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Partnering with a Design-Build Signage Company Protects Budgets and Timelines
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Partnering with a Design-Build Signage Company Protects Budgets and Timelines

When you’re faced with a mammoth project that spans three years and involves many stakeholders, collaboration and communication are critical...
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The Challenges of Creating & Installing Signage in Historic Districts
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The Challenges of Creating & Installing Signage in Historic Districts

Facing a signage project that requires designing a sign package for an existing historic building presents its own unique challenges. You can fit sign programs to the building while still maintaining the business owner’s aesthetic.
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Solar Powered LED Sign Lighting Systems with Floods or Internal LEDs
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Solar Powered LED Sign Lighting Systems with Floods or Internal LEDs

Commercial solar LED sign lighting systems manufactured in the USA by SEPCO providing a great solution for businesses, cities, communities, HOA signs.
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Signs That Define a Building, and Sometimes a City – The New York Times
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Signs That Define a Building, and Sometimes a City – The New York Times

Building signs have grown into a $37.5 billion industry. Some have become so iconic they are permanent parts of the landscape, often standing in for their hometowns.
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A Signage Transformation: From Average to Elegant
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A Signage Transformation: From Average to Elegant

The most effective outdoor signage does more than point out the entrance to your business’s parking lot. Well-designed outdoor signs...
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A Guide to Freestanding Signs for Your Business
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A Guide to Freestanding Signs for Your Business

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The Massport Sign at the Braintree Split: Delivered with Speedy Professionalism
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The Massport Sign at the Braintree Split: Delivered with Speedy Professionalism

Three major highways — Interstate 93, U.S. Route 1, and Route 3 — converge at the Braintree Split. Just 10...
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The 7 Key Elements of Digital Signage and How They Have Evolved with the Industry
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The 7 Key Elements of Digital Signage and How They Have Evolved with the Industry

Depending on who you ask (factor in how long they have been around), digital signage as we know it came on the scene just after the turn of the century. For some of us, that seems like last week… but I digress. It began as an advertising medium, and this focus is easily demonstrated by the first iteration of the digital signage trade show, the Digital Retail Expo. A new vision of advertising opportunities was coincident with the development of flat panel displays and compact video projection. From the beginning, it just made sense to change out the time-honored static
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9 Common Signage Mistakes to Avoid
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9 Common Signage Mistakes to Avoid

You have have a lot to think about when starting a business: business name, domain name, logo design, website design, business cards and more. Around 2 months ago I began looking for an office. I found the perfect location. One thing that I've never dealt with is a business sign. I [...]
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A New Look for Worcester Cultural Coalition’s JMAC Popup and BrickBox Theater
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A New Look for Worcester Cultural Coalition’s JMAC Popup and BrickBox Theater

Worcester’s Cultural Coalition Popup’s mission is simple: to support active creative engagement and foster a strong cultural identity for Greater...
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Why Effective Communication is Highly Important During a Crisis
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Why Effective Communication is Highly Important During a Crisis

Your every correspondence from the top is an opportunity to nurture a relationship.
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Critical Role of Signage During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Critical Role of Signage During the COVID-19 Pandemic

While COVID-19 has presented incredible challenges across nearly all industries, it also highlights the critical role being played by the...
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A Blaze of Crimson Light: The Story of Neon
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A Blaze of Crimson Light: The Story of Neon

Neon is a dull and invisible gas until it’s trapped in a tube and zapped with electricity. Literally pulled out of thin air, neon became the bright light of the modern world, a symbol of progress, and an essential component of the electronic age.
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Optimizing Higher Education Signage with Metro Sign & Awning
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Optimizing Higher Education Signage with Metro Sign & Awning

No one likes to get lost! And one of the best ways an institution can help people find their way...
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Keeping Pedestrians Safe at Fitchburg State – Higher Education Series Post 1
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Keeping Pedestrians Safe at Fitchburg State – Higher Education Series Post 1

One of the colleges with whom Metro Sign has worked is Fitchburg State — a client for over three years....
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Controlling Costs on a Complex UMass Boston Signage Project – Higher Education Series Post 2
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Controlling Costs on a Complex UMass Boston Signage Project – Higher Education Series Post 2

While Fitchburg State needed updated signs that complied with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations and a visually appealing...
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No Signage Project Too Big at Suffolk University – Higher Education Series Post 3
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No Signage Project Too Big at Suffolk University – Higher Education Series Post 3

Suffolk University might also share UMass Boston’s philosophy: Go big, or go home. Although Suffolk wasn’t working on a Renovations...
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Building Relationships at Salem State University – Higher Education Series Post 4
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Building Relationships at Salem State University – Higher Education Series Post 4

