LED channel letters stand out against the darkness to attract customer interest and can be especially beneficial to businesses operating after dark such as restaurants or retail shops.
Combination-lit channel letter signs allow you to select different colors for both sides, making your message more legible at night.
Internal Illumination
Channel letters are illuminated individual letters displaying your business name on the exterior of a building, making them highly visible day or night and drawing customers’ attention from great distances. As they operate 24/7, channel letters make an excellent investment for businesses that remain open after dark.
Standard front lit channel letters are the go-to form of channel letter signage. LED illumination passes through translucent acrylic faces to illuminate your company name or logo in vibrant color.
Opting for back or reverse lit channel letters offers an alternative approach. Reverse-lit letters emit light from behind the sign, creating a “halo effect” and drawing additional attention to any logo with blue backgrounds or text that requires darker tones. Reverse lit channel letters can be constructed using polycarbonate faces for an elegant custom look or aluminum backing and return depending on your preferred design preference.
Face Lit
Front lit channel letters, the most prevalent style, provide your business name or logo in vivid color and light. Highly visible both day and night, they help customers locate your business no matter the lighting conditions.
Standard front lit channel letters feature aluminum returns and polycarbonate or acrylic faces in various colors. A router is used to cut the aluminum to shape of your chosen letter or number before the acrylic face in its chosen hue is attached and welded on – either welds with back for front-lit letters or directly welds onto faces for back-lit channels.
Philadelphia Sign’s channel letter signs can be raceway mounted or flush mounted directly to the building facade, with or without Philadelphia Sign’s Lightcloud technology integrated to allow control from a secure network, smartphone or tablet – talk with our representative today about this exciting option!
Halo Lit
Add a subtle glow of illumination to the backs of your channel letters for an eye-catching effect. This style creates an appealing halo of light around each built up metal or acrylic letter and works well both face lit or reverse illuminated signs.
Halo lit signs utilize LED modules mounted behind a sign with a frosted lexan back to diffuse and softly illuminate its surroundings. Lighted channel letters should not be mounted to high gloss walls as this would reflect back into their halo backs and expose all mounting hardware and wires.
Front-lit and halo illuminated channel letters can help your business stand out. Day or night, they draw customers’ attention and allow them to easily recognize your brand. To maximize the effectiveness of these signs, choose fonts that correspond with your branding; this will build brand recognition while remaining consistent with any logo or other marketing materials used for promotion.
Fabricated
Channel letters are three-dimensional metal or plastic signs which display letters, numbers and logo symbols in three dimensions. Commonly seen at storefronts, strip malls and commercial buildings; unlike monuments and pylon signs they feature internal LED illumination which adds additional visual appeal in low lighting environments.
Illuminated channel letter signs are common sights on building storefronts or malls and come in both front-lit and back-lit configurations. Front lit versions feature translucent acrylic faces made with aluminum sides and backings; their aluminum faces may be left open or inlaid with LED modules to create a neon look or “halo effect.”
Fabricated back lit channel letters are similar to front lit letters except their back is made out of clear acrylic and self-contained. LED modules placed within this back create an illuminating glow around each letter creating the halo effect, making this sign ideal for businesses that operate after dark such as restaurants.
