Enliven Your Space
Signs, Decals & Design for Walls & Windows
In retail, business, gallery, or museum settings, design is an invitation to experience for the people in your community. The integration of logo or design into a space strengthens your brand when it is executed professionally and creatively. Thoughtful integration of design onto windows and walls can enliven the space, instruct, or educate.
The visual flow of design throughout the interior of a space and its exterior, can be difficult to imagine. I help clients with this process by measuring, photographing, and providing mock ups using approximate scale and color that help them visualize how logos, business hours, and other elements of design will look on walls, doors, windows, and displays. (Even the color of walls, rugs, and woodwork can be changed to help with decor visualization.)
Working as a team with clients and sign vendors, I help clients with planning, design, management of quote acquisition, and participation in decision-making on materials, size, and color.
Signs & Displays
Exterior Bracket Signs
Raised Lettering on Walls
Door & Window Decals
Reception Signs
Event or In-Space Signs
Banners & Yard Signs
Mobile Store & Vehicle Wraps
Vendor Decisions & Packaging Materials Selection Assistance*
Quote Acquisition & Printer or Vendor Communication
Product Environment
Vendor Decision Assistance
Environment Assessment & Measuring
Window & Door Display Mock / Sign or Decal Mock Up (using actual photos of the environment, a window display or store shelf, very close to scale)
*Note: Whenever possible, I help guide clients toward using high-quality materials with less environmental impact and paths to improve waste efficiency and cost through trusted vendors, communication, and new research.
Sign Feature
Selby Acupuncture
During a building renovation at their St. Paul clinic, a reception sign was designed to increase brand visibility for Selby Acupuncture inside the historic building of indoor shops. Business is thriving, so after expanding to a second location in Edina, the reception sign was recreated for the new clinic, with some adjustments to fit the new space. Working together over a decade ago, we have worked together to developed their WordPress website and design email campaigns, brochures, in-clinic signs, event banners, gift certificates, treatment-specific materials, and more.
Exterior Sign Feature
Storied Owl Books
This local, brick & mortar independent bookseller opened in Highland Park, St. Paul in 2019. It was an honor to help Marcus and Amy shape the brand, from font selection and bookmark design to exterior signs. After photographing several angles of their storefront, I was able to show them a mock up of the store with a new paint color and make recommendations for sign placement and size. The careful measuring and thoughtful planning for exterior signs and window decals were key in welcoming the public to this beautifully-curated bookstore.
Window Display Feature
Roundtable Coffee
This coffee plant illustration, along with logo and beaver mascot, was created for the window at Roundtable Coffee. In addition to showcasing their playful brand, our objective was to increase visibility for their tiny shop and roastery that is tucked away in the Midway neighborhood.
