Examples of signs produced by the company that used to be the West Coast’s largest sign manufacturer endure in various California locations. Unique signs withstanding the test of time lend a strong sense of place and nostalgia to neighborhoods throughout America. https://la.curbed.com/maps/epco-signs-california-neon-los-angeles-bay-area
Certain jurisdictions across the nation have banned conventional, freestanding signs by enacting new sign codes which permit only monument signs. Sign companies and their advocates generally have opposed such bans and, in particular, have disputed the common rationale suggesting that pole-mounted signs somehow exacerbate traffic hazards. As this photo shows very clearly, however, a conventional […]
While it might be a distant thought for those still digging out of snowdrifts in the northern tier, summer will be here before you know it. When outdoor temperatures and humidity become oppressive, sign company managers must ensure steps are taken to protect employees working outdoors. Here are some tips from Signs of the Times […]
Undoubtedly, the answer is “yes,” as clearly demonstrated by some of the nation’s largest electric-sign manufacturers, whose products are more efficient today than ever before. Here’s a link to a Signs of the Times article which challenges the notion that signs must be regulated more strictly to save energy: https://read.nxtbook.com/st_media/signs_of_the_times/april_2018/energy_masters.html
Rebranding of the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas under its new owner, Richard Branson (founder of Virgin Group) made the 27-year-old guitar sign expendable. But the sign will be reinstalled for display at Young Electric Sign Company’s “Bone-yard” in Las Vegas. https://news3lv.com/news/local/hard-rock-hotel-las-vegas-guitar-sign-finds-new-home-at-neon-museum
Port Angeles council members approve strategic plan after discussion
The City Council of Sandy Springs, GA, a northern suburb of Atlanta, has approved an amendment to the town’s development code which increases the allowable size for “crown signs” installed atop buildings which face Interstate 285:
In 1980, the National Electric Sign Assn. was in turmoil. The January 1981 editorial in Signs of the Times magazine began with “This publication has been filled with anguish for many months now watching, sometimes in disbelief, the internal strife that has beset and virtually halted the progress of the National Electric Sign Assn. We […]
The Sign Research Foundation (SRF) has published a four-page executive summary https://signresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/Best-Practices-in-Developing-Sign-Regulations-Executive-Summary.pdf of a research project conducted and written by Dr. Dawn Jourdan (Texas A&M), Dr. Eric Strauss (Michigan State) and Madeline Hunter. The work includes a survey of 17 communities with regard to citizen involvement (or the lack thereof) with regard to sign regulations. Part […]
The United States Sign Council Foundation has announced the reformation of its USSC Legal Defense Fund (formerly the LDF Legal Defense Fund). The Sign Defense Fund is designed to help sign companies and sign owners combat defective and unconstitutional local sign zoning ordinances. Sign applicants and/or sign companies apply to the USSCF for a grant […]