May was a busy month in our workshops as we finished off some new wayfinding signage for the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre for VenuesWest. Our brief included x6 3-sided triangular totems and x7 two-sided totems displaying information on swimming and access information in the lake environment. In addition we created post and pole signage for Swim Limits and Craft Flow plans. Here are the signs being QC'd (quality checked!) before they left for site. More site photos to come post install.

Champion Lakes Regatta Centre is purpose built for community, state, national and international sport competitions including rowing, canoeing, dragon boating and triathlon events.
It is also a training ground for Australia's Olympic kayaking team and the venue hosted the National Sprint Championships - a qualifying event for Rio2016.

Get in Touch for Wayfinding Advice
Use of wayfinding is becoming more and more popular as councils, government and organisations recognise the importance of efficiently directing people around a space. Especially important in crowded environments,  businesses are realising that there is an equally critical safety aspect to helping people to navigate their way during an emergency. Event organisers and venues have a responsibility to ensure that users of their facility are kept safe - and this is where signage plays its part.

Interactive digital wayfinding signage is also great way to protect and engage guests. Use of modern technology will let users find information and self-explore an area using touchscreens, video walls, digital kiosks or digital wayfinding displays.
 
For more information or inspiration visit our websites - Signs & Lines and Yap!digital - or give us a call on + 61 9 9274 5151 or email admin@signsandlines.com today.
 
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JCDecaux recently upgraded some of their existing digital and static sign assets with the addition of some new digital screens, totems and a digital lightbox at Perth Airport's Terminal 3 and Terminal 4.  
 
Our challenge was to achieve an extremely tight completion schedule with night works so as to not interrupt normal flight operations in the airside environment. All in all the Yap!digital team managed the design, manufacture and installation of 12 major new digital assets - for the full story refer to our Case Study below.

OSHE Turnkey Service – From Start to Finish
 
Our turnkey service ensured that all the critical elements of the project were handled by one team, to the highest professional standards.  Achieving the programme deadlines required a huge effort and did not go un-noticed. The Retail Business Development Manager of Perth Airport had this message for our team:
 
‘Thank you for the role you played in getting T4 done! Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives is a Perth Airport competency pillar, which this is a great example of.’
The project methodology included:

• Permits & SWMS.
• Preparation of OH&S documentation including site inductions.
• Engineering review.
• Removal and Installation methodologies.
• Traffic Plan.
• Bracket and fixing manufacturing.

Signs & Lines have been working with City of Stirling since 2011. The City has 1,780 hectares of open space for reserves, parks, natural conservation areas and special purpose lands, including over 600 hectares of natural bushland, 26 wetland sites and 6.5 kilometres of coastal dunes and beaches. All these areas require effective signage and this is where we come in...
 
The City's sign strategy for its Parks and Reserves follows a hierarchy of signs of monolith and directional format in varying size, construction and styling. Read our Case Study below that outlines our signage projects. 

The design rationale caters for single or double sided plinths or monoliths, with high quality 2 pac painted header section, and a deliberately rusted lower section known as corten. The reverse side of the sign is either painted, or finished in just corten to provide a more rustic, natural effect that blends into the environment and is a low maintenance finish. Corten steel is blessed with atmospheric corrosion resistance which enables it to be used in a paint-less form for many structural/architectural ways.

Whether you need inspiration, design assistance or strategy consultation, the team at Signs & Lines can take your next signage project into the next level. This Case Study explores some recent work in Mandurah for a new Bowra & O’Dea funeral location and our team were proud to be part of this facility’s outstanding development.

The design brief included stained glass windows to allow colourful light to shine through into the funeral chapel spaces. To achieve this our scope of work included an illuminated lightbox, window graphics at high level, reception signage and glass door graphics. Read our Case Study for all the details on this impressive signage project.

Whether you need inspiration, design assistance or audit/strategy consultation, the team at Signs & Lines can take your next signage project into the next level. 

Signs & Lines were commissioned to undertake signage audits across Water Corporation’s 10 dams in the Perth metro and West Pilbara areas of WA. As principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services  to hundreds of thousands of WA homes, businesses and farms, to say Water Corporation is relied heavily on is an understatement.

