Ordering
Your Sign is Easy...Start Here!
Ordering
Your Sign is Easy...Start Here!At SignCrafterz, we do our best to make sure that the process of
designing and building your custom signs is a painless and enjoyable process. It
is however a process...(1) The process begins with
your phone call, fax, email, or visit to our shop. (2)
We'll begin by asking you a number of questions to help us understand what your
signs need to accomplish and what other requirements, restrictions and desires
should be taken into account. (3) Next we will
discuss the design of your signs, to give us a better understanding of the time
required to design them and the production time needed to build them. Our
clients come in with a full range of signage needs, from those who want us to
design their signs entirely from scratch to those who have all their artwork
completely finished in electronic form.
(4) Once we have a clear idea of the
direction you wish to go, we'll send you a written estimate describing the signs
to be built and give you the exact price and a delivery date (barring any
additions from the customer or sign permit issues that may arise). For many
clients, all that's required is to sign and return the estimate and send us a
deposit (usually 50% of the proposed estimate & you may mail
or drop a check by our office 9-5 Monday thru Friday), and we can begin
designing and building the signs. (5) For other
clients, the initial estimation process takes a bit longer and may require
additional refinements and revisions before the fabrication process may be
started.
(6) Whether we design your signs completely or
base the signs on art that you provide, you will always be able to review and
approve proofs of your sign layouts before we begin construction.
(7) You may approve the finished proofs via fax or
email, but some customers prefer to come in to the shop to see the proofs in
color, either on hard copy color prints or on the computer screen.
(8) That's It! Then the ball's in our corner and
we begin the fabrication/ building of your signs. Sometimes this requires
ordering special materials, but we're certain you'll be pleased by our lead
times. Your completed signs can be picked up at our shop, or we can ship them to
you. And we also provide a full range of installation options at reasonable
prices.
Submitting Artwork: We work with a broad
array of artwork formats, including everything from hand-drawn sketches to
vectorized files that you email to us. The most efficient (and therefore most
cost-effective) format is vectorized artwork, in an .eps or .ai format. Please
ensure that all text is converted to outlines. If you are not able to convert
text to outlines, check with us to see whether you're using one of the hundreds
of fonts we have on file. If not, you can always email us the font. In most
cases, we can reproduce your design without artwork in this format, but such a
sign will require more art time and will therefore incur an additional charge.
The most efficient way of sending your artwork to us is in an electronic format,
such as email, CD-ROM, Zip disk, or floppy disk. If you don't have artwork, our
designers can work with you to create a custom layout for your project.
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- SignCrafterz ©
3601 Edison Way
Ste #2
Fremont, CA. 94538Phone and FAX
- From East Bay Phones: 510-623-7867
Toll Free: 877-894-SIGN (7446)
FAX: 510-623-0344Email Addresses