Commercial illuminated signage
Your logo, made to order in light.
Custom business signs are illuminated signs made to a company’s own logo, typeface and colours rather than bought off the shelf. The Glownique makes four kinds to order: LED logo neon, 3D metal channel letters, ultra-thin lightboxes and UV-printed acrylic logo signs. Send a photo of the wall and we return a free design mockup before anything is built.
Four sign types
Every sign we make is one of these four, and they are not interchangeable. Each page carries the full specification, options and the questions installers ask.
Logo Neon SignsFlexible silicone LED neon, hand-bent to your logo and brand colours
Back bars, feature walls and window pieces that need colour after dark
Channel LettersFabricated stainless-steel channel letters — front-lit, halo-lit or dual-lit
The name on a façade, and halo-lit logos on reception walls
Lightbox SignsSlim aluminium lightbox with even, edge-lit LED glow
Menus, windows and promotions whose message changes
Acrylic Logo SignsFull-colour UV artwork on acrylic, traced with glowing LED neon
Full-colour logos, gradients and fine text that neon cannot trace
Decide in a minute
Start from what the sign has to do, not from what it is made of. The row is your job; the column that reads Best is where to start, and the industry pages under each job explain what changes in that setting.
| The job | Logo Neon Signs | Channel Letters | Lightbox Signs | Acrylic Logo Signs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The name on a building façadeRead from the street, day and night · Retail storefronts, Restaurants | Works | Best | Works | Not suited |
| A reception or lobby wallReads considered rather than loud · Office signs, Backlit lobby signs | Works | Best | Works | Best |
| A window or menu that changesSwap the message, keep the sign · Open signs, Restaurant menus | Works | Not suited | Best | Works |
| A full-colour logo or gradientBrand marks that are more than letters · Office logo walls | Not suited | Not suited | Works | Best |
| A feature wall or back barThe wall guests photograph · Bars, Gyms, Salons | Best | Works | Not suited | Works |
| A trade show boothPacks flat, goes up in an hour · Trade show signs | Works | Not suited | Best | Works |
Channel letter lighting
The same fabricated stainless letters read three different ways depending on which direction the light leaves the channel. Decide this before the mockup: it changes the wall you need, the mounting and the mood.
Best for flagship signage and anywhere impact matters most.
Compare the three stylesFitting out a reception? Backlit lobby signs covers lease-friendly mounting, sizing against the desk and quiet power supplies. Halo on brick, plaster or timber behaves differently: see wall surfaces and standoffs.
By premises
A bar and a law firm do not need the same sign. Each page below says which of the four types suits that setting, what changes in it, and what to decide before we fabricate.
Motivational wall signs, studio logos and class-room branding built to survive chalk dust, dropped plates and the vibration of a busy training floor.
See which signs fitBack-bar logos, cocktail-list lighting and venue branding specified for the one environment that is warm, damp, greasy and deliberately dark.
See which signs fit
The one sign whose entire job is answering a question from across the street — and the reason a stock open sign in a bright window so often fails to.
See which signs fit
Restaurant neon signs for feature walls, café logo signs for the entrance, and menu displays for the counter. Choose the build for the placement, then check its size and lighting in your free mockup.
See which signs fitReception walls, lobby logos and meeting-room identity, in the finishes that read as considered rather than loud.
See which signs fit
Hair and nail salon signs for reception desks, mirror walls and treatment rooms. Choose metal backlit logos for a solid face with a halo, LED neon for illuminated wording, or acrylic for a full-colour logo.
See which signs fit
Façade lettering and window signage specified for the two problems every retail unit shares: reading in daylight, and looking deliberate after dark.
See which signs fitBooth branding specified around the constraint that defines exhibition signage: it has to go up in an hour, come down in twenty minutes, and survive the trip to the next show.
See which signs fitFirst impressions matter. From the moment guests step into your lobby, your reception signage sets the tone for their entire stay with warm, perfectly tuned illumination.
See which signs fitWhere it hangs
The same logo is built differently for a façade and for a reception wall. Tell us which at quote stage and the mockup, the construction and the price basis all follow from it.
