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![]() Designing A Sign From Within The Box
By Alan Dorman
I drive by this particular sign daily and it always reminds me of how some sign manufacturers fall short of the mark when it comes to finding the proper equipment to light up their sign. This sign is nothing more than a simple arrow, pointing to the restaurant located on the same property. Down the middle of the arrow are 5 large lamps, in line.
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This is what I call “designing from within the box”, a three flap, dented in box that has been kicked into the corner and left to decay. The sign shop didn’t shop around for a flashing solution. They trusted the local electrical distributor to have the latest and greatest equipment. A word of warning about distributors, they are salespersons, they only sell what is on their shelves and change comes very slow to these people. I know of what I speak, I spent the last 8 months plying over 100 distributors across this country with the latest and greatest flashing equipment. Any point count, any drive current, kick ass equipment with over 13 years of proven reliability. Not one distributor showed even the slightest interest in stocking or marketing these new solid state marvels. It was over their heads and they “didn’t think their customers would understand the products” - an actual quote from one of the distributors I called. A simple search on the internet (like www.signindustry.com) would have been sufficient to discover a 5 point solution to this sign design. I would suggest that if you are reading this message on your computer that you print it out and show it to the purchasing department of your sign shop. Explain to them that the web may be a better source for materials. Extracting yourself from the “box” you have been put into by your local distributor will show you a world of innovative products that you and your customers will find very appealing and cost effective.
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