From two-man band to sign superpower
From humble beginnings with two employees, a small business unit and a vinyl cutter, Signbox has now proved itself one of the strongest players in the UK sign industry when it comes to architectural signage. This was exemplified recently after the firm completed a major wayfinding and display signage project for the British Academy, the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences.
Wednesday, 17 Aug 2016 10:38 GMT
Signbox has been built up from two employees and a vinyl cutter to one of the UK sign industry’s leading lights for architectural signage
The academic group is based in the impressive Georgian building at Carlton House Terrace, Central London, where Signbox was tasked with providing architecturally sensitive but modern signage.
Mark Bartlett, managing director of Signbox, comments: “We were briefed to design a signage system that evoked the building’s rich architectural heritage, while ensuring it also delivered clear and practical wayfinding functionality for a busy conference and meeting venue with numerous first-time visitors every day.”
He adds: “One of three companies invited to pitch, we were able to draw on our recent successful project at the Institute of Directors and on similar past experience to demonstrate a proven ability to work within architecturally sensitive environments, as well as having a range of modular contemporary signage systems and the skillset to develop bespoke requirements to a specific brief.”
All this enables us to convey information about the history of the
British Academy and the significance of the humanities and social
sciences to people attending events at Carlton House Terrace”
Director of development at the British Academy, Jo Hopkins, adds her comment on the job Signbox delivered: “We are very pleased with the end result: the illuminated glass donor board they created looks particularly impressive, as does the series of display panels with copy written by prominent Fellows.
“All this enables us to convey information about the history of the British Academy and the significance of the humanities and social sciences to people attending events at Carlton House Terrace.”
Signbox has been built up from two employees and a vinyl
cutter to one of the UK sign industry’s leading lights for architectural signage
The installed signage featured 8mm thick toughened optiwhite glass, supported by polished brass project fixings and graphics printed on a Durst P10-160 to a reverse applied optically clear polyester.
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