Façades, fascias, exterior walls
LED outdoor business signs for buildings are almost always 3D metal channel letters, with a slim lightbox or neon piece in the window beside them.
Receptions, back bars, feature walls, windows
Inside, all four sign types are in play, and the choice comes down to whether the wall is meant to be read, photographed or updated.
How a quote works
Four steps, in this order. You see the sign on your wall before you pay for it, and nothing is fabricated until you approve the design.
A photo of the space, a rough size and your logo or wording. WhatsApp is the fastest way to reach us.
We recommend a sign type and reply with a true-to-scale preview on your wall: lighting style, colours and mounting. Revise it until it is right.
Payment runs through our Etsy shop, and eligible orders are covered by Etsy Purchase Protection. Nothing is built before you approve the design.
Built to the approved mockup and tested before packing. Shipping is confirmed with your quote, and your installer mounts it.
Before you order
The decisions that are expensive to change after fabrication, explained with sources: cost drivers, letter height, lighting styles, wall surfaces and outdoor use.
Pricing & budgeting
What decides the price of a custom sign — type, size, lighting, materials, installation and shipping — and how to get a quote you can compare.
Lighting
How each lighting style works, how far away it reads, which walls suit it and what landlords and permits usually ask for — with a letter-height table.
Choosing a sign type
Channel letters, cabinet signs and slim edge-lit lightboxes compared: look, graphic changes, landlord criteria, installation and which suits your site.
Sizing & legibility
How tall sign letters need to be for the distance they are read from: a letter height chart, the storefront fascia rule and a tape-on-the-wall method for indoor signs.
Mounting
Why the same halo-lit letters look different on plaster, brick, wood slats and tile, and how the gap behind them shapes the glow.
Outdoor & weather
What IP65, IP66, IP67 and IP68 mean, why a strip's rating is not the sign's, and what US rules ask of an outdoor sign.
Questions, answered
Choose a metal backlit logo for a solid face with a halo on the wall, LED neon for illuminated outlines or wording, and UV-printed acrylic for full-colour artwork. Wall finish, available width, viewing distance and access to power affect the choice. Send your logo and a wall photo for a free mockup before deciding.
For the name on a façade, 3D metal channel letters are the standard choice: front-lit for the loudest daytime read, halo-lit for a softer, more architectural look, or dual-lit for both at once. Use a slim lightbox for a window or fascia panel whose message changes, and LED neon for a window piece that draws people in after dark.
Send a photo of the wall, a rough size and your logo or wording on WhatsApp. We recommend a sign type and reply with a free, true-to-scale design mockup. Once you approve the design, payment runs through our Etsy shop, where eligible orders are covered by Etsy Purchase Protection, and the sign is made to order and shipped with tracking.
Sign type, overall size and letter height, lighting style, materials and finish, whether it is built for outdoors, and shipping. Two signs with the same words can differ several times over because of these, so every quote is itemised against your artwork and your wall. The cost guide explains each driver in turn.
No. We are a national supplier: we fabricate the sign and ship it prepared for the mounting method shown on your mockup. Interior neon, acrylic and lightbox signs plug into a standard outlet and hang on standoffs or a hanging kit. Exterior channel letters are mounted by a local sign installer and connected by a licensed electrician.
Yes, as closely as the materials allow. Send Pantone, HEX or CMYK references. UV-printed acrylic reproduces them in print, LED neon comes in 13 tube colours plus RGB colour-change, and channel letters take a metallic finish or a custom-coloured face.
Yes, as an outdoor build, which is a different construction from an indoor sign. Channel letters are fabricated in stainless steel around IP67-rated LED modules; neon, acrylic and lightbox signs have outdoor builds specified at quote stage. Tell us the sign is going outside and the mockup and quote will reflect it. An indoor sign should not be moved outdoors.
Yes, across the US and beyond. We ship worldwide with free delivery on every order. Every sign is made to order after a free design mockup and carries a 5-year warranty.
Start with the wall
A photo of the space and a rough size is enough to start. We come back with a free design mockup, and every sign we make carries a 5-year warranty.
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