The following article originally appeared on the Small Business Administration website in February 2001, but it was subsequently removed. Frenchy’s Bistro Background: Frenchy’s Bistro is a small restaurant in southern California specializing in authentic French cuisine. Frenchy’s fronts a busy local business street, with only a sidewalk between the building facade and street curb. The […]
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Fifth Amendment Application to Sign Control
The Fifth Amendment applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. It contains two guarantees: The “due process” clause, as in the Fourteenth Amendment, protects citizens from government action that arbitrarily deprives them of a fundamental right without due process of law, and it applies to both the act itself and the procedures incidental to […]
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The Economic Value of On-Premise Signs (1983)
Topics include: The Public Attitude Towards On-Premise Signs: Mobile Shopping, Comparison Shopping, Measuring Public Approval, Vital Role of Signs. Types of Information the Public Would Like To See On Signs: The Independent’s Problem, Brand Consciousness, Information Desired, Banks, Motels, Service Stations. Business Owners’ Attitudes Toward Their Signs: Importance to Customers, Effect of Removal or Alteration, […]
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Signage Quarterly – Vol 2 – No 2 – 1979 – Carwash Signage Program
An Introduction to Signage, Designing a Sign, Types of Signs, Carwash Signage Programs examimed. Download Signage Quarterly – Vol 2 – No 2 – 1979 – Carwash Signage Program.
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Signs and Your Business (1977)
SBA aid discusses signs, what they can do for your business, and how they can be used to advantage. Download Signs and your business
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Visual Communication Through Signage Volume 2: Sign Evaluation (1975)
Chapters include: the importance of signage to automobile-oriented businesses: the case of motels; site location variables; signage appraisal and the costs of various forms of signage. Download Visual Communication through Signage – Vol 2.
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Signs, Legal Rights and Aesthetic Considerations (1972)
There are three general ways in which cultural constraints are enforced: through the use of police powers, eminent domain and taxation. Download Signs. Legal Rights and Aesthetic Considerations
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The Sign User’s Guide – A Marketing Guide (1988)
Sections include: Functions of Signs, The Importance of Signs, Sign Design, Selecting the Appropriate Type of Sign, Designing a Sign, How Much Should a Sign Cost?, Choosing the Copy for a Sign, The Importance of Sign Size to Advertising Effectiveness, Why Businesses Need Signage, The Importance of Marketing, Types of Advertising Media, Standard Measures of […]
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What’s Your Signage? (2004)
How On-Premise Signs Help Small Businesses Tap into a Hidden Profit Center A handbook developed by The New York State Small Business Development Center and the Signage Foundation for Communications Excellence. Download What’s Your Signage?
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Analysis of Legal and Legislative Strategies
The following article originally appeared in the August 1987 issue of Signs of the Times magazine. By R. James Claus, Ph.D., Karen E. Claus, Ph.D. Donald W. Large, L.L.B. The history of sign-control legislation shows that certain approaches are successful and produce fair regulation, which benefits the entire community. Industry representatives who utilize positive strategies […]
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