No matter where you live or what language you speak, signage is an important daily part of life. It can advertise, attract attention, warn, direct, announce, amuse and dazzle. The September 2003 issue of Signs of the Times magazine showcases engaging signage from more than a dozen countries spanning the globe, from Korea to France to Mexico, and lots more in between. The projects use a range of materials and are found in various settings, from the side of a subway car to the top of a cinema.
Here are a few dimensional signs from Greece and Ireland:
Damoulis Signs & Designs (Lecheo Corinthias, Greece) began creating dimensional signs, uncommon in Greece, a few years ago. This 78 x 30-in. sign was created with SignxFoam II urethane foam board, 23k goldleaf letters and an image printed on the Gerber Scientific Products Edge. An English double decker bus displays vehicle ads.
This 43 x 27 1/2-in., double-faced, sandblasted sign, created by Damoulis Signs & Designs (Lecheo Corinthias, Greece), comprises SignxFoam II and prismatic letters. The shop uses Mimaki USA and Gerber plotters and the Gerber Sabre 408 router.
My goodness, my Guinness! This sign advertising Guinness hangs on a pub in County Wicklow, Ireland. Appropriately, the sign was designed and manufactured by A.D. Design, a sign design firm located in Dublin, Ireland — the city in which Guinness was born. Drawing in patrons for the perfect pint, this sign is comprised of 19mm foam prismatic letters that were etch-primed, filled and coated with red before the application of 22k goldleaf. The gold letters were screwed and bonded to 6mm, straight-cut black letters.