Some partnerships are made to last — and such is the case with the relationship between Metro and Salem State...
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Mixed Use Development 101: 10 Impressive Examples
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Mixed Use Development 101: 10 Impressive Examples

Mixed use developments are designed to incorporate and complement various types of real estate together. Learn more about their benefits.
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What Effective Coronavirus Signs Look Like
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What Effective Coronavirus Signs Look Like

A good sign gets people to change their behavior—and it's not always pretty.
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5 Signs Your Business Signage Needs an Upgrade
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5 Signs Your Business Signage Needs an Upgrade

You maintain your business signage, keep it clean and free of graffiti. But as with any major investment, there may...
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Recent Work – The Point in Littleton, MA
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Recent Work – The Point in Littleton, MA

Metro Sign & Awning has installed 29 pole mounted tenant banners at The Point in Littleton, MA. Each banner is...
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Freestanding Pylon Signs
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Freestanding Pylon Signs

Learn about freestanding pylon signs and their benefits in this post.
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Tips for Getting the Best Commercial Awning for Your Business
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Tips for Getting the Best Commercial Awning for Your Business

Some signage manufacturers don't do awnings. We do. Some stick with just the basics. We do a little more. If you're...
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Designing Innovative Signage for The Center at Innovation Drive
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Designing Innovative Signage for The Center at Innovation Drive

Early in 2015, Metro Sign & Awning began designing a freestanding (pylon) sign for a corporate environment that would re-imagine Tewksbury's workspaces. The...
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Metro Sign and Awning Receives Two 2016 Watchfire LED Sign Awards
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Metro Sign and Awning Receives Two 2016 Watchfire LED Sign Awards

Metro Sign and Awning Receives Two 2016 Watchfire LED Sign Awards Watchfire Signs has announced the winners of the 2016...
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Recent Work – The Center at Innovation Drive
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Recent Work – The Center at Innovation Drive

Watch as Metro Sign and Awning installers put up new signage at The Center at Innovation Drive in Tewksbury. This...
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Recent Work – Shipping Container Kiosks at Drydock Ave
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Recent Work – Shipping Container Kiosks at Drydock Ave

This video highlights some of our work creating blade signs and window graphics for the shipping container kiosks on Drydock...
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Now Showing on the Big Screen: New Signs Showcase New Technology
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Now Showing on the Big Screen: New Signs Showcase New Technology

National Amusements' Showcase Cinema XPlus theaters are large format auditoriums with Dolby Atmos™ sound and some of the most advanced...
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Convert Your Existing Signs to LED Technology – Part 1
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Convert Your Existing Signs to LED Technology – Part 1

Time marches on, and with it, technology. There was a time when neon and fluorescent lighting for signage was "high...
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Suffolk University: Signs Point to the Future
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Suffolk University: Signs Point to the Future

From a 21-panel, 20-foot high HDP laminate exterior wall fixture to interior signage and vinyl graphics, we are delighted to say...
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Awnings & Canopy Structure: Purposefully Shaped, Designed to Please
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Awnings & Canopy Structure: Purposefully Shaped, Designed to Please

When we're talking about awnings and canopies, size, shape, design, and materials matter.  Although they are designed for practical purposes,...
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Signs of Good Things To Come: In Brockton
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Signs of Good Things To Come: In Brockton

Brockton Enterprise Center: A Plan Comes Together Creating a mixed-use development with residential units, interconnected streets, and dozens of retail...
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Hidden Messages In Signage
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Hidden Messages In Signage

Most communication is simple, with a single layer of meaning. But once you get into the world of graphics -...
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The Economic Value of On-Premise Signage
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The Economic Value of On-Premise Signage

Signs are a fundamental mechanism for announcing your business to the world, attracting new customers, and setting expectations about your...
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How Cities Develop Signage Plans
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How Cities Develop Signage Plans

Business signage plays an important role in the life of any city, not only because it supports commerce and the...
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Important Aspects of On-Premise Signage
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Important Aspects of On-Premise Signage

The United States Sign Council Foundation, as a part of its on-going effort to provide verifiable information about the optimal...
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Stormwater Garden Signage and the Newest Boston Public Library
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Stormwater Garden Signage and the Newest Boston Public Library

When the Boston Public Library wanted dramatic new exterior environmental graphics - including interpretive panels and engraved pavers - at...
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Boston City Council Discusses Sidewalk Signs
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Boston City Council Discusses Sidewalk Signs

The Boston City Council has a Special Committee on "Small Business, Entrepreneurship & Innovation." This Committee is going to take...
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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Green Signage
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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Green Signage

There's a lot of talk about "green" these days because many firms are jockeying to position themselves as environmentally conscious...
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