Channel Letters in All Over the World
Do you need to build a prestigious brand identity and boost customer flow? Channel letter signs are a first-rate sign design for organizations across all industries that want optimal exposure. The upscale appearance of custom channel letters capture the attention of prospective clients who pass by your venue, be it by day or night.
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Channel Letters Applications
Custom channel letters are commonly used as an exterior branding medium. They’re also popular as key features of indoor trade show displays that create an irresitible glow. Custom channel letters are used for an array of purposes. They can be used to create anything from a stunning logo sign to promotional displays.
Indoor Channel Letters
When used indoors, custom channel letters add a professional touch to your brand. If you want to showcase office lobby signs with your brand name or logo, channel letter signs are a radiant solution. Whether it's a backlit acrylic sign or a non-illuminated design, you can opt for any style.
Outdoor Channel Letters
Channel letter signs will set you apart from the visual noise in crowded business centers. These building signs are attention-grabbing and merge well with the facade of any building. Custom channel letters, including backlit logo sign projects, help build brand familiarity each time customers see them.
Restaurant & Hospitality Channel Letters
If you’re operating in the hospitality industry, your business highly depends on what customers associate it with. Custom channel letters will make a lasting impression and get people to come back to you. You can use custom channel letter signs with an accompanying post such as a pylon sign for your indoor and outdoor branding to create a consistent theme.
Mall & Retail LED Channel Letters
Elevate your storefront’s appeal or brand an entire shopping mall with visually impactful elements like backlit storefront signs. Channel letter signs will meet all your branding needs. From outdoor LED channel letter signs mounted on buildings to indoor signs designed for stores, custom channel letters are widely used in the retail industry.
Office & Company Channel Letters
Interior and exterior office and company signs help boost brand awareness and reflect your corporate philosophy. Channel letter signs are fully customizable and can serve promotional as well as decorative purposes. With a wide range of illumination and style options, you’ll easily find large light up letters and other types of three dimensional letters that suit your business.
Bank & Large Institution Channel Letters
Gaining trust is pivotal to business success. Professional business signage will set you on the right path. Ensure 24/7 visibility for your institution and build authority around your brand in one shot with custom channel letter signs. Full customization will allow you to get creative and break out of the standard corporate box.
Self-Care & Sports Complex Channel Letters
Beauty salons, gyms, spas and similar businesses in the wellness industry rely heavily on foot traffic and customer experience. This is why the appearance of the venue should be highly prioritized. Channel lit letters will allow you to create the right image for your brand. You can make use of both indoor and outdoor illuminated signage to polish your venue.
Illumination Options for Channel Letter Signs
Channel letters come with multiple illumination options. Energy-efficient LED bulbs are used to illuminate the letters and emphasize your unique logo or company name. Every part of our signs can be fully customized according to your style and requirements.
Front-Lit Channel Letters
Also called face-illuminated channel letters, this type of signage has a lexan face to allow light to transmit forth. The sides and back of front-lit channel letters are made of durable aluminum for durability and the desired lighting effects. Face-lit channel letters are widely used both indoors and outdoors. They ensure long distance visibility for your company logo and name by day and night.
Side Illuminated Channel Letters
Edge lit channel letters are another widely used type of illuminated signage. LED channel letters with translucent lexan sides create a halo effect around the letters. Fittingly, they’re also called halo-lit channel letters. Half side lit letters are another stylistic option you can consider when choosing your sign. Only half of the sides are illuminated in this design, giving them a chic veneer.
Back-Lit Channel Letters
Back-lit or reverse channel letters have a translucent back to allow light transmission while other parts are metallic and thus obscured. The opposite of front-lit channel letters, this type of custom channel letter signs are mounted while leaving some space between them and the wall to create a lighted background, giving the letters a lustrous appearance.
Dual Illumination
Back and face-lit channel letters multiply signage visibility. As the name implies, in the case of dual illumination, only the sides/returns of channel letter signs are made of aluminum while the face and back are made of translucent lexan for the lighting effect. Back and front-lit channel letters will enhance the visibility of your logo or company name.
Open Face Channel Letters
There are two options for open-face custom channel letters. The face is either not covered at all or has a clear lexan surface to allow the light bulbs or strips to be visible on the inside. A widely used type of custom channel letter signs with an open face is the cinema-style marquee letters. Neon lights can also be used for illuminating this type of sign.
Channel Letters Mounting Options
When it comes to mounting custom channel letter signs, there are three primary methods to go with. You can get custom channel letters on raceway, wireway or mounted directly onto the wall. The difference is between simplicity and aesthetics.
Direct Mounting
Also called face-illuminated channel letters, this type of signage has a lexan face to allow light to transmit forth. The sides and back of front-lit channel letters are made of durable aluminum for durability and the desired lighting effects. Face-lit channel letters are widely used both indoors and outdoors. They ensure long distance visibility for your company logo and name by day and night.
Raceway Mounting
With the direct mounting option, also called flush mounting, each letter is individually mounted to the wall surface. Flush mounting requires more holes as compared to other mounting options. This is done to give the sign a neat finish with no visible hardware other than the lighted channel letters themselves. In case of back-illuminated custom channel letter signs, spacers are used to create a gap between characters and the wall similar to pin mounted letters.
