Where They Make Fun

When Bounce Factory owner Tony D'Amato was looking for someone to create a custom sign design as fun as his establishment it was our company that was recommended over and over. With this kind of ringing endorsement we just had to create a dimensional sign that blew him away. We knew from the start that Tony was a serious customer so we took a risk and worked up a scale model. Tony really appreciated our efforts and was blown away with the results. We're about to begin work on the full size carved sign and I can't wait to see Tony's response when sees it mounted and lit on the font of his building. If your in need of a little fun, visit the factory at 150 Mt Bethel Rd in Warren bouncefactorynj.com.  Say Hi to Tony and ask him about a franchise if you would like to make some fun of your own!

Spreading like Wildfire

It seems like the word is spreading that we take good care of our local Fire and Rescue Companies. This week we are pleased to announce that we will be beginning work on a new fire company project for the Township of Menham for its Brookside Fire Company, Engine 1. which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this 4th of July. We are very proud that our custom carved sign will be part of the celebration. The sign will be 4ft high by 21ft long and have all the bells and whistles, raised prismatic gold leaf lettering, aluminum leaf lettering, two styles of hammered finish and of course smaltz. Working with former President of the company Jon Roth was a real pleasure for which we created a truly classical dimensional sign design. My favorite element of the sign is the way we were able to bridge ENGINE over the traditional Maltese Cross with the help of our Enroute 3d software. To help the membership visualize the proposed sign we worked up a scale model which they really appreciated and thanked us by unanimously voting to go ahead with the sign. Thanks Guys!

Millington's Bravest gets Two New Signs

Six months ago we were approached by the department to recreate a sign they found in the station's photo archives. The company which celebrated its 100 year anniversary in 2013 wanted a handmade sign for the front of their building reminiscent of the sign in the archived photo. Not satisfied with just making a copy of the original flat hand painted sign, we were able to convince the fire fighters to have faith in our ability to create a custom sign design worthy of their sacrifice and dedication. We followed the basic layout of the old sign using old world techniques to add some dimension and sparkle. To enhance the hand crafted feel, we added a rough cut wood grained background. We raised the letters to add dimension using a 100year old technique called smaltz to add sparkle to the lettering with the use of crushed glass. To celebrate the companies belated 100th anniversary we added more smaltzand gold leaf accents to the founding year bubble at the top. Unlike the arched original door in the photograph, its replacement had a square frame which we covered with the sign filling in the corner with precisely cut sheets of PVC. 

During our initial meeting the fireman in charge of the project Mark Blajsa mentioned that visitors often had trouble finding the building so I recommended that an additional carved sign be added to the secondary entrance. We tied the two signs together by using the same shape and old world techniques to carve and embellish the sign, but purposely colored them differently so they would not compete. Just imagine trying to find this building without these carved signs and see how beautiful the building is now with them. These brave guys deserve the best and we did our best to deliver. If you live nearby, come take a look and see how we can not only inform but enhance your premises with our custom sign designs. If you would like to learn more about the Millington Fire Dept, check out their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Millington-Volunteer-Fire-Company-Long-Hill-Fire-Dept-182261171818971/.