel spelling out their name. Usually as part of this business sign there will be a logo symbol that is separate. You may also see this type of sign over a business doorway like a club or restaurant. It can also be hanging down the side of the business building.

Pylon
These signs are generally tall and can be seen from the road so they are visible to drivers. It can have the name of just one business or list many businesses. One example of a multi-listing pylon business sign would be one that list businesses found in the same shopping center. There are some of these business signs that have a board where the owner can put letters advertising sales announcements or restaurants advertising specials.

Monument
These are signs that are low and near the ground. It is usually placed at the entrance of a company, business, or factory, or in the parking lot. The base of these signs can vary from synthetic materials, to stone, to concrete. You may even see lettering that has been placed straight on a big stone to create unique monument business signs. Around the stone sign you may see a landscape design of plants and flowers.

Billboards
These signs are very big and often have graphics that are eye-catching. Many areas now have requirements, including height requirements, for billboards on major interstates because of their potential to cause a distraction from drivers trying to read them. One requirement in addition to how high they can be is how far they have to be from the highway or road.

Electron Message Center
These business signs are a new technology that offers businesses the capacity to change messages easily and a wide range of colors. Some of these signs may just display the time and temperature or it could have a moving scroll of messages such as things on sale at the business, along with colorful images.

These are just some of the many types of business signs that can be used to promote their business.