SIGNAGE AUDIT SPECIFICS
Our team undertook a comprehensive audit of signage across all Watercorp's dams to ensure the signage was up to scratch - important to ensure the water supply and usage is not compromised. Read our Case Study below to find out how we audited over 1100 signs and prepared an output that provided real value to Water Corporation.

Talk to one of our Signs & Lines team today about how audits can benefit your business. Our service always includes our tried and tested formula for creating an integrated signage plan that will boost brand awareness and enhance your professional image. ​Our professionalism makes us number 1 in WA.

​Contact +61 8 9274 5151 or email admin@signsandlines.com. ​
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There comes a time when all signage needs a face-lift. Whether for purely cosmetic reasons, or related to logistics or upgrades in technology, most things in life need a bit of an upgrade every now and then. And digital signage is no different.

In the fast paced world of digital signage, advances in technology happen at quite a pace. Recent trends include major improvements in the screen market  - with much sleeker screens now available that increasingly looking like they 'belong' in an environment. The Yap! team keep at the forefront of the curve, with our team always seeking industry 'firsts' or new products to take to our clients. When needed our team can 'deconstruct' existing digital signage to ensure the most modern, up to date technology is used.

We're noticing that the current trend is to align the overall look and feel of touchscreens. With well designed framing or housings digital signage can go beyond the typical 'rectangular' screen. Think multi-shaped - such as circle, square, curved - with framing made out of glass, brass and everything in between! Let's face it, a good-looking screen will definitely add to the general aesthetics of a location and a few examples of how this has been used dramatically are shown below:
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- projection mapping at St Louis Union
- curved digital signage at Piccadilly Lights in London
- brass finished framing and curved video wall at Yagan Square, Perth

Similarly there have been major improvements in the LEDs so that they are brighter and higher quality. Refitting modern, new-age LEDs is quite a common way that we are asked to deconstruct and upgrade digital signage.

Sometimes it's not the technology that dictates a digital signage upgrade. At the Perth Airport site on the key trunk road in and out of the airport, the ongoing redevelopment of the Airport precinct required the existing digital sign to be extended out to cater for transport network upgrades. When roads need to widen or traffic flows altered, that is a major project as in the APN sign that Yap!digital widened in recent times. The digital tiles were removed and reinstated as part of the project. ​

If you are seeking guidance on how to deconstruct your existing digital signage, need an upgrade or are new to the touchscreen, video wall and display digital signage market then give Yap!digital a call today. We'd love to talk! Contact +61 8 9274 5151 or email us on admin@yapdigital.com.au today

​The installation of the new APN Greenwood digital pylon on the Mitchell Freeway in December 2018 saw the culmination of over a year’s planning for this major WA project. Signs & Lines' digital division, Yap!digital, provided a turnkey solution for this project including the manufacture, traffic management, installation and commissioning of the digital component.

As the first of eight pylons planned by Main Roads along the Mitchell Freeway, this giant electronic billboard is positioned in the most optimal location for maximum exposure for car traffic heading into Perth city.

Main Roads generate outdoor advertising revenue from the dynamic digital creative, which is in turn is used to fund road projects and upgrades.

​Follow the link to read our Case Study on this iconic project.

Signs & Lines and the Yap!digital team were involved from the outset with design and methodology for the build and install of the landmark pylon just after Greenwood Station heading southbound. The 12.5 metre wide sign face is positioned over 5 metres above ground level on a 9 metre header pole for maximum visibility to vehicle traffic. In total, the signboard offers 40 square meters of outdoor advertising brand awareness!
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Manufacture of the steel structures involved structural and architectural drawings detailing how the Included in the specifications were details about surface treatment, camera support, fall arrest line inside vertical ladder access and aluminium ladder inside sign to access cabinets.

Careful planning of the installation of the pole and header sections was required to minimise disruption to the Mitchell Freeway traffic. Despite the scale of the sign, all elements were pre-made in house and took only 1 day to install. No lanes of the Freeway needed be closed, just the emergency lane had to be closed with bump trucks.

​Whether you need inspiration, design assistance or help managing a new wayfinding signage project, the team at Signs & Lines and Yap!digital can take your signage from drab to fab! Our service includes creating a strategy and integrated plan that will boost brand awareness and enhance your professional image.

