Architectural signs and wayfinding in Austin
We design and build signs for developments, venues and businesses: lit sign columns, tenant directories and carved wayfinding. Layout and fabrication happen in our shop.
Willa, for StoryBuilt
For StoryBuilt's Willa development we pitched several wayfinding concepts in December 2021, and StoryBuilt chose a pillar. The finished column wrap is 42 x 42 in. and 122 in. tall at its highest point, with the Willa name cut through the metal and backlit with push-through acrylic letters. A tenant directory sits on one face.
Jester King
Jester King Brewery has ordered carved signs from us since 2021. The first order was 20 directional signs with trail and area names. We laid them out in a font Jester King picked and carved them from two-color sign board, brown faces over a tan core, so the letters read tan on brown. More orders followed in 2022 and 2023, including signs for the Jester King Inn.
In the shop
Along with the CNC routers, we have a large-format UV printer and a vacuum forming oven for shaped acrylic.
What to send us
- Where the signs go, with photos or a site plan.
- Rough sizes and quantities.
- Artwork and fonts as vector files.
- Whether the sign needs to be lit.
Projects
Questions
Can you design the sign, or do we need artwork?
Either. The Willa column was one of several concepts we pitched, and we did the layout for Jester King's signs. If you have finished artwork, send it as a vector file.
Do you make lit signs?
Yes. The Willa column uses push-through acrylic letters backlit inside a metal wrap.