Wireway Mounting
Similar to channel letters on raceway, the wireway houses all the wires, power supply and other electrical components. It’s generally oversized like a backdrop and becomes part of the custom channel letter signs design. It’s considered more aesthetically pleasing as it gives the letters a background and frame to stand against. Even though the structure is more complicated than custom channel letters on raceway, it’s still simpler than direct mounting.
Styles for Channel Letter Signs
Apart from the illumination and mounting options, you should also determine whether you need trim cap or trimless channel letters. This will depend on the placement and distance of the signage along with other complementary factors.
Trimless Channel Letters
Trimless channel letters create a harmonious and exciting architectural display. They’re a more modern solution where no trim caps are used to attach the front surface of the letters to the sides. With trimless channel letters, the face and returns of the sign aren’t obscured by framing, allowing for the whole surface to be illuminated. This type of signage will give your venue a dazzling appearance with 24/7 visibility.
Trim Cap Channel Letters
A trim cap is a plastic molding that can often be seen on custom channel letter signs. The band is attached to the edges of the letters to connect the face to the sides. Trim caps provide a bold and prominent look to the sign by outlining the individual letters. Usually, the trim caps are painted the same color as the letters but you can choose different colors to give a unique look to your sign.
Fully Automated Channel Letter Bending Process
Our facility is equipped with the latest equipment to help us produce custom signs of any complexity. We use a top-grade ChannelBender SXP machine to automate the sign making process for channel letters.
The machine is applicable for all channel signs such as styles that are face lit, backlit, trimless or with trim caps. It gives us the precision to shape channel letters with even the most intricate and sophisticated designs.
Whether you’re looking for serif, non-serif or more complicated fonts and elements, we can make them with the automated bending machine. Letter bending automation cuts down production time and enables us to craft remarkable channel letters faster and better than ever.
Services We Offer for Channel Letters
Design & 3D Rendering
We’re here to bring all your signage ideas to life by offering professional 3D signs and graphic design services. With advanced technologies like 3D rendering, we give you the chance to view the final model and positioning of your 3D sign letters before the production process begins.
Cutting and Engraving
We offer quality cutting and engraving features for custom acrylic signs. We use laser cutting and other methods for our lexan or plexiglass signage. Laser cut acrylic signs have smooth edges. We also use CNC engraving and laser engraving. Our cutting-edge equipment and expert crew allow us to bring projects of any complexity to life.
Sign Painting
We offer painting services for custom signs as well. We can paint 80,000 different color shades onto virtually any material using the Matthews painting system. The paints we use are UV cured and weather resistant so you can place your painted signs indoors or outdoors as you please.
Sign Repair and Replacement
For all our new and repeat customers, we offer signage repair and sign replacement services. If you have old 3D sign letters that need to be replaced, then you’re in the right place. Our skilled craftsmen will repair and replace any old 3D signs in a quick and professional manner.
Advantages of using Acson to customize channel letter logo
We offer pan channel letters with a wide selection of illumination and mounting options, styles and applications. Here, each one of our manufactured custom channel letter signs are precision-crafted to your exact requirements.
When you work with us, your project is powered by the most advanced industry equipment and backed by the extensive experience of our craftsmen. This enables us to offer you the most sophisticated and personalized signage solutions in the industry - every single time!
For manufacturing illuminated channel letters, we use energy-efficient and long-lasting LED lights. This provides your custom channel letter signs with evenly dispersed and bright illumination. Typically, LED channel letters are illuminated with white light. However, we can also make custom channel letter signs with colored lights to match your exact vision.
The materials used for custom channel letter signs are most often lexan and aluminum. However, we offer creative and individual solutions upon request.
We are committed to quality and have a clear understanding of the impeccable standards that our customers have come to expect from us. Accordingly, we craft custom channel letter signs that will exceed all your expectations.
Channel Letters FAQs
What type of illumination do you use for custom channel letters?
For custom channel letters, we use energy-efficient LED strips. They’re attached to the interior of returns, allowing light to transfer through a translucent lexan sign face. LED channel letters are more cost-effective and last longer than incandescent bulbs. Also, LED lights leave 6 less tons of carbon footprint than regular bulbs, making them an eco-friendly option.
What materials are used for making channel letter signs?
Typically, channel letter signs are made of aluminum and lexan materials. However, we can customize the product to fully meet your needs and preferences.
What are the illumination options for channel letter signs?
Front-lit channel letters are one of the most wide-spread varieties of this signage type. Custom channel letters with side, back and double illumination are also highly sought-after across the industry. You’re free to go for more unique designs as we offer individualized options, too.
What mounting options are available for custom channel letter signs?
The mounting options vary depending on your specifications. You can order custom channel letters on raceway or wireway for housing all the electrical components of the sign. LED channel letters can also be free flush-mounted, free standing or hanging. You may send us your special mounting requirements for consideration.
What’s the difference between trim cap and trimless channel letters?
The main difference between trimless and trim cap LED channel letters is in their appearance. The trim cap adds a frame around the letters while the other option leaves them with a cleaner look.
What’s the depth of the sides/returns for custom channel letter signs?
Regardless of whether you need back, side, dual or front-lit channel letters, the depth of the returns is custom made-to-order. It all depends on the size and design requirements of your sign.
What sizes are available for custom channel letter signs?
At Acson Signs, we offer custom channel letters. This means you can order letters of any size as long as they’re within legal limits. No matter how big or small your channel letter requirements may be, we can manufacture them to your desired dimensions.