Channel letter LED lights are three-dimensional signs designed to display letters or shapes for business signage purposes. They may be illuminated or non-illuminated and come in various colors, borders, and stylized font styles.
Retail businesses find these signs popular as they attract customers directly into the storefront and are durable yet cost less to operate than neon signs.
Front-Lit
Front-lit channel letters feature translucent faces that emit an eye-catching, eye-catching glow, which are guaranteed to draw people in. They’re the most widely used type of channel letter signage and make for great ways for retailers and businesses looking to differentiate their storefront from that of their competition.
Front-lit signs are constructed with aluminum returns and transparent backs that let in light from within, while their faces are typically made of acrylic or polycarbonate that can be customized to match your company’s logo color.
Signs constructed with LEDs provide significant energy cost savings over neon and can be lit a variety of ways, from traditional face-lighting, back lighting and halo-lighting all the way through open face illumination. All these options allow you to design a sign that reflects your company’s branding and design aesthetic, while still being energy efficient and compliant with local building codes.
Back-Lit
Back-lit channel letters (also referred to as halo-lit channels or reverse pan channels) offer an elegantly illuminated sign option. Constructed from stainless steel faces with acrylic backs that can be painted or backlit using colored LED strip lighting, back-lit channel letters come in many font styles and sizes to meet any branding need.
These signs create an eye-catching presence that increases brand recognition, making your enterprise even more visible to its target market. Perfect for enterprises seeking traditional and timeless aesthetics or more modern and audacious ones.
These signs are constructed out of flat sheets of metal – usually aluminum since it doesn’t rust – that are cut using computer-driven routing or laser cutting machines to form letters in their desired shapes. Once cut, returns can then be bent back to match the back using computerized bending and shaping machines; finally a light diffuser, end caps and mounting brackets complete its creation.
Halo-Lit
Halo illumination adds an elegant finishing touch to a built-up metal or acrylic sign by producing a soft glow around its letters. Used either alone, or combined with face lit letters, halo lighting brings sophistication to any project.
Halo illumination comes in two forms – rim and return or rimless. Rim and return creates a narrow halo of light around the edge of each letter face, perfect for letters that must stand out at night; on the other hand, rimless illuminates all letters at once for an elegant and modern aesthetic.
Halo illumination requires taking into account the wall colors surrounding your business location. Light colored stucco, concrete or aluminum walls reflect light well and produce an illuminated sign while dark masonry walls absorb it, thus diminishing its effects.
Customized
Channel letter signs are internally illuminated three-dimensional letters/logos attached to your building or sign that can increase store visibility after dark. They come in various fonts, colors and shapes that can be customized to suit the branding requirements of any business.
Front-lit channel letters are among the most popular choices, drawing customers’ attention both day and night to your business. They typically come equipped with acrylic faces that can be colored to complement any brand; reverse channel letter styles feature metal faces with aluminum returns that create a halo of light surrounding each individual letter.
The lifespan of illuminated channel letter signs depends on their location, temperature and material composition. For instance, signs exposed to salt air will deteriorate faster than those located indoors; additionally, exposure to extreme cold temperatures can drain LED lights quickly leading them to short circuit.
