Design Clinic: Sandblasted entry sign makeover
There was a time when it seemed that everyone wanted a sandblasted redwood or cedar sign. They are warm, strong, and the sandblasted… Read More
Author Archives: Bob Behounek
Design Clinic: A few recent projects
Once upon a time, when hand-crafted things were the rule and not the exception, craftspeople seemed to understand what it was going to… Read More
Design Clinic: 4×8 for an art gallery
The best laid plans sometimes do not work out well when art and artists are involved. One group specializes in one type of… Read More
Design Clinic: Banner makeover
How many banners do we see strung up between two posts these days? They seem to be everywhere. Crumpled, leaning to one side… Read More
Design Clinic: Cargo van
Cargo van graphics always seem to catch my eye. They give you a big canvas to work with, and plenty of room to… Read More
Design Clinic: A-frame sign
When you’re driving around town each day, you can’t help seeing the good signs as well as the not-so-good ones. Here’s one that… Read More
Design Clinic: Truck lettering
When someone pulls up to the shop in a stark white truck, looking to upgrade the image of the business he just purchased,… Read More
Design Clinic: 4-by-8 sign for a pet hospital
It’s not very often these days that a client walks into the shop, looking for a repaint on an existing sign. That’s what… Read More
Design Clinic: Sale banner
What happens when a client decides to take matters into his own hands and places signage out to promote a certain type of… Read More
Design Clinic: New look for a pizza shop
When it comes to business, things change every day. Circumstances send owners from one interest to another. Let’s say that was the case… Read More
Design Clinic: Sign faces for an auto repair shop
Tenant signs on directories can be a challenge, no doubt. Often there is a lot of visual competition on a directory, and clutter… Read More
Design Clinic: Freestanding sign for a nursery
I was heading to the store the other day when I spotted a very plain, uninteresting sign. Normally I zip right by signage… Read More
Design Clinic: Illuminated sign for a vet clinic
Sign layouts like this example seem to become more common with each passing day. What scenario could have led to this small animal hospital sign? With… Read More
Design Clinic: Box van graphics
I know what you are thinking. But, no—I did not make this one up. This is as real as it gets, from a… Read More
Design Clinic: Monument sign
This design clinic is an example of a familiar problem, like many of the others we have worked on recently. Certainly there is… Read More
Design Clinic: Storefront banner
Unlike the other signs I have redesigned in previous Design Clinics, this one does not have the usual white background. Rather, our subject… Read More
Design Clinic: Storefront 4-by-8
Not so long, when we talked about “classic signs” we meant something unique and special. But the project for this Design Clinic is… Read More
Design Clinic: Storefront sign
As I travel around town, my hope of finding signage that creates interest and intrigue is dwindling. The overall lack of design leaves… Read More
Design Clinic: Storefront sign for a tailor
Summer has arrived, and as I wheel past the typical strip malls I see plenty of signs similar to this example: A fascia… Read More
