If you need professional assistance with your sign design, you can purchase one of our custom design packages. Your Danthonia sales representative will discuss certain aspects of the project with you so that a clear assignment can be drawn up for our design team. Below is an example of information compiled for the design of a specific church sign. Compare this assignment with the resulting design sketch and a photo of the completed sign.
| Purpose of sign | Identify and brand church - show service times and changeable messages |
| Visual image | Contemporary design |
| Required Reading distance | Church name - 50 yds Changeable Message - 30 yds Service Times - 10 yds |
| Speed of passing traffic | 50 MPH and/or stopped at traffic light |
| Main sign text [Hand-Carved] |
St Lucia Uniting Church |
| Semi-Permanent information [Flat painted] |
9:00am Service & Sunday School 11:00am Indonesian Service Rev. David Savage Phone: 07 3870-2621 |
| Changeable Message Board | Allow for 4 lines of magnetic text |
| Pictorial elements | Uniting Church Denomination logo - [three dimensional] |
| Preferred colors | Trim of Church building is a 'Burgundy' |
| Other Danthonia signs client likes | Welcome to Christ Church with message board |
| Size limits | As large as possible within budget |
| Budget | $1000 includes shipping - not posts |
| Clearance required | 3ft to visually clear low hedge |
| Hanging system? | Client to supply and install posts. Danthonia to supply signage and hanging hardware |
| Site description | Front of church - see Google street view and client photo |
| Deadline | One month delivery |
This is the sign the client suggested as an inspiration. Find a sign on this site that might be a starting point for your design.
This is the design drawing which our designers sent back to the client for approval, prior to fabrication of the sign.
Below is a photo of the completed sign that was emailed to client prior to shipment.
