If your signs appear dimmer than usual, it is wise to contact a professional signage technician immediately for troubleshooting and repairs. This is particularly applicable if upgrading to LEDs is in your plans.
Front-Lit channel letter signs showcase your logo with modern LED lighting for an eye-catching visual effect. For even greater impact, choose to make both sides of your sign visible at once!
Front-Lit
Front-Lit channel letter signs use LED’s mounted behind transparent acrylic faces of each letter to illuminate them, creating a “halo” effect around each letter and projecting light inward towards the front for optimal viewing. They’re often found outside retail stores, shopping centers or other commercial businesses as they give their business signs a modern appearance.
Signs that reflect light after sunset are ideal for storefronts or other public spaces that remain open after dark, such as bars, restaurants, grocery stores, or convenience shops that receive high foot traffic.
Letter sides are typically constructed of aluminum with stainless steel returns and can be customized using computer-driven machinery to your desired color and shape. Trim caps were often used to secure them into place but new manufacturing techniques allow for an improved trimless look. LED lighting uses significantly less electricity, saving you money on energy costs; its longer lifespan also comes with warranties.
Back-Lit
Back-lit channel letter signs (also referred to as reverse lit or halo lit signs) feature opaque faces illuminated from behind with light shining through from behind for a beautiful halo effect that’s easily seen even at night. Backlit signs work great as indoor and outdoor signs that need to be visible from far distances, making them great choices when placed near windows or outdoors signs that need to be visible day or night.
Businesses looking to make an impressionful branding statement or that require reading from distance may benefit from investing in these signs, which feature an attractive white halo that illuminates against its dark face, giving off a bold yet welcoming appearance.
Back-lit signs come in various colors ranging from neon and LEDs, as well as custom shapes to meet the unique requirements of your business. Backlit signs can also be custom shaped to match the shape of your building or storefront, and mounted either raceway-mounted or directly mounted directly on walls for a sleeker appearance.
Side-Lit
Channel letters are 3D signs that utilize LED lighting to illuminate a business name or logo. Constructed from flat aluminum sheet metal of various thicknesses and formed using computer-driven bending machines, channel letters feature returns that typically range between three and eight inches deep which can be painted any color you like for an eye-catching sign display.
LEDs offer businesses looking to save energy and money on lighting costs a viable solution. Producing less heat than neon tubes while using less electricity, LED lights offer more eco-friendly alternatives.
LEDs offer several distinct advantages over neon bulbs. You’ll experience greater return on investment while realizing considerable savings on utility costs after switching over.
Halo
Halo channel letters are illuminated signs characterized by illuminated letters surrounded by an attractive halo effect, created using neon or LED modules arranged to produce three-dimensional glowing effects. Their unique appearance can be further customized with colors to make them more dynamic and captivating.
Reverse-lit channel letters (sometimes known as backlit channel letters) are similar to front-lit channel letters in that both faces and returns (returns) are made of aluminum with interior LED or neon illumination; the difference being that light projection through polycarbonate backing creates the “halo effect”.
Back-lit signs are an ideal choice for businesses that wish to increase their nighttime visibility and attract new customers. Available in various sizes and fonts, as well as being made out of different materials including stainless steel, they’re the ideal outdoor signage solution that can withstand adverse weather conditions.