Talk to the team at Signs & Lines today - + 61 8 9274 5151 or email admin@signsandlines.com.

With tens of thousands of people coming and going throughout hotels every year, what are the key ingredients to your patrons enjoying the hotel and the hotel engaging with them at the same time? One of the answers to this is wayfinding signage.

When guests are unfamiliar with the hotel space it’s essential that the signage provided is clear and helpful. Our recent works at the Ingot Hotel on Perth's busy airport/city corridor on the Great Eastern Highway, allowed us to demonstrate our expertise in this hospitality environment.​

For Ingot Hotel the signage suite included the following types of signage:

• Main building sign – the main logo ID for the hotel;
• Welcome pylon signage – in reception and parking areas;
• Illuminated bulkhead signage – illuminated over main entrance & restaurant;
• Internal – wall signage at reception, bars & restaurants and floor directories;
• Directional room & door numbers – identifying each room, amenities or guest area;
• Glazing decals – for glass areas with stencil cut out detail;
• Statutory signage – compliance for fire, doors & braille amenities;

 
This list can be extensively added to through digital signage which offers guests interactive, touchscreen or display information relating to events, special offers, what’s on in Perth, news, weather and a range of other useful information.

Read more about this project - CASE STUDY.

​The Final Wrap
If you need inspiration, design assistance or help managing your next hotel or hospitality project, the team at Signs & Lines and Yap!digital can take you on a journey. Our design and production teams will make sure you get the most of your signage, guiding you every step of the way.
 
Talk to the team today:
Signs & Lines - Mark Simmonds on +8 9274 5151 or email: admin@signsandlines.com

Fascia signage undoubtedly plays a huge part in the overall appeal of a destination. The need to create well-sized and well-positioned branding on buildings serves to both attract and direct customers, and our teams have been busy creating signage that does just that at Perth's most anticipated shopping centre.

Westfield Carousel's recent $350 million makeover included the addition of 27,000 square metres of retail space to make it the biggest place for destination shoppers. Heralded as a new 'golden age of retail', the Carousel makeover included new fascia signage across all the external walls to promote the Westfield brand and the major retailers within the shopping centre.

Numerous three dimensional external facade Westfield Logos, sized up to 2 metres high, were fabricated out of aluminium U-channel letters with acrylic faces. Translucent vinyl was applied to the face, sides and rear and then painted with 2 pac paint. Internal illumination was achieved with LEDs. The letters were installed onto horizontal mounting rails and wired up for power.

Fascia signage for Kmart, Coles, Myer, David Jones, Woolworths to name but a few was also manufactured and installed by our teams during the night to minimise impact to shoppers and other contractors during the day.

If your fascia or building signage needs an upgrade, drop us a line today with your ideas for your signage. Or give us a blank sheet of paper and our designers will craft you some eye-catching signage that will ensure your business is both seen and visited!  Contact admin@signsandlines.com or call Mark on +61 8 9274 5151 today. 

​We've featured our work in the Pilbara for Red Dog before - but let's just say, this time we're going to approach from a slightly different angle. The install story and heat!

There are many adjectives that Warren, our super-installer, used to describe his install trip up to Dampier. One stands out – HOT! Heat management was a critical factor during the installation. Despite being programmed originally to fall in the cooler months, the project was delayed for reasons beyond our control (plus a rather major cylone warning).  As a result of this install our Safety Reps meeting last month covered heat management strategies which was then taken to May's Toolbox meeting for discussion. Needless to say there will be a few new initiatives being introduced eg. urine charts, thermometer and frozen electrolyte drinks next summer. Hydration is the key.

The Installation - Warren's Story
To follow is Warren's version of events which you may want to take the time to enjoy over a cup of tea (or frozen electrolyte drink!) - a steamy recount no less!:-

"As an installer you have to expect some pretty tough days; we go into some testing areas and its heavy going sometimes, being able to overcome and adapt is a trait of quality tradies and its part of why I love doing it so much...(Im pretty good at it too!). This install however tested every trick, tool and thought I had, and at times I doubted whether I could complete it. But from the comfort of my own house back in Perth, in a shady, cool spot, I am proud to say I did.